As Van Peebles reflected on the full-circle moment, he called out one of the gangster movie’s most famous (and Bible-borrowed) lines, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” and the massive crowd yelled back, ...

*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 answer ...

The director joined IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit for a live event where he discussed his directorial debut following a 35mm screening. “It’s a trip to see it on the big screen again,” Van Peebles ...

We caught up with the legendary filmmaker to discuss his classic feature film directorial debut and how it informs the new ...

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 with an ...

"Whatever you two geniuses scheming up, count me in!" Quiver Distr. has revealed an official trailer for a kooky, zany western thriller comedy titled Outlaw Posse, arriving in theaters in March. It's ...

When many people ponder life’s meaning, they think beyond themselves, into the future where pehaps something they did right in their life positively impacts the next generation. Mario Van Peebles ...

From 'Friday' and 'Juice' to 'Boyz n the Hood,' these are the best Black movies of the 1990s. Courtney Kemp, creator of Starz's 'Power', joins Watch Less to talk 'Power Book II: Ghost', her favorite ...

Some recovered crack addicts have Mario Van Peebles to thank. The director of “New Jack City” says people tell him even years after the movie’s 1991 premiere that its visceral scenes put them off ...

Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song," and father of director and actor Mario Van Peebles, has died. He was 89. "Dad knew that Black images matter," ...

Mario Van Peebles, Franklin Leonard, Loni Love, and more members of Hollywood celebrated the godfather of Black cinema for his contribution to the stage and film. By Ariana Brockington Upon learning ...