RIP: Haskell Wexler (Cinematography Legend)

[erik]

As 2015 winds down, Hollywood loses another giant. Legendary cinematographer and documentary filmmaker Haskell Wexler, whose credits include IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, and MEDIUM COOL, passed away today at his home in Santa Monica at the age of 93. More here:

www.nytimes.com/2015/12/28/movies/haskell-wexler-oscar-winning-cinematographer-dies-at-93.html?_r=0

[robertaxel]

One of the best, including his work as a 'visual consultant' on American Graffiti and his work in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'.. RIP

[erik]

Yes, a true giant, something that I think his fellow cinematographers will side with. I think his work on WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF in 1966 was the last time a film got an Oscar for black-and-white cinematography exclusively.

[robertaxel]

DOH! (smacks head); how did I leave out Days of Heaven, probably the most transcendently beautiful movie I have seen, along with a magnificent Ennio Morricone score..


www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVbg9xc7tGc&list=PLW14iDOsliKnpsFc-Llfg_WrA5vuGs4Z3&index=9