Richard Schickel Movies

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...

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...

With a focus on Clint Eastwood's career as a director, this documentary features movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with people with...

explores the production of the film with interviews with those involved. The historical significance is similarly discussed. Includes interviews with...

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

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...

The story of American film criticism.

Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.

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 the 1992 film Unforgiven.

A history of horror movies.

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

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

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

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

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II: the...