TV Guide: Melvin Van Peebles

Listing: Posse

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 10 08:00 PM AMC

Listing: Boomerang

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 10 11:00 AM BET

Listing: Trial and Errors

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:30:00 -0500

Mon Dec 8 07:30 PM WE Toni prepares for a court hearing after she and Todd fail to agree on custody terms. Elsewhere, Joan tries to find out if her older lover is taking medication to improve his sexual performance. Kenneth: Melvin Van Peebles. Jasmine: Noureen DeWulf. Eric: Colin Ferguson. Doreen: Meredith Scott Lynn. Judge Jackson: Loretta Devine.

Listing: Everything Old Is New Again

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 8 07:00 PM WE A rich, older man has his sights set on Joan, and he arranges a party at her restaurant to impress her. Elsewhere, when Maya can't come up with an idea for her next book, her publisher wants her to return an advance. Kenneth: Melvin Van Peebles. Rick: Terry Savage. Bill: Adrian Tibbs. Gordon: Ka'ramuu Kush.

Video: Sharpshooter

Video Detective — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:50:17 -0500

James Remar and Melvin Van Peebles headline this relentlessly tense tale of a special ops sniper who reluctantly accepts one final mission before disappearing into retirement. Dillon (Remar) is a special ops sharpshooter extraordinaire - the kind of triggerman who could take out a Tic Tac at twenty yards without so much as using his scope. But now that Dillon has experienced his fair share of the war game, he's about to hang up his rifle for good. Just as he's preparing to disappear into obscurity, however, Dillon learns that some very bad people are attempting to obtain some very volatile nuclear materials. Suddenly, an ambitious terrorist plot goes unexpectedly awry, and the man who was supposed to stop it is now at the center of a deadly conspiracy. Will Dillon be able to unravel the explosive mystery that could bring about his death, or is he playing right into the hands of the powers that be. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide.

Video: IFC News: 2008 Tribeca Film Festival- Melvin Van Peebles

IFC.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:20:24 -0500

Pioneering independent filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles talks about his new feature "Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha," a picaresque semi-musical comedy about an ex-doofus who wants to see the world.

Video: Baadasssss

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:41:06 -0500

In 1971, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles released his third film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which he wrote, directed, and scored. Despite boasting an all-black cast, an X rating, a low budget, and a decidedly non-Hollywood approach to moviemaking, the ground-breaking independent film went on to gross over ten million dollars while inspiring countless other films of the genre that would come to be called blaxploitation. Mario Van Peebles, the director's son, was 13 at the time and got his first taste of show business with a small role in the film. Over three decades later, the younger Van Peebles directed and co-wrote this film, in which he stars as his father. BAADASSSSS! chronicles the director's struggles to get the film made by highlighting the social roadblocks and production pitfalls Van Peebles faced, as well as the personal sacrifices he was forced to make. Also starring T.K. Carter, Ossie Davis, and Nia Long, BAADASSSSS! premiered at the {~2004 Sundance Film Festival}. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie

Video: Tales Of Erotica

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:42:44 -0500

This German film consists of six separate vignettes each created by a different international director, each challenged to create brief erotic scenarios. The first, named Wet, was directed by Bob Rafelson and involves an encounter between a bathroom fixtures salesman and a customer who comes after hours to sample the hot tubs. The next, The Dutch Master, directed by Susan Seidelman, follows a modern woman's obsession with 17th century Dutch painting and who eventually enters it to fulfill her dreams. The third, The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch, is Ken Russell's entry and tells the story of a young novelist who becomes obsessed with a highly-sexed woman addicted to auto-erotic pursuits. A young man gets what he wants after a voodoo woman grants his wish involving a hot woman and a motorcycle in the fourth episode directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Number five, Touch Me, by Paul Cox follows the amorous friendships of women. Finally the sixth episode, The Cloud Door, from Mani Kaul, involves a beautiful princess locked i

Video: Boomerang

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:19:26 -0500

Eddie Murphy plays Marcus Graham, a hotshot ad exec who's also an insatiable womanizer. He is thus hardly prepared for his new boss, Jacqueline, played by Robin Givens. In terms of things romantic, Jacqueline is nothing more or less than a female version of Marcus -- and now, for the first time, he's getting the runaround. Boomerang boasts supporting-cast contributions from Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt, Geoffrey Holder, and Melvin Van Peebles. Watch closely and you'll see director Reginald Hudlin in a bit role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

Video: Love Kills

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:35:47 -0500

New Age masseur Poe Finklestein (Mario Van Peebles) has an appointment at the posh estate of widow Evelyn Heiss (Lesley Ann Warren), who lives with her gay stepson Dominique (Donovan Leitch) and her sister-in-law Alena Heiss (Louise Fletcher). The gardener (Melvin Van Peebles) is a bystander observing the con games, betrayals and schemes unleashed in this dysfunctional household. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide.

Video: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Video Detective — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:15:51 -0500

Produced, directed, written, scored by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles, this landmark blaxploitation film was as controversial as it was popular for its then X-rated story of one African-American man's triumph over the Man. After beating a couple of white cops he witnessed brutalizing a local black revolutionary, sex show performer Sweetback (Van Peebles) has to go on the run. As he flees through decrepit South Central Los Angeles, Sweetback demonstrates his formidable potency through sex as well as violence, evading the police manhunt by any means necessary. As Sweetback runs off into the sunset, however, Van Peebles warns that the story, like the 1960s racial strife, isn't over. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide.

Video: How To Eat Your Watermelon In White Company (and Enjoy It)

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:38:43 -0500

Feature-length documentary on renegade filmmaker, novelist, musician and theater impresario, Melvin Van Peebles.

Video: How To Eat Your Watermelon In White Company (and Enjoy It)

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:43:52 -0500

Feature-length documentary on renegade filmmaker, novelist, musician and theater impresario, Melvin Van Peebles.

Video: Boomerang

iTunes — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:29:22 -0500

Eddie Murphy plays Marcus Graham, a hotshot advertising executive who's also an insatiable womanizer. He is thus hardly prepared for his new boss, Jacqueline, played by Robin Givens. In terms of things romantic, Jacqueline is nothing more or less than a female version of Marcus and now, for the first time, he's getting the runaround. Boomerang boasts supporting-cast contributions from Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt, Geoffrey Holder, and Melvin Van Peebles. Watch closely and you'll see director Reginald Hudlin in a bit role.

Video: How To Eat Your Watermelon In White Company (and Enjoy It)

CinemaNow — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:32:46 -0500

Part icon, part iconoclast, Melvin Van Peebles is a filmmaker with a history that's as fascinating as any of his motion pictures.