Richard Schickel Movies

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced,...

Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)

An hour documentary on the history of Bond for the 25th anniversary of the film series.

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...

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film "Rebecca" and the working relationship of Hitchcock and producer David O. Selznick.

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...

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at...

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies....

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

Two film historians examine the Warner Bros. crime drama, Illegal (1955).

In 1972 and '73, film critic Richard Schickel made an 8-part series for American public television: 'The Men Who Made the Movies'. Each episode...

Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

An original documentary featuring an exclusive interview with Ron Howard, who recounts his remarkable career from child star to Oscar-winning...

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

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...

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and...

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."

A look back at Clint Eastwood's career from the release of Unforgiven (1992)