Richard Schickel Movies

As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending...

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

Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.

Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)

A history of horror movies.

This documentary on the life and work of Academy award-winning director Elia Kazan highlights his colorful life on Broadway and in film, which is...

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

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...

During the filming of Ragtime, the 81-year old Cagney talks about his career. Cagney tells us about becoming a dancer and meeting his wife, his route...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.