Richard Schickel Movies

Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.

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

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

The story of American film criticism.

This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed...

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

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

Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)

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

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

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

Career overview of Hollywood legend Frank Capra by Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel.

A history of horror movies.

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

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...

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

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

Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the storm), describing the making of Ryan's Daughter as...

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