HASKELL WEXLER WON ACADEMY AWARDS FOR HIS CINEMATOGRAPHY ON "WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF" AND "BOUND FOR GLORY". HE'S BEEN NOMINATED FOR WORK ON SEVERAL OTHERS MOVIES, INCLUDING "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" AND "MATEWAN". HE'S ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF "MEDIUM COOL". WEXLER IS KNOWN FOR MOVING EASILY BETWEEN MARGINAL, POLITICAL FILMS AND MORE MAINSTREAM FARE. HE'S THE SUBJECT OF A RETROSPECTIVE AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE IN NEW YORK THROUGHOUT APRIL
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