Tell Them Who You Are

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This was one of the better documentaries that I've seen as it told a story that flowed with humor and a certain sweetness. The story of a famous and outspoken oscar winning cinematographer's life is more about his relationship with his... Full review

This is a beautiful documentary, filled with bright and shiny stars. Jane Fonda seems to be in this movie, for she's friends with Dennis Hopper. Fonda hasn't been on the screen in 15 years! She's shown a great comeback.... Full review

the film is successful in its own right.....to make an engaging documentary.....This is exactly the question that legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler -.... ... Full Review

the film is worth watching just to see how impressive Wexler's career has been.....At times, Haskell's constant badgering of Mark obviously rankles him, which results in a couple of filmmaking stumbles -....George Lucas, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Dennis Hopper, Martin Sheen and John Sayles all sing his praises.....MDT The best moments in "Tell Them Who You Are" come when Haskell Wexler tries to tell his son Mark how he should be making this movie.....On the other hand, a brief scene examining Haskell's r ... Full Review

trying to undermine the film's director.....That difficult father-son dynamic is the sweet core of the film, which does what Mark set out to do....And as Mark's film Tell Them Who You Are reveals, Mark Wexler is still uncomfortably forced to trade on the family name....And Daddy Haskell is still lecturing, hectoring, abusing and correcting his child, in essence directing this documentary.... ... Full Review

an incredibly moving scene....a very frustrated film-maker....an extraordinary film....He was arrogant, difficult, he was fired from ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST by director Milos Forman and producer Michael Douglas, but charismatic.....some remarkable scenes in the film.... ... Full Review

The subject is Haskell Wexler, legendary Hollywood cinematographer on such films as "In the Heat of the Night," "Coming Home," "Colors," "The Babe," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?....Haskell doesn't take kindly to directions --.... ... Full Review

Sometimes John Patterson is just loud, but today's he's loud and right on (except for that remark about Cassavetes ): "A group of American actors in a bar are more likely [than a 'conclave of luvvies in a London pub ... Full Article

Celebrated cinematographer Haskell Wexler faces the camera in Tell Them Who You Are, an illuminating documentary helmed by the Oscar winner's own son, Mark. Thus we get to see Haskell from two angles, as professional and as patriarch. ... Full Article

I want to revisit a documentary which is making its way around the country on limited release. It's been screening in Sydney, and is about to open in Melbourne. ... Full Article

Margaret Pomeranz talks to Mark S. Wexler about his documentary TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE, about his famous cinematographer father and their relationship. MARK WEXLER: My dad is an artist and I think a lot of artists are difficult and... ... Full Article

By Cliff Froehlich Of the Post-Dispatch 07/08/2005 Tell Them Who You Are *** 1/2 (R; 1:35) Storied cinematographer, documentarian and left-wing activist Haskell Wexler, an Oscar winner for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" ... Full Article

Tell Them Who You Are is an intriguing and captivating documentary. It begins as a look at the life and career of famed cinematographer and two-time Oscar winner Haskell Wexler, who came on the scene in the '60s and has... ... Full Article