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'Lincoln' was a tall order for Spielberg

"Lincoln today is beyond partisan politics," Steven Spielberg said in a recent interview about his new movie, "Lincoln."

"Yeahhhh," said screenwriter Tony Kushner, almost teasing the director into claiming the country's first Republican president for the left. "Just as long as the partisans all agree we're involved in trying to make a government work."

This spirited discussion between two modern American Democrats was settled finally by London-born Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln's" Lincoln. "It's not as if we've made huge progress," Day-Lewis said. "Progress is kind of like climbing on shale. You do slip back to go forwards."

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  • martinj7

    I do not trust Hollywood to tell the truth!

    • Dave Moore

      I like Steven Speilberg but I've also seen far too much liberty taken with historical subjects. There's usually some sort of an agenda…which is unfortunate since true history is far more interesting than the efforts of Hollywood.

  • http://www.facebook.com/sp.rathjen.7 Sp Rathjen

    For what it is worth, O'Reilly (having written a book about Lincoln) said he was going to eigh in on the movie (having seen it in advance) sometime later this month before it comes to the big screen…

    • Dave Moore

      I've read O'Reilly's book on Lincoln and Kennedy and both are excellent and faithful to history. I'm looking forward to the Lincoln movie version.