Richard Schickel Movies

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

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,...

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...

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)

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

A history of horror 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.

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

An account of the life and work of US filmmaker Woody Allen as told by himself.

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Wrong Man."

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