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Charlton Heston once played Moses, and now he’s portraying God in Paul Hogan’s new movie, “Almost an Angel.” “This is a serious God,” Heston said. “Otherwise, they could have used George Burns” . . . The Branford Marsalis Quartet has three gigs set for the Soviet Union. Through a grant provided by the U.S. Information Agency, the group will play the Moscow Jazz Festival today and Tuesday as well as a show in Leningrad Thursday.