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Flawless

Rated PG-13; In Theaters March 28
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In 1960s London, an aged janitor (Michael Caine) suggests to a frustrated female exec (Demi Moore) that they steal some of the inventory from the diamond firm they work for. Not the jolly sort of heist film (Gambit, The Italian Job) that Caine fronted in the '60s, this one plods a bit, but it makes fine use of the actor's sweet gravity and rueful charm.

Grade: B

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The new Elvis Costello television series, Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special and Chungking Express on DVD

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The Monty Python Holy Grail on DVD, Gears of War 2 for the gamers, Bolt in movie theaters, and more

October 10

The good cheer of Happy-Go-Lucky, reliving the amazing life of John Lennon, cathing up with The Starter Wife on TV, and more

October 3

Greg Kinnear, in Flash of Genius, Richard Jenkins in The Visitor, Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, and more

September 26

Jenny Lewis in the record stores, Dennis Lehane's The Given Day in bookstores, The Lucky Ones in movie theaters, and more

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