Melvin Van Peebles, a trailblazing African-American director who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema in the 1970s, has died, his son announced Wednesday. He was 89. Melvin Van Peebles, a ...

Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song," and father of director and actor Mario Van Peebles, has died. He was 89. "Dad knew that Black images matter," ...

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 ...

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. In ...

Melvin Van Peebles, an independent filmmaker known for the film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” died Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 89. A statement from film distributor the Criterion Collection ...

The evening will honor three cinematic legends: Sidney Poitier, Cicely Tyson, and Melvin Van Peebles, per the news release. “Each of these inductees had a profound impact on cinema and culture and ...

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The open-ended engagement plays the Actors Temple Theater. Fried Chicken and Latkes is Pryor's award-winning solo show based on her life. "It is an irreverent and poignant look at racism in the late ...