He was a filmmaker, an actor, a novelist, a playwright, and a revolutionary. He made one of the most profitable and overlooked independent films of all time. He was Melvin Van Peebles, a titan of American filmmaking, and he died … Continue reading Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Dear Evan Hansen (out now in wide release), recap the Toronto International Film Festival, and pay tribute to the late, great Melvin Van Peebles, … Continue reading
I’m not going to let the accolades come to me when I’m in a wheelchair. “Get a little more feeble, Melvin, and we’ll recognize you.” Right now I’m a little too dangerous. I intend to stay dangerous. —Melvin van Peebles Continue reading Born On This Day — August 21, 1932
They laughed at Columbus when he said the world was round, too. —Melvin Van Peebles What I can’t do is what I consider children’s films, infantile subject matter. The caped-crusader-type stuff is not for me…When I began making films, they … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 21
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