Richard Schickel Movies

Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.

This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed commentary delivered on camera by Kathleen Turner. Turner walks us through Loy's career as a dancer and an actress miscast as an exotic. She comes into...

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

Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.

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

A documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film, "Suspicion".

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

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

The story of American film criticism.

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

Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven.

A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'

Short documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black and Ellen Burstyn, among others, reminiscing about the making of the groundbreaking films of BBS Productions.

A retrospective look at Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.

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

Documentary about film.

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

Martin Scorsese discusses his personal background and his filmography as they relate to each other.

Hosted by Clint Eastwood, Hollywood Remembers: Gary Cooper -- American Life, American Legend is a biographical portrait of the life and times of movie star Gary Cooper. The 47-minute tribute chronicles the actor's life from his early days as an "extra" in silent pictures to his acceptance of the...