Movies by Richard Schickel

Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder
Crime Wave: The City Is Dark
Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.
Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks
Documentary on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.

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

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

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black and Ellen Burstyn, among others, reminiscing about the making of the groundbreaking films of BBS Productions.

Hawks on Hawks
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 Bogdanovich, as well as a 1973 interview of Hawks with Richard Schickel, wherein the director reminisces about casting "His Girl Friday" (1940) and the changes from the original source material.