David Hast
David Hast is a retired high school English teacher. He has an MFA in Radio/TV/Film from Northwestern University and worked 15 years in the film and video industry. Some years ago he taught video production part-time at GVSU, and as a high school teacher he regularly taught a course in Film and Media Analysis.
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First Aired May 2025 Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and its sequels have been adapted to the movies and TV. “Purple Noon,” the 1960 French version is critically acclaimed and David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about it on this episode of Have You Seen…? -
Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and its sequels have been adapted to the movies and TV. “Purple Noon,” the 1960 French version, is critically acclaimed. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about it on this episode of Have You Seen…? -
First aired April, 2025 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf examine the groundbreaking 1944 supernatural horror film The Uninvited starring Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey
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On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and Scott Vander Werf examine the groundbreaking 1944 supernatural horror film The Uninvited starring Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey -
First Aired April, 2025 Diabolique is one of the greatest psychological thrillers on film. In this episode, David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the movie and its influence in cinema
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Diabolique is one of the greatest psychological thrillers on film. In this episode, David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the movie and its influence in cinema -
First Aired March 2025 Film director Frank Capra is best known for the holiday favorite It’s A Wonderful Life. On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about one of his first big hits, It Happened One Night
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Film director Frank Capra is best known for the holiday favorite It’s A Wonderful Life. On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about one of his first big hits, It Happened One Night -
First Aired February 2025 French director Jacques Tati created his own world of cinema with a handful of movies made in the 1950s and ‘60s. David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about Mon Oncle and Playtime and the unique vision and comedy of Tati
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French director Jacques Tati created his own world of cinema with a handful of movies made in the 1950s and ‘60s. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Mon Oncle and Playtime and the unique vision and comedy of Tati
