The world feels the loss of a legendary artist. They have touched countless people around the world with their art form. Artists live on through those they leave behind and in what they create that ...
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 ...
His death was confirmed by his son, Mario Van Peebles, who said in a statement: “Dad knew that Black images matter. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth? We want to be the ...
He directed 'Watermelon Man,' did everything on 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song' and wrote a pair of Broadway musicals. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Van Peebles, the father of actor-director Mario ...
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song,” and father of director and actor Mario Van Peebles, has died. He was 89. “Sweet Sweetback” was a ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “I can’t stand the rain, outside my window / Bringing back sweet memories,” Ann Peebles sang in ...
Cannon Peebles has made some adjustments in the batter's box lately. The Tennessee baseball catcher also made one before he is in the box. He flipped his walk-up song to "My Girl," the 1965 classic by ...
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.
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.