Haskell Wexler

Haskell Wexler

Nascimento : 1926-02-06, Chicago, Illinois, USA

História

Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) is an American cinematographer, producer, and director. Wexler was judged to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, in 1966 and 1976 in five nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Haskell Wexler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Haskell Wexler

Filmes

Oscar Micheaux - The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
Them That Work
Self
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 Virginians to become filmmakers and introduced the world to many great actors.
From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey
Director of Photography
A rookie NPR reporter on his first assignment, covering the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1973, is treated as the enemy and ultimately arrested by the FBI for defying a government news blackout to embed with militant Indians.
From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey
Cinematography
A rookie NPR reporter on his first assignment, covering the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1973, is treated as the enemy and ultimately arrested by the FBI for defying a government news blackout to embed with militant Indians.
Hal
Self
Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine
Director of Photography
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.
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine
Director
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.
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
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.
Notfilm
Self
NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical implications -- utilizing additional outtakes, never before heard audio recordings of the production meetings, and other rare archival elements.
Rebel Citizen
Himself
What began as a video master class evolved into a film about the political documentaries of Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Comprised of footage from his films as well as interviews, the film is an intimate portrait of the genius behind the camera.
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
Cinematography
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 feeling it, he ain't gonna pick up the guitar. If he's feeling music, then he is recording, he's playing and I am recording it because that's what art is, capturing the movement, all the human imperfections, that is what it is about always. He is the commensurate artist, we get first takes on everything, that's the idea, cuz that's often times the best stuff. If you have to think about it that's not creating, that's thinking, then it doesn't work, it doesn't have that passion."
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
Producer
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 feeling it, he ain't gonna pick up the guitar. If he's feeling music, then he is recording, he's playing and I am recording it because that's what art is, capturing the movement, all the human imperfections, that is what it is about always. He is the commensurate artist, we get first takes on everything, that's the idea, cuz that's often times the best stuff. If you have to think about it that's not creating, that's thinking, then it doesn't work, it doesn't have that passion."
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
Director
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 feeling it, he ain't gonna pick up the guitar. If he's feeling music, then he is recording, he's playing and I am recording it because that's what art is, capturing the movement, all the human imperfections, that is what it is about always. He is the commensurate artist, we get first takes on everything, that's the idea, cuz that's often times the best stuff. If you have to think about it that's not creating, that's thinking, then it doesn't work, it doesn't have that passion."
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
Self
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 feeling it, he ain't gonna pick up the guitar. If he's feeling music, then he is recording, he's playing and I am recording it because that's what art is, capturing the movement, all the human imperfections, that is what it is about always. He is the commensurate artist, we get first takes on everything, that's the idea, cuz that's often times the best stuff. If you have to think about it that's not creating, that's thinking, then it doesn't work, it doesn't have that passion."
The Moving Picture Co. 1914
Cameraman / Carpenter
In the early 1900s, Ellen, an aspiring actress, tries to find her lucky break in a studio where everything goes wrong.
Four Days in Chicago
Director of Photography
Oscar-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler returns to his hometown of Chicago to document the Occupy Movement's demonstrations against the 2012 NATO Summit.
Four Days in Chicago
Writer
Oscar-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler returns to his hometown of Chicago to document the Occupy Movement's demonstrations against the 2012 NATO Summit.
Four Days in Chicago
Director
Oscar-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler returns to his hometown of Chicago to document the Occupy Movement's demonstrations against the 2012 NATO Summit.
Medium Cool Revisited
Director of Photography
Haskell Wexler revisits the themes of his previous work "Medium Cool" on the occasion of the Occupy demonstrations in Chicago in 2012.
Medium Cool Revisited
Director
Haskell Wexler revisits the themes of his previous work "Medium Cool" on the occasion of the Occupy demonstrations in Chicago in 2012.
Medium Cool Revisited
Self
Haskell Wexler revisits the themes of his previous work "Medium Cool" on the occasion of the Occupy demonstrations in Chicago in 2012.
Eagles: Live at the Capital Centre (March 1977)
Director of Photography
Eagles Live At The Capital Centre - March 1977, featuring never-before-released performances from the Eagles’ two-night stand at Washington, D.C.’s Capital Center during the legendary Hotel California tour.
