Richard Schickel Movies
- 2005
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us6.52005HD
Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.
- 2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry4.52008HD
Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.
- 2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows7.12000HD
Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing...
- 2007
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access3.72007HD
From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red...
- 2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood72008HD
Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary.
- 2006
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel02006HD
Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"
- 2002
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time62002HD
Documentary feature about the real Butch and Sundance, produced with the DVD release of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- 2008
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'02008HD
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).
- 1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To91990HD
This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed...
- 1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy61998HD
A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder
- 1987
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond6.31987HD
An hour documentary on the history of Bond for the 25th anniversary of the film series.
- 2008
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood02008HD
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...
- 1979
The Horror Show
The Horror Show3.751979HD
A history of horror movies.
- 2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance02010HD
This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black...
- 2000
On Cukor
On Cukor02000HD
Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...
- 2006
The Making of Ryan's Daughter
The Making of Ryan's Daughter02006HD
Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the storm), describing the making of Ryan's Daughter as...
- 2002
Woody Allen: A Life in Film
Woody Allen: A Life in Film5.32002HD
An account of the life and work of US filmmaker Woody Allen as told by himself.
- 1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back8.61980HD
Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George...
- 2005
The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One'
The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One'62005HD
Documentary about the efforts to reconstruct Sam Fuller's The Big Red One closer to the film Fuller had originally envisioned.
- 1997
The Harryhausen Chronicles
The Harryhausen Chronicles6.51997HD
As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending...