Movies: Haskell Wexler
- 1982
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
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Two gamblers must leave New York City after one loses a lot of money. Doing what all gamblers in trouble would do, they hurry to the gambling capital Las Vegas to turn their luck around....
- 1981
Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
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A boozy drifter tries to get to know the widow he married while on a bender....
- 1961
The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
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Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Re...
- 2005
The Big Empty (2005)
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The Big Empty is a 2005 short film starring Selma Blair about a woman with an unusual condition that baffles scientists and laymen alike. It was written, directed and produced by Lisa Chang and Newton Thomas Sigel. It is based on the short story The ...
- 1992
Visions of Light (1992)
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Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to loo...
- 2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005)
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A Biography of George Lucas....
- 2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009)
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The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot the Soviet crackdown of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As refugees they struggle in Hollywood, final...
- 2006
Who Needs Sleep? (2006)
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A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry....
- 1985
Latino (1985)
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The fighting between the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and the Contra rebels backed by U.S. money and expertise is the focus of this pro-Sandinista film by Haskell Wexler. On a secret mission to help the U.S. Special Forces train Contra rebels i...
- 2016
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016)
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A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with the brightest shadowmaker and his friends....
- 2004
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
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The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficult genius and a son's path out of the shadow of a famous father....
- 1953
The Living City (1953)
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This short explores the early planning innovations and the subsequent mistakes that resulted in developing urban sprawl, suburbia, and gentrification in modern day US cities as well as the effects it had on its populace and industry....
- 1982
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
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Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire....
- 2007
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)
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Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s. Director Axel Schill's documentary explores Alonzo's work on key films of that era and beyond. Clip...
- 1958
Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)
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Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust....
- 2014
The Moving Picture Co. 1914 (2014)
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In the early 1900s, Ellen, an aspiring actress, tries to find her lucky break in a studio where everything goes wrong....
- 2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
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A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry....
- 1992
Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land (1992)
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A unique story of a small urban community of Native Hawaiians and the women who championed for their rights to their land against all odds....
- 2019
Them That Work (2019)
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Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in Southern West Virginia. Along with a lasting legacy of support for union rights, the film inspired many West Virgi...
- 2016
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine (2016)
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This is the story of one of the most extraordinary men in history, who ignited the American Revolution, defined the French and championed the use of Reason, all with his pen....