MVP: A Salute to Melvin Van Peebles (Bonus Ep.) - a podcast by Chris Roberts

Bonus Episode:

Before we get into February's theme of Soul Cinema, we take a deep dive on an influential director who lives up to the initials that make up his name. Tune in as Chris digs into being a renaissance man, sharing the history, art, and ultimately the raw talent of the one, the only, Melvin Van Peebles. Join Us!

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Works Cited:

Alexander, George. Why We Make Movies : Black Filmmakers Talk About the Magic of Cinema. 1st ed. New York: Harlem Moon, 2003.

Angio, Joe. How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It). Breakfast at Noho, LLC. 2005. 85 Mins. Blu Ray.

Bogle, Donald. Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films. 5th Ed. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2016.

James, Darius. That’s Blaxploitation! : Roots of the Baadasssss  ’Tude (rated X by an All-Whyte Jury). New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995.

Loeb, Anthony, John Cassavetes, Joan. Tewkesbury, Steve. Shagan, Bill Butler, Buck. Henry, William. Friedkin, and Melvin Van Peebles. Filmmakers in Conversation. Chicago, Ill: Columbia College, 1982.

Martin, Douglas. Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89. New York Times. 9/22/21. Accessed on 1/28/22 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/movies/melvin-van-peebles-champion-of-new-black-cinema-dies-at-89.html

Trunick, Austin. Interview: Mario Van Peebles on the Legacy of His Father’s “Story of a Three-Day Pass.” Under the Radar Magazine. 5/7/2021. Accessed 2/3/22 from https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/interview_mario_van_peebles_on_the_legacy_of_his_fathers_story_of_a_three_d

Van Peebles, Melvin, and Mario. Van Peebles. No Identity Crisis : a Father and Son’s Own Story of Working Together. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

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