Richard Schickel traces in fascinating detail the genesis of the film: its literary origins in the crime fiction of the 1930s, the difficult relations between Wilder and his... Læs mere
From the late forties through the sixties, Elia Kazan was the most important and influential director in America, and the only one who managed simultaneously to dominate both... Læs mere
Here, the author takes on eight of the finest Hollywood directors in conversation, including Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Capra. The directors reminisce about their working lives, and give valuable insights into the film-making industry, as well as behind-the-scenes stories.
In explaining the power of celebrity in modern life, Richard Schickel ranges through every realm of our culture—film, theatre, television, literature, art, the media, pop music, politics—for examples of how celebrity shapes our world and bends our minds.
D.W. GRIFFITH
A new edition of Richard Schickel's study of Billy Wilder's 1944 noir masterpiece Double Indemnity in the BFI Film Classics series.
In an unprecedented television program, Woody Allen spoke to the camera for the first time about the entire range of his work, in an interview with Richard Schickel. But the... Læs mere