Lincoln

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Writer: Tony Kushner, based on the novel Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns GoodwinDirector: Steven SpielbergStarring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, Tommy Lee Jones, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, David Straithairn, Bruce McGill, Lukas Haas
Rai Flynn and Lori Meeker join Grimace in the lobby to discuss Spielberg’s latest directorial offering about an obscure historical figure who may or may not be named Lynn Cohen, the first Jewish president. Meanwhile, they stumble around trying to figure out if David Straithairn played the dad in “Beverly Hills 90210” (he didn’t; that was James Eckhouse,) if John Tyler died eating cherries with milk (he didn’t; it was Zachary Taylor), and whether or not Daniel Day-Lewis is Welsh (he’s not; he’s from London). Somehow, they also manage to say a few smart things.