Richard Schickel Movies

Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Wrong Man."

A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.

Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.

Career overview of Hollywood legend Frank Capra by Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel.

Documentary about film.

Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven.

As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that...

Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...

An account of the life and work of US filmmaker Woody Allen as told by himself.

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).

Hosted by Clint Eastwood, Hollywood Remembers: Gary Cooper -- American Life, American Legend is a biographical portrait of the life and times of...

How the play was adapted to Film

Clint Eastwood tells us how he yearned to be a director from the time he was on "Rawhide" to finally obtaining the approval of his mentor, Don...

This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black...

Short documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary.

A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'

A brief overview of The Hustler's making and the players involved.