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See that film. and that's the only thing i'm going to say. i can't disrespect my ancestors. >> lee went on to say american slavery was not a sergio leone spaghetti western. it was a holocaust. my ancestors are slaves. stolen from africa. i will honor them." as promised, i saw the film today. and i must tell you that it was a fascinating study of slavery and the extraordinary capacity of an exceptional individual to embody the best traits and the aspirations of the group. there are problems with that exceptionalism to be sure, but i would ask my very dear friend spike lee, see the film first be...

Siskel & ebert will be back tonight to discuss more film. tonight in our survey i asked you, who will the public blame if we go over the fiscal cliff, 4% say democrats, 96% say republicans. coming up, the film "zero dark thirty" asks questions about torture.

And talk about the film's impact with dr. james peterson on this show. siskel & ebert will be back tonight to discuss more film. tonight in our survey i asked you, who will the public blame if we go over the fiscal cliff, 4% say democrats, 96% say republicans. coming up, the film "zero dark thirty" asks questions about torture. [ laughter ]

My ancestors to see that film. that's all i'm going to say. i can't disrespect my ancestors. >> he continued his criticism with this tweet. american slavery was not a sergeo leone spaghetti western my ancestors are slaves, stolen from africa, i will honor them. lee has spoken out against tarantino's work before. taking issue with the use of racial slurs. mark anthony neil says arguing over the use of such epithets creates a division and keeps us from discussing tough topics. it's much easier to gloss over historical realities than to talk about words that were used whether that's getting rid o...