Richard Schickel

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...

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

Two film historians examine the Warner Bros. crime drama, Illegal (1955).

Short featurette showcasing Clint Eastwood, film historian and critic Richard Schickel and producer Robert Daley, who speak about Eastwood’s...

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

An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and...

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

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

The story of American film criticism.

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

Documentary on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.

Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.

A look at the relationship and chemistry of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly on and off screen.

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...

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....

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

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

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

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...

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

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

An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the 1954 film "On the...

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and...

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

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).

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

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

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

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

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

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...

Documentary about film.

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

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

Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.

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

A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.

How the play was adapted to Film

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

Presents testimony from Patricia King Hanson and Richard Schickel and archival input from cinematographer John Alton.

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

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

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

An in-depth look at Dirty Harry (1971), featuring interviews with such film artists as Michael Madsen, 'Hal Holbrook', John Milius, 'Shane Black' and...

Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

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

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

Documentary feature about the real Butch and Sundance, produced with the DVD release of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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

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...

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

Along with his legendary cartoons, Walt Disney produced a marvelous array of live-action classics that came about through the use of his singular...