on balance, i was not taken with tarantino's cinematic mashup.for those of us who know "mandingo," it is a frame by frame freakish homage. the film did include some insights. german slave catcher, german-speaking concubine, couples reuniting. i could go on and on. but this would be measured against the phantasmagorical, especially the torture from "the bridge on the river kwai" introduced into the antebellum landscape. but this landscape had a 400 and $5 million worldwide box office -- $425 million worldwide box office, compared to "daughters in the dust," widget $1.6 -- which did $1.6 million in sales. we need to think about the ways in which multi-plex is a complex thing influencing the historical imagination. for many of us sitting in this room, the topic of slavery has been part of our scholarly work and imagination for decades. yet does any occasion creepy kind of public engagement that the film "12 years a slave" has engendered? not with the academy, but with ordinary people in everyday life? those involved in lincoln studies, even we were

on balance i was not taken by tarantino's cinematic film.ngo" is a frame by frame freak i freakish omage. it did include insights, german slave master, german speaking con cu been in. the powerful drive of couples to reunite despite obstacles. i could go on and on but these would be measured against the gory and introducing into the antebellum imaginary landscape. this landscape as megan pointed out had a 425 million worldwide box office compared to julie dash's more compelling 1991 portrait, "daughters in the dust" which did 1$1.6 million i sales. i don't think we really think about things in terms of box office but we need to think of the way multiplex affects things in historic imagination and begun to dominate culture. for many of us sit ing this room, the topic of slavery has been part of our work for decades. has any imagination had the film engagement of "12 years a slave," not for those in everyday life. and the lincoln studies i affectionately dubbed linco lincolnistas and even we were amazed at the mast out pouring of daniel day-le

i was enlightened and enraged when they debated the merits of tarantino's film.i have written a review which appreciates the 2012 film "abraham lincoln, vampire hunter," taking it at face value. i found the 3-d distracting, but the narrative was compelling in slaveholders being portrayed as bloodsuckers who drained the life out of enslaved persons to promote their unholy empire. [laughter] of course, i would have a special weakness for any film unionfantasizes about victory at gettysburg as a conurbation of two women, but he did not boast, as tarantino did, of the truth of his screen portrayal of slavery. on balance, i was not taken with karen tina's cinematic -- tarantino's cinematic mashup. for those of us who know "mandingo," it is a frame by frame freakish amount. someilm did include insights. german slave catcher, german-speaking conga by, couple -- concubine, couples reuniting. i could go on and on. but this would be measured against the phantasmagorical, especially the torture from "the bridge on the river kwai" introduced into the antebellum landscape. bu

but tarantino, he was clearly fantasizing. on balance i was not taken by tarantino's cinematic film. "django" is a frame by frame freakish homage. the film did include some amazing insights, german slave catcher, german slave concubine. the drive to reunite despite obstacles. i could go on and on but these would be measured against the phantasmagorical and the bridge of the river kwai introduced into the antebellum landscape. this landscape as megan pointed out had a $425 million worldwide box office compared to julie dash's more compelling 1991 portrait, "daughters in the dust" which did $1.6 million in sales. i don't think we really think about things in terms of box office, but we need to think of9 the way multiplex is a complex thing affecting the historical engination and hkao6 begun to dominate culture. for many of us sitting this room, the topic of slavery has been part of our scholarly work and imagination for decades. has it created the public engagement that the film "12 years a slave" has engendered? not within peop

on balance i was not taken by tarantino's cinematic film."django" is a frame by frame freakish homage. the film did include some amazing insights, german slave master, german speaking concubine. the powerful drive of couples to reunite despite obstacles. i could go on and on but these would be measured against the fan as it ma gor call and introduced into the antebellum landscape. this landscape as megan pointed out had a 425 million worldwide box office compared to julie dash's more compelling 1991 portrait, "daughters in the dust" which did $1.6 million in sales. i don't think we really think about things in terms of box office but we need to think of the way multiplex affects things in historic imagination and begun to dominate culture. for many of us sitting this room, the topic of slavery has been part of our work for decades. has any imagination had the film engagement of "12 years a slave," not for those in everyday life. and the lincoln studies i affectionately dubbed lincolnistas and even we were taken by surprise by the mass outpou

i know quentin tarantino was upset because of what historians wrote about that and said it wasn't aboutlavery and he seemed to be upset when steve mcqueen's film won for best picture and people applauded it as this great film. i do think as i said in my comments that it's a master work. without a doubt it's an incredible film and achievement. you know, but there are some things, nothing is perfect and so i look at particularly the way in which he deals with women because in solomon's narrative, it's very clear in which the way that patsy is framed, depicted. he talks -- he doesn't mention love. love is not part of it. it's not what he's talking about. he is talking about a man who owns her body, wants to own her soul. and feels it's his right to do so and acts accordingly. but i was really interested in the early films that you talked about, john. because i really had forgotten about them. i teach -- well some of them -- because i teach a class on slave narrative, novel and film. i looked at the early "uncle tom's cabin" for example. and some of the other ones. but i had forgotten shirl

. >> reporter: state investigation is also targeted former penndot supervisor nick tarantino who maintained innocence and not been charged but the initials nm martino's former title appear several times in the latest court documents. mcmonagle says there will be no help from this client. >> he knows nothing about any criminality that was occurring on the job, on the work site or in any back rooms. >> reporter: dave schratwiese schratwieser, fox 29 news. >> let's go to chief meteorologist scott williams now for a look at your friday morning forecast. >> hi iain. eye, everyone. as we move into your friday look for the humidity to be on the increase. already stepping outdoors you can see it up to 71% temperatures still pretty mild at 76 degrees. so by 6am on your friday morning temperatures in the low mid and upper 60s across the area and you will note that it will be a little mr. humid with those winds out of the southwest at about five to 10 miles per hour. coming up we'll talk about the timing of a storm system that will bring rain, unsettle thed conditions and impact the upcoming weekend.