Movies: Michael Arick

An appreciation of composer Ennio Morricone, Il Maestro, by film music expert John Burlingame....

A documentary found on The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension Special Edition DVD....

This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers and nearly all the cast. Interviews with production staff, including Ridley, give details into the creative ...

Documentary attached to the 50th anniversary MGM Blu-ray collection of "West Side Story" (1961). Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep-dives into Jerome Robbins' choreography and Leona...

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

The magic and creation behind the making of William Friedkin's classic action film To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). It follows cast, crew and the director several years after the film sharing their experiences while working on the project, also includ...

A documentary about 'The Magnificent Seven'....

Behind the scenes of The Hunted....

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic film about romance set against a backdrop of war and political differences. Includes interviews with star Barbra Streisand and director Sydney Pollack, giving their views on the experience of craf...

William Friedkin on The Manchurian Candidate...

Thirty-five years after it was made, the climatic car chase scene in The French Connection is still jaw-dropping in its suspense and execution. Director William Friedkin recounts how he created one of the greatest action sequences ever....

Almost everyone who worked with director Franklin J. Schaeffer on the film is interviewed here, including George C. Scott (this piece was done before he died in 1999) and they all seem to unanimously agree that he was a complete and total gentleman t...

Behind the scenes of The Hunted....

Angela Lansbury on the Manchurian Candidate...

Behind the scenes of The Hunted....

A short documentary featurette made for DVD about the film restoration of the original film negatives of the Eon Productions James Bond series. Focuses mainly on the 1960 Bond movies....

Christopher Frayling's in-depth analysis, a behind-the-scenes study of Leone's deepening artistic maturity, as manifested in Duck You Sucker's cynical view of political revolution...