Pablo
Self
Pablo mistura elementos de documentário e animação para contar a saga de "famoso desconhecido" Pablo Ferro, um homem com uma jornada pessoal que vai de Havana, durante a revolução pré-cubano para sua atual casa, na garagem atrás da casa de seu filho. A parte de animação do filme leva-nos através do sonho-paisagem das memórias de Pablo, enquanto a filmagem de um documentário narra uma vida muito excêntrica de um artista de 72 anos, uma vez saudado por Stanley Kubrick como o pai do olhar dos anos sessenta e da estética MTV.
Bringing King to China
Director of Photography
Bringing King to China is a father's "love letter" to his adult daughter, a young American woman struggling to bring Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream of nonviolence to China, and then back to the United States.
Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
Director of Photography
This documentary chronicles half a century of hostile U.S.-Cuba relations. The film highlights decades of assassinations and sabotage at first backed by Washington, then ignored by the very government that launched a "war against terrorism."
Something's Gonna Live
Director of Photography
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 Lincoln’s Nose), captures the late life coming together of renowned art directors Robert Boyle (North by Northwest, The Birds), Henry Bumstead (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sting) and Albert Nozaki (The War of the Worlds, The Ten Commandments), storyboard illustrator Harold Michelson (The Graduate, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), and master cinematographers Haskell Wexler (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Medium Cool) and Conrad Hall (In Cold Blood, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). These prolific artists have worked on a total of 400 films, garnering 25 Academy Award® nominations and 8 wins.
Something's Gonna Live
Himself
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 Lincoln’s Nose), captures the late life coming together of renowned art directors Robert Boyle (North by Northwest, The Birds), Henry Bumstead (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sting) and Albert Nozaki (The War of the Worlds, The Ten Commandments), storyboard illustrator Harold Michelson (The Graduate, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), and master cinematographers Haskell Wexler (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Medium Cool) and Conrad Hall (In Cold Blood, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). These prolific artists have worked on a total of 400 films, garnering 25 Academy Award® nominations and 8 wins.
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
Himself
In the Name of Democracy
Director of Photography
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.
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
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, finally breaking into the mainstream with their pivotal contribution to the "American New Wave."
A Sense of Wonder
Director of Photography
Biography based on Rachel Carson's book, "The Silent Spring."
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Self
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 THE NIGHT.
A Batalha de Seattle
Haskell Wexler
Ano de 1999. Dezenas de milhares de pessoas vão às ruas de Seattle, em protesto contra a Organização Mundial de Comércio. De início o protesto era pacífico, pedindo o fim das conferências da OMC, mas logo se tornou um motim. O resultado foi a classificação de estado de sítio, que fez com que o Departamento de Polícia e a Guarda Nacional adotassem uma postura de combate aos manifestantes.
Women Behind the Camera
Self
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 surviving the odds in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Mexico, the U.S. and other countries, as well as exploring their individual visions.
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Self
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. Clips from Chinatown, Scarface, Internal Affairs and other movies accompany interviews with stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field and contemporary cinematographer Haskell Wexler.
Who Needs Sleep?
Director of Photography
A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work.
Who Needs Sleep?
Director
A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work.
The Big Empty
Bookstore Customer
The Big Empty is a 2005 short film starring Selma Blair about a woman with an unusual condition that baffles scientists and everymen alike. It was written, directed and produced by Lisa Chang and Newton Thomas Sigel. It is based on the short story The Specialist, by Alison Smith. It was executive produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh.
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.
Bastards of the Party
Director of Photography
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 humanizes the staggering casualties of the LA gang wars.
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
A Biography of George Lucas.
Silver City
Director of Photography
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
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.
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Himself
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 of some of the most representative figures of the American culture itself. This medley of voices has given origin to a journey throughout the whole United States, from California to Colorado, from Virginia to Minnesota, passing by New York and Los Angeles. Every stop represents an ideal set in which all the characters of the films come to life once again giving place to a growing flow of memories. The narrative dimension of Malick's cinema resounds and opens a new horizon on the visible contradictions of the American culture; no easy judgement but a critical consciousness is what emerges from this coral speech, together with a definite need: the necessity of art. A need that Terrence Malick was able to satisfy.
