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Melvin Van Peebles, who started a cinematic revolution with 'Sweet Sweetback,' dies at 89

Portrait of American film actor and director Melvin Van Peebles, New York, 1986. (Anthony Barboza / Getty Images) Melvin Van Peebles, the Black filmmaker, novelist and playwright, whose audacious, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, David Alan Grier Remember Melvin Van Peebles: “The Blueprint and Inspiration for Multiple Generations of Filmmakers”

Mario Van Peebles, Franklin Leonard, Loni Love, and more members of Hollywood celebrated the godfather of Black cinema for his contribution to the stage and film. By Ariana Brockington Upon learning ...
Yahoo

Mario Van Peebles on Creating a Gangster Classic with ‘New Jack City’

On August 21, director Mario Van Peebles joined IndieWire for a live edition of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles. Warner Bros. provided a beautiful 35mm print ...
Variety

Melvin Van Peebles: 10 Essential Works to Know the Influential Filmmaker-Actor

Less than a year ago, the legendary Melvin Van Peebles died. He left behind a legacy as a fiercely independent multi-hyphenate creator who altered the course of Black filmmaking and cinema at-large.
WFTV

Filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, ‘Godfather of Black Cinema,’ dead at 89

Filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, known as the “Godfather of Black Cinema,” died Tuesday at his New York City home, his family said. He was 89. Van Peebles, the father of director and actor Mario Van ...
Rolling Stone

Melvin Van Peebles, ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song’ Director, Dead at 89

Melvin Van Peebles, the influential indie filmmaker who helped spawn the Blaxploitation genre with his 1971 film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song, has died at the ...
Moviefone

Director Mario Van Peebles and Mandela Van Peebles Talk 'Outlaw Posse'

Moviefone speaks with Mario Van Peebles and his son Mandela about 'Outlaw Posse.' "He knows how to play my son and I know how to play his dad," Mario said. Moviefone recently had the pleasure of ...
The Atlantic

The Power of Artistic Exile

The filmmaker and polymath Melvin Van Peebles died last week at the age of 89 at his home in New York. He is best known as the auteur behind the first hit blaxploitation film, Sweet Sweetback’s ...
USA Today

Melvin Van Peebles, icon of Black cinema behind 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,' dies at 89

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.
The Hollywood Reporter

Mario Van Peebles Tackling Gun Violence With Indie Drama ‘If’

The filmmaker wrote, directed and starred in the movie, which wrapped production earlier this month. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Van Peebles wrote, directed and starred in the movie, which wrapped ...
KSAT

Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89

Read full article: ‘I wish that I could’ve been there’: Mother of teen shot, killed near SAISD campus seeks justice Jorge Alejandro Rocha, 30, faces interference with public duties and official ...