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Title:

Melvin Van Peebles essential films : The story of a three day pass ; Watermelon man ; Sweet Sweetback's baadasssss song ; Don't play us cheap.

Publisher:

The Criterion Collection,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

52 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.

Subject:

Van Peebles, Melvin,--1932-2021.
Van Peebles, Melvin,--1932-2021.--Story of a three day pass (Motion picture)
Van Peebles, Melvin,--1932-2021.--Watermelon man (Motion picture)
Van Peebles, Melvin,--1932-2021.--Sweet Sweetback's baadasssss song (Motion picture)
Van Peebles, Melvin,--1932-2021.--Don't play us cheap (Motion picture)
African American motion picture producers and directors--Biography.
African Americans in motion pictures--Biography.
Van Peebles, Melvin,--1932-2021.
African American motion picture producers and directors.
African Americans in motion pictures.
Biographies.
Film criticism.
Film criticism.

Notes:

Cover title. Booklet accompanying Melvin Van Peebles essential films, Five Blu-ray special edition.

Contents:

Reintroducing Melvin Van Peebles / by Racquel J. Gates -- The story of a three day pass: ordinary love / by Allyson Nadia Field -- Watermelon man: Melvin in Hollywoodland / by Racquel J. Gates -- Sweet sweetback's baadasssss song: 'I'm gonna say a black Ave Maria for you / by Michael B. Gillespie -- Don't play us cheap: the sacredness of a Saturday night, or the gospel according to Melvin Van Peebles / by Lisa B. Thompson -- About the transfers.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 1095

ISBN:

168143881X
9781681438818

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1286280988

UPC:

715515264617

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)