By Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jul. 31--These days, a film such as "Watermelon Man" would be likely to have a difficult time in the marketplace.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Director Mario Van Peebles shot wide holes through the myths of the old wild, Wild West with Posse, his controversial 1993 hip-hop Western.

NEW YORK, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Melvin Van Peebles, the iconic and fiercely independent filmmaker and composer, will debut his newest film, "Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha," which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27 and has been chosen as one of six "most-noted" films at the event by Downtown Express, a New York City newspaper.

By Frazier Moore THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in America. Once each minute in this country, someone dies from it. And, all too often, early symptoms go unrecognized until too late.