Richard Schickel Movies

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies....

This ten-minute segment, heralded as part of a new shorts program, is composed of excerpts from a 1972 audio conversation between Hawks and Peter...

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

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

The spectacular CBS special! Shirley Temple Black hosts the festivities as 50 of today's top stars count down the 50 greatest screen legends of all...

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

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

Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a...

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

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

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

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

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

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...

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...

Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary...

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

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

As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that...

The story of American film criticism.