Tag: Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song
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Melvin Van Peebles, Pioneer Of Black Cinema, Dead At 89
One of the most influential Black filmmakers of all time passed away in his home on Tuesday night. Melvin Van Peebles cemented his legacy with films like the radical comedy “Watermelon Man” and the blaxploitation masterpiece “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.” He was 89-years-old.His family, Janus Films, and The Criterion Collection all released a statement today…
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Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the pioneering African-American auteur behind the 1970s films Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, has died. He was 89.Van Peebles, the father of actor-director Mario Van Peebles, died Tuesday night at his home surrounded by family. The Van Peebles family, The Criterion Collection and Janus Films confirmed his death in a…