Richard Schickel Movies

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

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...

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...

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...

For 35 years Clint Eastwood has called Warner Bros. home. In The Eastwood Factor, film historian Richard Schickel ventures beyond Eastwood’s...

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...

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

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

Documentary short on Marlon Brando included in the DVD extras of The Streetcar Named Desire.

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

In this AMC one-hour special, hosted by actor/director Ron Howard and produced by Time Magazine critic Richard Schickel, Hollywood looks at itself in...

A penetrating documentary of a legendary filmmaker, narrated by the renowned film critic Richard Schickel. Excerpted works include “Birth of a...

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

Censorship issues with the film "A Streetcar Named Desire."

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

Making-of documentary for Sergio Leone's landmark spaghetti western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."

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

In 1972 and '73, film critic Richard Schickel made an 8-part series for American public television: 'The Men Who Made the Movies'. Each episode...

An original documentary featuring an exclusive interview with Ron Howard, who recounts his remarkable career from child star to Oscar-winning...

In the series of documentaries directed by Richard Schickel following classic film directors, this episode interviews the creative mind behind "My...