Born of a revolutionary bloodline to activist filmmaker, Melvin Van Peebles, you could say that Mario Van Peebles was born to make films that nudge our social consciousness and encourage us to ...

Larry Mantle talks with Mario and Melvin Van Peebles. Melvin Van Peebles, father of Mario, was the man behind the groundbreaking 1971 independent film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song.” ...

The Cast of Superstition- Photo Credit Jonell Whitt via Steed Media Friday night, October 20, was a perfect time to air the new Mario Van Peebles-created SyFy series “Superstition.” ...

“New Jack City” director Mario Van Peebles with Dr. Keith Harris and Dr. Felice Blake at the American Cinematheque screening and Q&A. Reuben van Hoeve for the American Cinematheque Beyond Van ...

Few people pay $1 million for therapy in their lifetime. Mario Van Peebles spent that in one fell swoop while making his film “Baadasssss!,” an affectionate but unsentimental portrait of his ...

“Dad knew that Black images matter,” his son Mario Van Peebles said in a statement released by Criterion. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth? We want to be the ...

Melvin and Mario Van Peebles teamed on the 1989 film “Identity Crisis,” with Melvin directing and Mario scripting and starring as a rapper possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer ...

Mario Van Peebles leads a star-packed cast in Outlaw Posse. Flanked by his son Mandela Van Peebles, who co-stars in the film along with Whoopi Goldberg, Cedric The Entertainer, and more ...

Mario Van Peebles was raised on his father Melvin's movie sets and made his acting debut at age 14 in dad's underground classic "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." He's made an impression in ...

As part of the 2023 Tribeca Festival, director Mario Van Peebles opened up about his directorial debut, 1991’s “New Jack City,” alongside Fab 5 Freddy, Vanessa Williams and Michael Michele ...