An occasionally ridiculous film about a man who was far from ridiculous.

Clank, smash, explosion. It’s the third time out for America’s louchest superhero.

We were excited to stumble across this fantastic clip of D.C. icon Petey Greene on YouTube today. In the clip, for reasons we’re not really sure about, Greene explains how to eat a watermelon on his show, “Petey Greene’s Washington” on WDCA-TV. If you’re unfamiliar with (or perhaps too young to know about) the life of Petey Greene, the famed ex-con turned civil rights activist turned TV and radio personality is the subject of…

>> Kicking off unofficial “Actors with Books” day in D.C., Don Cheadle and John Prendergast, a senior advisor to the International Crisis Group and co-founder of the ENOUGH Campaign, visit Borders to discuss their collaboration Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond. [1801 K St, NW Free, 6 p.m.] >> On a lighter note, Bruce Dern sits down a Theater Lab tonight to talk about his long career…