How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

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DVD Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 25 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: February 2, 2016
  • Originally Released: 2005
  • Label: Music Box Films

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 415
Rating: 3/4 -- ... enlightening doc ...
New York Post
Jan 20, 2006
Rating: 3/4 -- The 72-year-old Melvin remains fascinating as an artist, self-promoter, and success story. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Feb 7, 2006
The first film to fully encompass Van Peebles' long, varied and impressive career. Full Review
Film Journal International
Mar 1, 2007
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Angio's film is an excellent introduction, but it won't be long before you realize that his subject is too complex to be contained in a single admiring tribute.
New York Daily News
Jan 20, 2006
Rating: 4/5 -- A phenomenal outline of [Melvin Van Peeble's] prolific and varied life. Full Review
Cinematical
Sep 17, 2007
Rating: B- -- [Van Peebles] could surely survive a more critical and complete look at his extraordinary life and times. Full Review
AV Club
Nov 27, 2006
Rating: 3.5/5 -- This documentary about the pioneering black filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles is nearly as mischevious and fascinating as its subject.
New York Times
Jan 19, 2006

Product Description:

From French-language novelist, to a rap-styled recording artist, to director of the controversial classic SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG, Melvin Van Peebles has done it all. Speaking with associates and admirers alike--including Spike Lee, Gil Scott Heron, and son Mario Van Peebles--this lively documentary chronicles Peebles's unique journey through life, and indelible place in film history.

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  • UPC: 741360538955
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