George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

I think George Jr. is using his position at the American Film Institute to "manage" his father's legacy---which is wrong. The impact of George Stevens' work should be judged on its own merits. His films speak for themselves, and it's... Full review

No one can fault George Stevens Jr. for not wanting to make the movie that really ought to be made about his father-- the decline of a once-nimble and always intelligent filmmaker into the bloated self-consciousness of his 1950s films... Full review

"George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey" is a testimonial of Steven's son to his father. Stevens was a most talented director, whose work spanned many years and whose films embraced many genres. He was a fine comedy director and also directed... Full review

The war years are thoroughly covered via Stevens' vivid color footage of the invasion of Europe. The man who assembled the remarkable documentary George Stevens: A Filmaker's Journey had the benefit of knowing the subject intimately: the film was written, produced and directed by George Stevens Jr. ... Full Review

The last shot of CITIZEN KANE showed the dead tycoon's storerooms, vast spaces filled with the jumble of a lifetime.One of the early shots in this documentary about George Stevens has something of the same quality. ... Full Article

Director : George Stevens Jr. Documentary, featuring: George Stevens, Katharine Hepburn, Warren Beatty, John Huston, Alan Pakula, Hal Roach, Ivan Moffat - Reviewed by Linda Classic movie fans should get a kick out of this documentary, lovingly compiled by George... ... Full Article