MELVIN VAN PEEBLES AN HONOREE

Melvin Van Peebles is set to be honored at the upcoming "
Gotham Awards." According to Variety,
MoMA will present a salute to Van Peebles on Dec. 1, including screenings of his debut feature "
Story of a Three-Day Pass," and his latest pic,
"Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha." In addition,
MoMA's Intl. Festival of Film Preservation will open with a screening of the museum's newly restored print of "
Sweetback" on
Oct. 24.