Melvin Van Peebles discusses his career with his son, director and actor Mario Van Peebles, including starting to direct in France, his award-winning film The Story of a Three Day Pass, and kicking ...

They’ve got Melvin van Peebles’ hat from Sweet Sweetback ... “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971” is on view at the Detroit ...

Baadasssss Cinema: British experimental filmmaker Isaac Julien created the essential documentary on blaxploitation films with this 2002 work featuring interviews with Melvin Van Peebles, Isaac Hayes, ...

21, 2021, at his home. Michel Spingler AP Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89 If you didn’t know, Melvin Van Peebles was an icon, guiding light and the godfather of ...

Melvin Van Peebles is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He is most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded ...

Melvin Van Peebles was one of the earliest and most influential creators in the genre and is remembered as the "Godfather of Black Cinema." He passed away on Tuesday, September 21, at the age of 89.

Van Peebles is currently writing a musical stage tribute to his father Melvin Van Peebles, to be performed at New York City’s Lincoln Center later this year. “America’s tumultuous cultural ...

The fine cast includes Billy Zane, Blair Underwood, Pam Grier and Melvin Van Peebles (Mario's father).

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