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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:00 AM

You know it's high-end Americana when Spielberg praises it

On CNN, Steven Spielberg and Jon Cusack rave about the inauguration.
Gabriel Winant

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:41 AM

Spielberg and Cusack -- are they making a movie together? I wish...

John Cusack hasn't been properly put to work for a while. He should be a Spielberg hero.

Did Spielberg do the little thing where he makes a movie screen with his fingers? That would have been directorish.

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