“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 with members of the film’s cast and crew alongside critics, commentators and historical figures, and includes outtakes of Medium Cool. A 55-minute version premiered at the 2001 Edinburgh Film Festival alongside a new theatrical print of Medium Cool and with Wexler in attendance, and was broadcast on the BBC, PBS and the Sundance Channel. A version of the film appears on the 2013 Criterion Collection DVD release of Medium Cool. The documentary, which has become more an educational project than anything else and remains a work-in-progress, was expanded in 2015 and now runs approximately six and half hours (in six parts).
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director of Photography
The video kicks off from a 1978 performance of 'Rosalita' with a 29 year old Bruce wailing away with chicks jumpin' on the stage grabbing him! Lucky guy! The other songs featured include all the popular tunes like 'Born To Run', 'Born In The USA', 'I'm On Fire' and 'Glory Days'. Even some lesser known songs such as 'Spare Parts' (from 'Tunnel Of Love' album) and 'Tougher than the rest' from 'Tunnel Of Love' also which are both live. I like Bruce Springsteen a lot. He has the edge as a showman and musical innovator without losing the plot onstage. Fans will love this video for it's authentic live performances, music videos and classic Springsteen songs. Great
61*: A História de Um Recorde
Director of Photography
Dois jogadores do New York Yankees tem o maior desafio de suas vidas pela frente: bater o recorde histórico de 60 pontos numa única temporada de Babe Ruth, um dos maiores ídolos do beisebol de todos os tempos. A pressão é grande. Mas além da disputa em campo, para Mantle e Maris também estão em jogo coisas como amizade, lealdade, companheirismo, prestígio, amor e vida pessoal. Qual deles realizará o grande feito?
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
Director of Photography
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, informative inside view of the filmmaking process.
Bus Rider's Union
Director of Photography
A 1998 editorial in Time magazine made the claim that the city of Los Angeles "might just have the most inept public-transport system on the planet earth. . . . The neglected bus system, which still handles 91% of all transit riders,is now roughly as efficient as travel by burro." Academy Award–winning cinematographer and director Haskell Wexler (Medium Cool, Latino) has now fashioned a new documentary tracing three years in the life of a group of bus-rider activists passionately engaged in the struggle to bring affordable, safe, and adequate mass transit back to their city. What might at first sound like a well-intentioned but rather parochial subject for a film has resulted in a truly inspiring lesson in how working-class, predominantly minority citizens forge an effective social movement and how, like Rosa Parks and the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycotters of the 1950s, a group of committed individuals can successfully challenge the powers that seek to control their lives.
Bus Rider's Union
Director
A 1998 editorial in Time magazine made the claim that the city of Los Angeles "might just have the most inept public-transport system on the planet earth. . . . The neglected bus system, which still handles 91% of all transit riders,is now roughly as efficient as travel by burro." Academy Award–winning cinematographer and director Haskell Wexler (Medium Cool, Latino) has now fashioned a new documentary tracing three years in the life of a group of bus-rider activists passionately engaged in the struggle to bring affordable, safe, and adequate mass transit back to their city. What might at first sound like a well-intentioned but rather parochial subject for a film has resulted in a truly inspiring lesson in how working-class, predominantly minority citizens forge an effective social movement and how, like Rosa Parks and the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycotters of the 1950s, a group of committed individuals can successfully challenge the powers that seek to control their lives.
Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains
Director of Photography
Journalist Kevin McKiernan's powerful film takes a close look at the Kurds, compelling and controversial subjects whose identities seem to shift depending on the loyalties of those viewing them. To some, they are heroes fighting to rebuild war-torn Iraq; to others, they are terrorists to be feared and loathed. What is the truth, and where do the answers lie? This provocative study earned Best Documentary honors at numerous film festivals.
Limbo
Director of Photography
Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom guards a secret.
I'm Still Here... Damn It!
Director of Photography
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.
