Melvin Van Peebles is a big deal.  He's most famous for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which pioneered a form of Black independent cinema that, in 1971, met an explosive mix of censorship and acclaim.

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Peebles is back, and he's in Seattle tonight to introduce his latest film, Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008), which will play at Northwest Film Forum through Monday the 14th.  It's got music, history, style, and the 75-year-old Peebles playing himself between the ages of 10 and 47.  Not to be missed.