What a treat this is - a double bill of two of Woody Allen’s finest films, both made in his mid-1980s prime.

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Zelig (PG)

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow

Hannah and Her Sisters (15)

Starring: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine

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Arthur and the Great Adventure (PG)

Starring: Freddie Highmore, Selena Gomez, Lou Reed, Stacy Ferguson

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An actor with dark, curly hair and handsome looks, Tony Curtis began his film career playing small roles as gangsters or juvenile delinquents before his popularity with teenagers won him stardom at Universal in swashbuckling fantasies such as The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) and The Black Shield of Falworth (1954). Elvis Presley is said to have modelled his hairstyle on Curtis, whose marriage to the equally attractive Janet Leigh made the pair a popular subject of fan magazines throughout the Fifties.

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Corey Allen: Actor and television director who starred alongside James Dean in 'Rebel Without a Cause'

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Farrow and Soon-Yi won't testify at Allen trial

Woody Allen's ex-girlfriend Mia Farrow and his wife Soon-Yi Previn will not be called to testify at a trial pitting the movie director against American Apparel, a lawyer for the clothing company said yesterday.

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