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Himself
Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)
Espiral da Cobiça
Director of Photography
Ao revelar a um desconhecido que gostaria que seu marido estivesse morto, Josie Potenza surpreende-se quando este é assassinado e todas as evidências apontam para ela. Mas este é apenas o começo de um pesadelo interminável, e Josie passa a ser perseguida por um homem e sua obsessão, mergulhando em um redemoinho de crueldade, mentiras e crimes
O Preço da Traição
Director of Photography
Los Angeles, início dos anos 50. Max Hoover (Nick Nolte) é o chefe de um grupo de elite da polícia que tem toda a liberdade para combater gângsters. Ele se vê envolvido em uma intricada trama quando Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly), sua ex-amante, é assassinada. Ela tinha um caso com chefe nacional da Comissão de Energia Nuclear e quando o policial tenta investigar recebe toda a pressão possível do governo e dos militares, com as investigações sendo dificultadas em nome da segurança nacional, pois um acontecimento muito grave não pode vir à tona.
Mexico
Director of Photography
Using text from Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes and ancient Aztec and Mayan poetry, viewers are lead on a visual journey through this country's rich and varied past and present. Stunning images and a dramatic musical score by Daniel Valdez create a vivid, insightful portrait of the Mexican people and their culture
Operação Canadá
Director of Photography
O presidente dos Estados Unidos (Alan Alda) precisa arrumar urgentemente um inimigo, para aumentar sua popularidade. Como a Guerra Fria com os russos terminou definitivamente, ele é aconselhado por sua assessoria a fazer o povo americano acreditar que os canadenses estão prestes a invadir o país. Mas esta manobra política foge do controle quando Bud B. Boomer (John Candy), um xerife de Niagara Fall, organiza um pequeno destacamento para invadir o Canadá. Este pode ser o início de uma guerra com um país totalmente pacífico.
The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas
Director of Photography
"Just before dawn on New Year's Day 1994, armed Mayan Indians declared war on the government. They immediately seized eight towns in Chiapas and set in motion events that ripped away a facade of prosperity and stability to reveal 'the other Mexico'. They demanded land, public services and Indian autonomy - the right to communally own and farm land. They called themselves the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). This documentary features in-depth interviews with people from the EZLN, among them Subcommandante Marcos. THE SIXTH SUN portrays an epic confrontation pitting impoverished peasants against large landowners and government forces in Mexico poorest state, Chiapas. The film raises important questions as to what is to be judged expendable in the rush to global economic integration - whether the destruction of whole peoples and cultures that have survived over centuries is simply to be accepted as the price of 'progress'.
At Sundance
Himself
A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg Araki, Abel Ferrara, Atom Egoyan, James Gray, Robert Redford, Haskell Wexler, among many others. Co-directed by Amy Hobby. [Filmed in Pixelvision and blown-up to evocatively grainy 16mm.]
O Mistério Da Ilha
Director of Photography
Fiona vai morar com os avós. Lá, ouve do avô as antigas e maravilhosas lendas dos pescadores sobre os mistérios do mar, do passado de sua família e de Roan Inish, a ilha de onde vieram. Neste lugar mítico, Fiona irá descobrir um grande segredo.
Visions of Light
Self
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 look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.
Ânsia de Viver
Director of Photography
"The Babe" narra a fenomenal história de Ruth - desde o começo de suas duras batidas em um orfanato de Baltimore, até sua ascensão meteórica ao estrelato de beisebol e sua aposentadoria comovente do jogo. Sua incrível carreira incluiu sete flâmulas da Liga Americana, quatro campeonatos da World Series, dois casamentos tempestuosos e um estilo de vida selvagem que lhe renderam numerosas suspensões.
Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land
Director of Photography
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.
Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land
Executive Producer
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.
Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land
Producer
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.
Com o Dinheiro dos Outros
Director of Photography
Investidor usa de truques nada honestos para pôr as mãos no controle acionário de uma empresa. Baseado numa peça de teatro escrita por Jerry Sterner, o mesmo texto foi adaptado nos palcos brasileiros com o nome de "Ações Ordinárias".
Blaze - O Escândalo
Director of Photography
Earl Long (Paul Newman) é um governador progressista, político de idéias liberais, excêntrico e impetuoso, que se apaixona pela sedutora Blaze Starr, uma dançarina strip-teaser de espírito inocente e coração de ouro. Forçado a escolher entre sua carreira e a mulher que amava, ele escolhe... ambas, dando início a um escândalo estrondoso. Uma história real que aconteceu nos anos 1950, no conservador Estado americano de Louisiania.
