Mario Van Peebles – IDLIX

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:30:12 +0000

In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song: the story of the making of a seminal movie that initiated the Blaxploitation movement, a short-lived but highly influential sub-genre in the years that followed.

Outlaw Posse

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:05:33 +0000

1908. Chief returns from years of hiding in Mexico to claim stolen reparations gold hidden in the hills of Montana but is chased by Angel, whose rationale to the gold leaves a trail of dead bodies.

A Clear Shot

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:35:22 +0000

An electronics store erupts into chaos as four young Vietnamese gunmen storm the premises, setting the stage for the largest hostage situation in US history. Rick Gomez, SAC PD’s top hostage negotiator, quickly realizes that his job is not simply to talk down the gunman and keep everyone safe, but must also juggle the politics of an arrogant sheriff and a trigger-happy SWAT commander to prevent a national tragedy.

Immortal

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:50:38 +0000

Thrown into the face of death only to emerge unharmed, characters are left staring at their lives in the face with uncertainty and fear like they’ve never imagined.

Seized

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:16:14 +0000

Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to slaughter the members of three rival crime syndicates. If he fails, Taylor will die. Now, with bullets flying and bodies dropping as Nero completes his mission, he races to find Mzamo’s hideout and seek revenge.

Armed

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:50:34 +0000

A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger conspiracy at hand.

Drumline: A New Beat

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 02:45:27 +0000

A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

Submerged

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 22:55:32 +0000

A limo ride turns hellish as several kidnappers set their sights on the young people inside.

Run the Race

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 22:20:43 +0000

Reeling from his mother’s death and his father’s abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers’ ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach—and his dreams—on the sidelines, David laces up his track cleats to salvage their future and point Zach toward hope.

Mantervention

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:15:15 +0000

Spencer turns to his best friend who’s planned an unorthodox “mantervention” filled with debauchery to convert him from hopeless romantic to forever player, and in the process they discover that being in love is not so bad after all.