Scott Vander Werf

Beauty and the Beast was originally a French fairy tale published in 1740 by Villeneuve but it’s best known today as the animated Disney movie from 1991. On today’s episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf take a look at the original adaptation, the live-action Beauty and the Beast from poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau that was made in 1946

On this edition of “Have You Seen…?” David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about The Asphalt Jungle starring Sterling Hayden and directed by John Huston. It’s a proto-heist film, a police procedural, and a classic crime film.

In this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf look at the 1941 film Sullivan’s Travels, directed by Preston Sturges, a movie that combines serious drama, comedy and romance

In 1932 actor Paul Muni starred in two classic films, the original Scarface and I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about these groundbreaking movies on this episode of Have You Seen…?

On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Once Upon a Time in the West directed by the Italian master Sergio Leone, starring Claudia Cardinale, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards and Henry Fonda.

“Have You Seen…? with David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf explores the horror films of producer Val Lewton. From ‘Cat People’ and ‘I Walked With a Zombie’ to ‘The Leopard Man’ and ‘Bedlam,’ Lewton produced 9 movies for RKO Pictures in the 1940’s that stand alone among genre classics.

On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about forgotten performances from well-known actors and those lesser-known. From Jimmy Stewart and Sidney Poitier to Sissy Spacek and Gary Oldman, forgotten performances on Have You Seen…?

Have You Seen…? looks at The Man Who Knew Too Much and other remakes. In this episode David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Alfred Hitchcock remaking his own movie, along with other remakes, both good and bad.

Artemis are coming to Grand Rapids to perform at St. Cecilia Music Center on Thursday, February 16th at 7:30pm.

Part Two of Have You Seen...? on director/writer Billy Wilder. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf continue their conversation on the classic films of Wilder, discussing Some Like It Hot and The Apartment.