Os Três Fugitivos
Director of Photography
Lucas é um ex-assaltante de banco que, após o tempo de prisão, desistiu de seus caminhos ilegais. Ele está precisando de dinheiro; sua esposa morreu há vários anos, e a filha muda, Meg, requer educação especializada. Certo dia o criminoso inexperiente Ned Perry tenta roubar um banco que Lucas está visitando e o mantém Lucas refém. Mas, quando um detetive erroneamente pensa que Lucas está neste trabalho, as coisas tomam um rumo inesperado.
As Cores da Violência
Director of Photography
A polícia e o gabinete do xerife do município de Los Angeles possuem uma divisão para enfrentar os crimes de gangues. Esta divisão da polícia é chamada C.R.A.S.H. (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums - Esforços Comunitários Contra os Arruaceiros das Ruas) e a divisão do xerife é chamada de O.S.S. (Operation Safe Streets - Operação Ruas Seguras) Os dois departamentos combinados têm um total de 250 integrantes e este é um número bem pequeno, pois na grande Los Angeles existem 600 gangues de rua, que têm quase 70 mil membros, o que provoca centenas de crimes por ano. Neste contexto um novato, Danny McGavin (Sean Penn), e um policial veterano, Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall), viram parceiros na C.R.A.S.H. Eles têm um estilo bem diferente de policiar as ruas, mas independente disto algo precisa ser feito, pois os Crips, que usam azul, e os Bloods, que usam vermelho, as duas principais gangues locais, intensificaram a rivalidade e isto está provocando várias mortes.
Matewan - A Luta Final
Director of Photography
Filmado na cidade de Matewam, a terra do carvão na Virgínia Ocidental, este filme celebra a organização dos trabalhadores no contexto de uma greve na década de 1920. O membro do sindicato, Joe Kenehan, um 'fura greve' chamado 'Poucas Roupas' Johnson e um prefeito e chefe de polícia simpáticos lutam heroicamente contra o poder representado por uma empresa de carvão e pelos interesses de Matewan, para que a justiça e os direitos dos trabalhadores não fiquem para atrás, num emprego de condições precárias, com muita exploração e resultados medíocres. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Uncle Meat
Director of Photography
This is a documentary about an unfinished movie. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention try to film the sci-fi epic "Uncle Meat."
Latino
Writer
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 in the jungles of Nicaragua, American soldier Eddie Guerrero begins to question the morality of the task at hand and consider how his actions may influence the fate of a nation.
Latino
Director
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 in the jungles of Nicaragua, American soldier Eddie Guerrero begins to question the morality of the task at hand and consider how his actions may influence the fate of a nation.
Meus Problemas com as Mulheres
Director of Photography
David Fowler (Burt Reynolds) tem duas paixões: Esculturas e mulheres. E tem tido muito sucesso em ambos os departamentos, até agora. David descobre que sua fome insaciável por mulheres começa a torná-lo socialmente, artisticamente e, finalmente, sexualmente impotente. Sua desesperada luta interior o leva ao sofá de uma atraente psiquiatra, Marianna (Julie Andrews), a quem David revela tudo, desde seu primeiro encontro sexual até suas perturbadoras (e muitas vezes hilárias) aventuras românticas. Mas Marianna pode ajudar David a controlar seu olhar errante antes que seja tarde demais?
Target Nicaragua: Inside a Covert War
Director of Photography
Traveling through villages along the Nicaraguan-Honduran border, the filmmakers document the impact of the covert war against Nicaragua's Sandinista government, featuring interviews with mercenaries, soldiers, spies and civilian victims.
Lookin' to Get Out
Director of Photography
Dois jogadores devem deixar a cidade de Nova York depois que um perde muito dinheiro. Fazendo o que todos os jogadores com problemas fariam, eles correm para a capital do jogo, Las Vegas, para mudar sua sorte.
Hail Columbia!
Director of Photography
The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space.
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Director of Photography
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.
Second-Hand Hearts
Director of Photography
A boozy drifter tries to get to know the widow he married while on a bender.
No Nukes
Director of Photography
Documentary and concert film that contains selections from the legendary September 1979 Madison Square Garden concerts by the Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) collective, with Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, and John Hall being the key organizers of the event and guiding forces behind the film.
Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
Director of Photography
Documentary about the atomic testing done in the desert of Nevada, the health risks it posed to closely involved military personnel, and the lack of transparency from US administrations about its effects on the public at large.
The CIA Case Officer: John
Director of Photography
Documentary portrait of former CIA official John Stockwell, who resigned after becoming disillusioned with the organization's activities.
Cinzas no Paraíso
Additional Photography
Em 1916, Bill, um trabalhador de Chicago, mata o chefe da usina siderúrgica em que trabalha. Ele foge para o Texas com sua namorada Abby e sua irmã mais nova, Linda. Para evitar fofocas, Bill e Abby fingem ser irmãos e são contratados como parte de um grupo sazonal para trabalhar nos campos de trigo de um rico fazendeiro, o qual descobre estar morrendo de uma doença não identificada. Quando ele apaixona-se por Abby, Bill encoraja sua namorada a casar-se com o fazendeiro para herdar seu dinheiro.
Amargo Regresso
Officer Awarding Medals (uncredited)
Em 1968, Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern), um oficial do exército americano, embarca para o Vietnã. Sally (Jane Fonda), sua mulher, vai trabalhar em um hospital de veteranos e lá se apaixona por Luke Martin (Jon Voight), um soldado que ficou paraplégico na guerra do Vietnã. A trama se desenvolve até que, quando a verdade é revelada, as conseqüências se tornam dramáticas para todos os envolvidos.
Amargo Regresso
Director of Photography
Em 1968, Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern), um oficial do exército americano, embarca para o Vietnã. Sally (Jane Fonda), sua mulher, vai trabalhar em um hospital de veteranos e lá se apaixona por Luke Martin (Jon Voight), um soldado que ficou paraplégico na guerra do Vietnã. A trama se desenvolve até que, quando a verdade é revelada, as conseqüências se tornam dramáticas para todos os envolvidos.
Esta Terra é Minha Terra
Director of Photography
Biografia de Woody Guthrie, cantor country durante os anos da Grande Depressão americana. Assim como muitos músicos e trabalhadores da época, Woody largou sua terra natal para tentar uma vida melhor, apesar das adversidades vividas por esse grupo da sociedade por todo o país. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Underground
Himself
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 members of the group after they went underground and footage of the anti-war and civil rights protests of the time. It was directed by Emile de Antonio, Haskell Wexler and Mary Lampson, later subpoenaed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an attempt to confiscate the film footage in order to gain information that would help them arrest the Weathermen. (Wikipedia)
Underground
Director of Photography
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 members of the group after they went underground and footage of the anti-war and civil rights protests of the time. It was directed by Emile de Antonio, Haskell Wexler and Mary Lampson, later subpoenaed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an attempt to confiscate the film footage in order to gain information that would help them arrest the Weathermen. (Wikipedia)
Underground
Director
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 members of the group after they went underground and footage of the anti-war and civil rights protests of the time. It was directed by Emile de Antonio, Haskell Wexler and Mary Lampson, later subpoenaed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an attempt to confiscate the film footage in order to gain information that would help them arrest the Weathermen. (Wikipedia)
Land of My Birth
Director of Photography
Documentary about the Jamaican presidential campaign of Michael Manley
Voando Sobre Um Ninho de Cucos
Director of Photography
Randle P. McMurphy decide fingir que está louco para ser transferido para o hospital psiquiátrico e escapar a uma pena de trabalhos forçados. Imediatamente, o seu contagiante sentido de desordem vai opor-se à monótona rotina da instituição. Em jogo está o destino de todos os doentes da enfermaria.
Introduction to the Enemy
Director of Photography
This film documents the journey of actress Jane Fonda and her husband – future California state senator Tom Hayden – through North and South Viet Nam in 1974. They travel from villages to towns talking with ordinary Vietnamese about their lives and the effects of the war on their lives, families, and communities.
Introduction to the Enemy
Cinematography
This film documents the journey of actress Jane Fonda and her husband – future California state senator Tom Hayden – through North and South Viet Nam in 1974. They travel from villages to towns talking with ordinary Vietnamese about their lives and the effects of the war on their lives, families, and communities.
