Michael Childers and John Schlesinger

“Acclaimed film director John Schlesinger is being honored at the Palm Springs Cultural Center with “My Husband Makes Movies,” a series of screenings on Mondays through March 17.

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Michael Childers, Schlesinger’s partner and a renowned celebrity photographer, and David Ansen, former movie critic for Newsweek and the current lead programmer of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, are producing the series.

The movies that will be featured are Marathon Man (1976) on Jan. 27; Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) on Feb. 3; Cold Comfort Farm (1995) on Feb. 10; An Englishman Abroad (1983) on Feb. 24; Darling (1965) on March 3; and The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) on March 17. Each film will include opening remarks or an interview with someone who knew Schlesinger. The series is a fundraiser for the Palm Springs Cultural Center…”

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