Richard Schickel Movies

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real...

Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)

Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the...

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

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

This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed...

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

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

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

Film critic Richard Schickel interviews Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg about his craft, his body of work and the movie business.

Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.

A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing his films and many clips from his best-known...

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

Documentary about the efforts to reconstruct Sam Fuller's The Big Red One closer to the film Fuller had originally envisioned.

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

Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.

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

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