Introduction to the Enemy
Director
This film documents the journey of actress Jane Fonda and her husband – future California state senator Tom Hayden – through North and South Viet Nam in 1974. They travel from villages to towns talking with ordinary Vietnamese about their lives and the effects of the war on their lives, families, and communities.
A Conversação
Director of Photography
O expert em vigilância Harry Caul é contratado por um cliente misterioso para perseguir um jovem casal. Harry Caul, é um expert em vigilância, conhecido nacionalmente por seu profissionalismo. Ele é contratado pelo diretor de uma grande empresa para vigiar e gravar as conversas de um casal de amantes. Porém, no passado um trabalho dele provocou a morte de três pessoas, diante desse novo trabalho ele teme que algo parecido aconteça.
Loucuras de Verão
Other
Anos 60, interior dos Estados Unidos, no final de verão, um grupo de jovens tenta curtir ao máximo a última noite de férias. Curt e Steve conseguiram entrar numa das universidade mais conceituadas do país, e agora terão de mudar de cidade. Enquanto Curt tenta fazer sua "despedida", o amigo Steve faz de tudo para convencer sua namorada de que eles devem continuar juntos. Enquanto isso, seus outros amigos têm uma noite de aventuras, envolvendo descobertas sobre o amor, a amizade, a família e a vida.
Brazil: A Report on Torture
Director
The filmmakers spoke to ex-political prisoners who had been tortured by the military government who were at that point supported by the US government.
Brazil: A Report on Torture
Director of Photography
The filmmakers spoke to ex-political prisoners who had been tortured by the military government who were at that point supported by the US government.
Interviews with My Lai Veterans
Director of Photography
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 there, and the subsequent massacre of the inhabitants and destruction of the village, as well as possible motivations for the killings and rapes which took place.
Conversation with Allende
Director of Photography
This interview was conducted shortly after the late President Dr. Salvador Allende won the Chilean elections of 1970. Dr. Salvador Allende was the first democratically elected socialist president in Latin America. Three years later, Allende was killed during a coupe lead by General that overthrew the Allende government.
Dias de Fogo
Cameraman on Scaffold (uncredited)
John Cassellis é um repórter especializado em matérias sobre violência e conflitos raciais. Ao descobrir que o canal para o qual trabalha colabora com o FBI, ele protesta e é despedido, e vai para Chicago, onde está acontecendo a Convenção Nacional dos Democratas.
Dias de Fogo
Producer
John Cassellis é um repórter especializado em matérias sobre violência e conflitos raciais. Ao descobrir que o canal para o qual trabalha colabora com o FBI, ele protesta e é despedido, e vai para Chicago, onde está acontecendo a Convenção Nacional dos Democratas.
Dias de Fogo
Camera Operator
John Cassellis é um repórter especializado em matérias sobre violência e conflitos raciais. Ao descobrir que o canal para o qual trabalha colabora com o FBI, ele protesta e é despedido, e vai para Chicago, onde está acontecendo a Convenção Nacional dos Democratas.
Dias de Fogo
Director of Photography
John Cassellis é um repórter especializado em matérias sobre violência e conflitos raciais. Ao descobrir que o canal para o qual trabalha colabora com o FBI, ele protesta e é despedido, e vai para Chicago, onde está acontecendo a Convenção Nacional dos Democratas.
Dias de Fogo
Writer
John Cassellis é um repórter especializado em matérias sobre violência e conflitos raciais. Ao descobrir que o canal para o qual trabalha colabora com o FBI, ele protesta e é despedido, e vai para Chicago, onde está acontecendo a Convenção Nacional dos Democratas.
Dias de Fogo
Director
John Cassellis é um repórter especializado em matérias sobre violência e conflitos raciais. Ao descobrir que o canal para o qual trabalha colabora com o FBI, ele protesta e é despedido, e vai para Chicago, onde está acontecendo a Convenção Nacional dos Democratas.
Faces
Director of Photography
Richard Frost (John Marley) resolveu deixar sua esposa, Maria (Lynn Carlin), para se encontrar com a jovem Jeannie Rapp (Gena Rowlands), que conheceu recentemente em um bar. Maria, por sua vez, decide ir a uma boate, onde se deixa seduzir por um garoto de programa.
Crown, O Magnífico
Director of Photography
McQueen é o personagem título, Crown, um milionário mas também especialista ladrão de bancos. Num de seus assaltos leva três milhões de dólares. Até que é apanhado de surpresa quando uma agente de seguros (Dunaway) aproxima-se dele, simulando um romance, para tentar reaver o dinheiro. O final guarda surpresas.
No Calor da Noite
Director of Photography
Quando um rico empresário que planejava construir uma fábrica na cidade de Sparta, no estado do Mississipi, é encontrado assassinado em uma rua escura, o chefe de polícia Bill Gillespie pede a seus homens que procurem nas cercanias. O guarda Sam encontra o negro Virgil Tibbs na estação, esperando o trem das três da manhã para Memphis e suspeita dele. Ao revistá-lo e ver a carteira de Tibbs com muito dinheiro, Sam resolve levá-lo para a delegacia.
Quem Tem Medo de Virginia Woolf?
Director of Photography
Casal de meia-idade recebe a visita de professor e sua esposa. A reunião vai se transformando numa sessão de agressões e estranhas revelações. Baseado em peça de Edward Albee.
O Ente Querido
Director of Photography
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.
O Ente Querido
Producer
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.
The Bus
Writer
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 fascinating document of this event. Celebrated filmmaker Haskell Wexler ("Medium Cool") traveled with the San Francisco delegation, photographing and conversing candidly with the participants. He has succeeded admirably in capturing the significance and drama of this historic trip.
The Bus
Director of Photography
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 fascinating document of this event. Celebrated filmmaker Haskell Wexler ("Medium Cool") traveled with the San Francisco delegation, photographing and conversing candidly with the participants. He has succeeded admirably in capturing the significance and drama of this historic trip.
The Bus
Producer
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 fascinating document of this event. Celebrated filmmaker Haskell Wexler ("Medium Cool") traveled with the San Francisco delegation, photographing and conversing candidly with the participants. He has succeeded admirably in capturing the significance and drama of this historic trip.
The Bus
Director
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 fascinating document of this event. Celebrated filmmaker Haskell Wexler ("Medium Cool") traveled with the San Francisco delegation, photographing and conversing candidly with the participants. He has succeeded admirably in capturing the significance and drama of this historic trip.
Face in the Rain
Director of Photography
An American spy hides in an apartment. But the woman who lives there is herself the mistress of a German Officer.
The Best Man
Director of Photography
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
America America
Director of Photography
A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.
O Pescador e Sua Alma
Cinematography
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.
Angel Baby
Director of Photography
A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South - she to save souls and heal the sick, he to make as much money as he possibly can.
The Hoodlum Priest
Director of Photography
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 Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson, a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime — and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.
The Runaway
Director of Photography
The adventures of a young boy who runs away from an orphanage on a search to find his father.
Studs Lonigan
Director of Photography
A young man tries to escape the South Side of 1920s Chicago.
Five Bold Women
Director of Photography
Marshal Kirk Reed is escorting five female prisoners---killers all--- from one part of Texas to another part of Texas where a new prison has been built. Along the way he has to deal with dissension among the troops, attacks by the Comanches, a budding romance with Ellen, The Missouri Lady, (before her ex-husband, The Missouri Kid, shows up in an attempt to rescue her.
The Savage Eye
Director of Photography
A journey through the dark side of 1950s Los Angeles. "The Savage Eye" is largely composed of documentary street footage, which, when coupled with its dramatized material, takes the form of a hybrid narrative about a divorcee who escapes to L.A. to eviscerate her past -- and all notions of love and faith -- with a boozy, cynical abandon.
Rio Violento
Additional Photography
Em 1933, o governo dos EUA decide criar barragens ao longo do rio Tennessee para evitar alagamentos. O administrador Chuck Grover é enviado para supervisionar a construção de uma represa, mas a população local resiste em vender suas terras.
Stakeout on Dope Street
Director of Photography
Three teens get into the drug business when they discover heroin in a stolen briefcase.
T Is for Tumbleweed
Director of Photography
T Is for Tumbleweed is a 1958 English-language short film directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen, starring Anne Lockhart. It features some tumbleweed that moves through a small town in the desert and interacts with people and animals.
The Living City
Director of Photography
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.
The Living City
Director
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.
Wondering About Things
Celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts and technological society.