Richard Schickel Movies

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

From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red...

Tribute to film director Vincente Minnelli by his daughter Liza.

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

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

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...

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

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

A history of horror movies.

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

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...

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

How the play was adapted to Film

Documentary about film.

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...

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

Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

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