Movies
Back in 1971 Melvin Van Peebles, already one of the first black directors to have had a film in general release with “Watermelon Man” the year before, scorched screens across America with “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” a surreal odyssey in which Van Peebles played a pimp on the lam after becoming involved in the killing of a brutal cop.
May 28, 2004
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March 21, 2010
A filmmaker, playwright and novelist, Melvin Van Peebles was an influence on generations of artists with audacious, rebellious movies such as “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” and “Watermelon Man”
Sept. 22, 2021
In the title role of “Solo,” a lackluster action-adventure, Mario Van Peebles--his head shaved and his body buffed to the max--certainly makes a statuesque android.
Aug. 24, 1996
Real Estate
Actor-director Mario Van Peebles lists in Hollywood Hills for $1.675 million
Oct. 22, 2012
Business
Mario Van Peebles sells artsy Hollywood Hills retreat
Aug. 27, 2013
Last Christmas 27-year-old Mario Van Peebles got an unusual gift: an identity.
July 27, 1987
Actor-director Mario Van Peebles has listed a wooded compound in the Hollywood Hills at $1.675 million.
Mario Van Peebles tells and stars in the story of his father’s 1971 indie hit, ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.’
June 4, 2004
Entertainment & Arts
The Scene: Tuesday’s West Coast benefit premiere of Gramercy’s “Panther” at the Motion Picture Academy.
May 4, 1995