Posted on 12/27/2015 11:04:29 AM PST by EveningStar
Cinematographer Haskell Wexler, the socially conscious two-time Academy Award winner who lensed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and many other masterpieces, has died. He was 93.
Wexler died in his sleep Sunday at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, his son, Oscar-nominated sound man Jeff Wexler, told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Haskell was an old-time leftist, and his son made a documentary about Air Force One with the Bushes, so holidays at the Wexler's must have been interesting.
I always liked “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”... pretty depressing but good. Louise Fletcher was outstanding.
A lot of actors began their rise to the top with that movie ie. Nicholson, Devito, Christopoher Lloyd etc etc.
This movie single handedly destroyed the use of community mental health hospitals in the US.
Now, we allow nut cases to roam the street...
Did I see Doc Brown in that clip???
Heeeeeere’s Johnny!
Geraldo Rivera’s 1972 report on Willowbrook is what really got that going.
As dark as it was....it is one of my favorite movies. Classic Mad Jack.
Hope you and yours had great holidays! It’s nearly horse racing time again. But things look pretty dire for our tracks in Tx. :(
No doubt.
But more people saw “Cuckoo’s Nest” than had heard of Jerry Rivers.
Yes, early Christopher Lloyd role. One of my favorite movies, despite any political issues.
What happening at the Texas tracks?
The tracks are dying because surrounding states have slots. We don't. Small purses and low attendance. We have a beautiful track in Grand Prairie (it hosted the Breeder's a couple of years ago). Attendance was so low last year racing days were down to 2/3 days a week. Parimutuel was such a hard fought battle I think we will eventually lose because of this.
Sorry to hear that, here in Ohio our tracks are just making a comeback because we got the slots. Our purses are finally worth racing for
fine film.
and he worked with Milos Forman on that film. Great director.
RIP.
He called himself a radical leftist. He worked on a documentary about the Weather Underground.
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