With President’s Day almost upon us, the Packard Campus ends the week with a biopic of Abe Lincoln starring Daniel Day-Lewis in an Oscar-winning role. And then we have a big change of pace, the day after, as Peter O’Toole gets tipsy in a broad and beloved big screen comedy.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 @ 7:30 p.m.
Lincoln (Disney, 2012)
Daniel Day-Lewis won an Academy Award for his portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln in this well-received film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film recounts the final four months of Lincoln’s life as he struggled to free the slaves and end the Civil War. Also stars Sally Field, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones. Color, 150 minutes.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 @ 7:30 p.m.
My Favorite Year (MGM-UA, 1982)
The early days of television are revisited in this comedy about a young man that works on a variety show broadcast from Lincoln Center. He is tasked with babysitting the over the hill (and drunk) actor that has been booked for the show. Peter O’Toole, in an Academy Award nominated role, plays the tipsy star. Also on the program a selection of skits from “Your Show of Shows,” the TV program that inspired the film. Color, 92minutes plus Black and White, 45 minutes.
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