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Left: Kurt Russell on the set of "Escape From New York". (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Right: Jodie Foster in "The Silence of the Lambs." (Courtesy Somerville Theatre)
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From child actors to screen icons, Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster celebrated in summer retrospective

While the two actors have never worked together, they've made surprisingly similar career choices. The Somerville Theatre screens 24-film series of double features May 17-July 11, and what's delightful is "how perfectly their movies tend to complement each other," writes film critic Sean Burns.

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