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Yasojiro Ozu is one of the greatest Japanese directors from the silent era until his death in 1963. Tokyo Story is masterpiece, made in 1953. David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about Tokyo Story and more from Ozu’s filmography

David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf look at an unusual movie, Peter Ibbetson, starring Gary Cooper and Ann Harding. It presents a dreamlike love story that uses alternate realities and philosophical ideas unlike most classic Hollywood movies. SPOILERS AHEAD!

On Today’s episode, David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the film Wildlife, directed by actor Paul Dano, and about other actors who became directors

David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander look at two movies from Peter Bogdanonvich; “What’s Up, Doc?” and “Paper Moon”

David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about Hollywood director Michael Curtiz, a very prolific filmmaker known for Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Mildred Pierce, White Christmas, Angels with Dirty Faces and the Adventures of Robin Hood

David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about ‘On the Waterfront,’ the 1954 film starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint, directed by the controversial director Elia Kazan. Kazan had named names before the House Unamerican Activities Committee in Congress. On the Waterfront is a film that grapples with labor issues and organized crime

Yasojiro Ozu is one of the greatest Japanese directors from the silent era until his death in 1963. Tokyo Story is masterpiece, made in 1953. On today’s Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Tokyo Story and more from Ozu’s filmography

Have You Seen…? looks at an unusual movie, Peter Ibbetson, starring Gary Cooper and Ann Harding. It presents a dreamlike love story that uses alternate realities and philosophical ideas unlike most classic Hollywood movies. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about this film and a warning, there are spoilers

David Hast and Scott Vander Werf discuss The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northmen. Director Robert Eggers presents a unique, personal vision in his highly imaginative filmmaking

Charles Laughton was one of the great character actors in both British and American movies. On this episode, David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about his acting career in films like The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Mutiny on the Bounty and the one film he directed, The Night of the Hunter