His Hands Are Cold And Dead Now: Charlton Heston Passes Away At 84 (Trees And Things)

port1080: Re: I love to scan the bottom of those lists.

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 22:12:23 EST

I'm guessing the ratings on IMDB might be skewed a bit by the relative youth of those voting on IMDB

Well, that's my point - I think it's pretty logical that younger people tend to be heavier Internet users and hence over-represented on IMDB.

MayorBob: I love to scan the bottom of those lists.

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:13:34 EST

That cinematic gem Hustler Squad looked interesting, in a MST3K sort of way. Turns out it looks like it was a Filipino-made movie (at least the bio for the director shows him directing

port1080: Too young...

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:56:42 EST

I have no real movie memories of Heston - his best days were over before I was born (1981) and by the time I was old enough to really remember the movies I was watching he was practically retired. I think people of my generation have a difficulty connecti

MayorBob: As the two remarked to one another:

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:54:41 EST

"Down Mars, up Eros!"

keta: Ben Hur

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:05:23 EST

It's the only movie I remember Heston by. And I've always loved the story, told by screenwriter Gore Vidal, that Heston was completely unaware of the homoerotic subtext in the dialogue between Ben Hur (Heston) and his once-friend Messala (Stephen Boy

Nameless Cynic: Sorry, Charlie

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:24:03 EST

I saw the entire run of Planet of the Apes movies, plus the TV shows. No real strong memories of Charleton Heston attached to that - I always thought the concept was a little silly.

When I was growing up, most of Heston's best movies were in the past. W

logan: Can I take his gun now?

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:03:37 EST

Who wants to bet the NRA goes into crisis mode and starts warning of a new offensive against the 2nd Amendment now that Heston is dead?

Steve Urkel: Re: My Favorite Heston.

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:50:00 EST

I liked Major Dundee, too. It was one of Heston's favorite films, supposedly because he directed part of it after Peckinpah got drunk and wandered off.

MayorBob: My Favorite Heston.

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:17:42 EST

When I read the write up and saw the nod to Heston's performance as Anthony, I thought Colin has confused Heston with Richard Burton (MA in Cleopatra) but a quick stop by IMDB revealed Heston had played Anthony three times (all of which I've never seen). &