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 ...

A quarter of a century later, Melvin’s son Mario Van Peebles was forced to make the same choice when he was looking for an actor to play his father in “Baadasssss” – a movie he was ...

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

a biopic by Van Peebles' son, Mario Van Peebles, about the making of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. There will also be a conversation with Van Peebles, his son, and moderator Greg Tate.

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.” ...