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Filmmaker and author Melvin Van Peebles has died at the age of 89.The rebel director known for his groundbreaking "blaxploitation" films, passed on Sept. 21 surrounded by his family, the Criterion Collection announced.

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Melvin Van Peebles, iconic ‘blaxploitation’ filmmaker, dead at 89

Criterion Collection announced.“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 success we see, thus we need to see ourselves being free.

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Melvin Van Peebles, pioneer and critic of Blaxploitation films, dies at 89

Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind the 70s blaxploitation film Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song and father of director and actor Mario Van Peebles, has died at 89.'Dad knew that Black images matter,' Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection.'If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth? We want to be the success we see, thus we need to see ourselves being free.'True liberation did not mean imitating the colonizer's mentality.

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Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Icon Of Black Cinema Behind ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song’ & More Was 89

Melvin Van Peebles, an actor, writer, director, producer and icon of Black cinema whose films include Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song and Watermelon Man, died Tuesday night at his home. He was 89.

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Melvin Van Peebles, Influential Director, Actor and Writer, Dies at 89

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterMelvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song,” and father of director and actor Mario Van Peebles, has died. He was 89.“Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection.

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Mario Van Peebles & Lauren Grace Media Developing Docu-Series About Actor-Director, His Family

EXCLUSIVE: The personal story of multi-hyphenate Mario Van Peebles will come to TV. The actor, writer and director, known for New Jack City and Heartbreak Ridge, has teamed up with Dorothy Toran and Leslie D. Farrell’s Lauren Grace Media to develop a docu-series about him and his family.

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‘The Story Of A Three-Day Pass’ Trailer: Melvin Van Peebles Underseen Debut Gets The Restoration Treatment [Exclusive]

Melvin Van Peebles is someone that revolutionized Black cinema. But when people think of his early work, many people just talk about “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.” That’s understandable, as that film is one of the most famous of the early ‘70s.

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Melvin Van Peebles’ ‘Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death’ 1971 Musical Set For Broadway Revival With Mario Van Peebles Onboard As Producer

Melvin Van Peebles’ groundbreaking 1971 musical Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death will return to Broadway next year with the playwright’s son Mario Van Peebles onboard as Creative Producer and Tony Award winner Kenny Leon directing.

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Actresses GG Townson And Laila Odom On What It Took To Become Salt-N-Pepa

are bringing their story to the small-screen in the Lifetime biopic, Salt-N-Pepa. Helmed by New Jack City director Mario Van Peebles, the artists signed on as executive producers for the film, which chronicles their rise from nursing school in Queensborough Community College to becoming two of the most recognized women in the world.The musical icons entrusted All American’s GG Townson and The Bobby DeBarge Story’s Laila Odom to step into their shoes. “Cheryl just embraced me wholeheartedly,” Townson said during a press conference for the film.

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Let's Talk About the First Trailer for Lifetime's 'Salt-N-Pepa' Biopic

If you know "Push It" from every bar mitzvah and wedding you've ever been to, but don't really know the full story about the rap group behind it, Lifetime's got a biopic for that. The three-hour miniseries Salt-N-Pepa tells the inspiring story of nursing students Cheryl "Salt" James (G.G. Townson) and her partner in rhyme, Sandra "Pepa" Denton (Laila Odom) and their rise to fame as a genre-smashing rap group thanks to some beats provided by their pal Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor (Cleveland Berto).

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Chris McCausland & Lee Mack Set For Sky Festive Special; Mediapro Studio Gets ‘Quiet’ In Cannes; Mario Van Peebles Docuseries ‘The Beat Goes On’ Anchors “Impact” Campaign — Global Briefs

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