Movies: Haskell Wexler

  • 2021
    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

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    A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry....

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
  • 1963
    A Face in the Rain

    A Face in the Rain (1963)

    A Face in the Rain

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    An American spy hides in an apartment. But the woman who lives there is herself the mistress of a German Officer....

    A Face in the Rain
  • 2004
    Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are (2004)

    Tell Them Who You Are

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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....

    Tell Them Who You Are
  • 2009
    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009)

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

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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...

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
  • 2019
    Them That Work

    Them That Work (2019)

    Them That Work

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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...

    Them That Work
  • 2005
    Bastards of the Party

    Bastards of the Party (2005)

    Bastards of the Party

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    Surrounded by death and the brutal lifestyle that feeds it, a Los Angeles gangbanger explores the history of Southern California street gangs from the 1950s through the 1990s in an attempt to fully understand his existence. Bastards of the Party huma...

    Bastards of the Party
  • 2010
    Something's Gonna Live

    Something's Gonna Live (2010)

    Something's Gonna Live

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    The Los Angeles Times Critics' Pick Something’s Gonna Live is an intimate portrait of life, death, friendship and the movies, as recalled by some of Hollywood's greatest cinema artists. Academy Award®-nominated director Daniel Raim (The Man on Linco...

    Something's Gonna Live
  • 1965
    The Bus

    The Bus (1965)

    The Bus

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    The struggle for civil rights has been one of the most important issues of American life for the last fifty years. In August of 1963, groups from all over the country journeyed to Washington D.C. for a massive demonstration, and this film is a fascin...

    The Bus
  • 2014
    The Moving Picture Co. 1914

    The Moving Picture Co. 1914 (2014)

    The Moving Picture Co. 1914

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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....

    The Moving Picture Co. 1914
  • 2010
    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall (2010)

    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

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    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
  • 1998
    I'm Still Here... Damn It!

    I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998)

    I'm Still Here... Damn It!

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    Pregnant legendary controversial comedian Sandra Bernhard performs her Off-Broadway show that combines stand up, storytelling and musical performance. She also talks about the female musicians who paved the way for female artists today....

    I'm Still Here... Damn It!
  • 1960
    The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye (1960)

    The Savage Eye

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    Resentful after an ugly divorce from her unfaithful husband, Judith McGuire moves to Los Angeles. Adrift and detached, she spends her days and nights wandering through her new city, cynically remarking on the hypocrisy, vanity and brutality of the mo...

    The Savage Eye
  • 2009
    In the Name of Democracy

    In the Name of Democracy (2009)

    In the Name of Democracy

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    The first officer in the United States Army to refuse deployment to Iraq on moral grounds, and attempts to clarify the issues that prompted Lt. Watada to choose the course he did in order to protest an immoral and, to him, unconstitutional war....

    In the Name of Democracy
  • 1961
    The Fisherman and His Soul

    The Fisherman and His Soul (1961)

    The Fisherman and His Soul

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    Set in Brazil, this drama is based on a short story by Oscar Wilde about a fisherman who meets and falls in love with a mermaid, giving up his soul in the process....

    The Fisherman and His Soul
  • 1971
    Interviews with My Lai Veterans

    Interviews with My Lai Veterans (1971)

    Interviews with My Lai Veterans

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    Interviews with five former American soldiers who were present at the March 16, 1968 attack on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War; they discuss the orders that were issued leading up to the attack, their expectations of what they would find...

    Interviews with My Lai Veterans
  • 1976
    Underground

    Underground (1976)

    Underground

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    Underground is a 1976 documentary film about the Weathermen, founded as a militant faction of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), who fought to overthrow the U.S. government during the 1960s and 1970s. The film consists of interviews with me...

    Underground
  • 2007
    Women Behind the Camera

    Women Behind the Camera (2007)

    Women Behind the Camera

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    Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before. Based on a book by Alexis Krasilovsky, the film tells the stories of camerawomen survivi...

    Women Behind the Camera
  • 1982
    Hail Columbia!

    Hail Columbia! (1982)

    Hail Columbia!

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    The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space....

    Hail Columbia!
  • 2000
    The Man on Lincoln's Nose

    The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)

    The Man on Lincoln's Nose

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    Set design has been one of the most overlooked jobs in film, receiving little critical attention until recently. In this Oscar-nominated documentary short, director Daniel Raim puts the spotlight on one of the best in the field, creating a witty, inf...

    The Man on Lincoln's Nose
  • 1969
    The Reality Trip

    The Reality Trip (1969)

    The Reality Trip

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    Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX - have shaped our perception of reality. Featuring exclusive footage of the making of Hollywood's firs...

    The Reality Trip