Richard Schickel Movies

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

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home...

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

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...

During the filming of Ragtime, the 81-year old Cagney talks about his career. Cagney tells us about becoming a dancer and meeting his wife, his route...

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

Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary.

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

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

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

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

A loving tribute to Astaire the singer, hosted by Audrey Hepburn.

Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.

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

Film critic Richard Schickel interviews Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg about his craft, his body of work and the movie business.

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...

Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...

Autobiography of Clint Eastwood up to his movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."

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

An hour documentary on the history of Bond for the 25th anniversary of the film series.