Haskell Wexler
notum enim: Camera
dies natalis: 1926-02-06
Locus Natus: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Et ut:
Tell Them Who You Are
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a...
release : 2004.09.06popularis : 1.902
Uncle Meat
This is a documentary about an unfinished movie. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention try to film the sci-fi epic "Uncle Meat."
release : 1987.01.01popularis : 1.894
Pablo
Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a man with a personal journey that spans from...
release : 2012.10.17popularis : 3.111
Something's Gonna Live
The Los Angeles Times Critics' Pick Something’s Gonna Live is an intimate portrait of life, death, friendship and the movies, as recalled by...
release : 2010.08.27popularis : 2.009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot...
release : 2009.01.11popularis : 4.289
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with...
release : 2016.05.13popularis : 2.8
Visions of Light
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...
release : 1992.09.17popularis : 4.734
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Rosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN, THE THIN RED LINE and the personal involvement...
release : 2002.09.01popularis : 4.472
Wondering About Things
Celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts and technological society.
release : 1970.01.01popularis : 1.928
Medium Cool
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he...
release : 1969.08.27popularis : 4.97
Coming Home
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.
release : 1978.02.15popularis : 10.664
The Big Empty
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...
release : 2005.07.01popularis : 1.793
Battle in Seattle
Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization). Although...
release : 2007.09.07popularis : 13.678
Who Needs Sleep?
A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry.
release : 2006.01.19popularis : 0.823
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.
release : 2005.06.01popularis : 1.233
The Reality Trip
Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX -...
release : 1970.01.01popularis : 3.146
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
In the video John Hanlon, producer/recording engineer says: "Neil just captures the moment, he gives it his all, he goes for the throat. If he is not...
release : 2015.06.10popularis : 0.363
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
A documentary feature that reveals the creative process of Chicago moviemakers. Using the city's famous river as a location, directors are placed in...
release : 2004.04.01popularis : 1.344
Rebel Citizen
What began as a video master class evolved into a film about the political documentaries of Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Comprised...
release : 2015.10.01popularis : 3.331
Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool
“Look out Haskell, it’s real!” details the production of Haskell Wexler‘s 1969 feature Medium Cool. It features interviews...
release : 2001.08.19popularis : 1.213
Underground
Underground is a 1976 documentary film about the Weathermen, founded as a militant faction of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), who fought...
release : 1976.05.09popularis : 3.495
The Moving Picture Co. 1914
In the early 1900s, Ellen, an aspiring actress, tries to find her lucky break in a studio where everything goes wrong.
release : 2014.01.01popularis : 0.577
Women Behind the Camera
Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never...
release : 2007.08.15popularis : 0.931
Hal
Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But...
release : 2019.03.28popularis : 2.324
Medium Cool Revisited
Haskell Wexler revisits the themes of his previous work "Medium Cool" on the occasion of the Occupy demonstrations in Chicago in 2012.
release : 2013.05.21popularis : 0.613
At Sundance
A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg...
release : 1995.01.01popularis : 1.824
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Documentary featuring interviews with director Norman Jewison and others providing an in-depth look at the production of the 1967 film IN THE HEAT OF...
release : 2008.01.15popularis : 0.943
Notfilm
NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical...
release : 2015.10.27popularis : 4.582
Them That Work
Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in...
release : 2019.10.29popularis : 1.025
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)
release : 1998.09.15popularis : 3.171
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and...
release : 2007.01.01popularis : 2.651
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
release : 2021.07.10popularis : 2.296