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Re: Charlton Heston has died at 84!
Very sad to hear this.
He's left us an amazing body of work that will last forever.
Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, El Cid, Planet of the Apes, Omega Man to name but a few.
Time to rewatch some of them.
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04-06-2008, 12:19 PM
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Re: Charlton Heston has died at 84!
RIP, Mr. Heston, you will be missed, and you left us an amazing body of work.
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04-06-2008, 12:20 PM
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This is how I feel about it, and frankly I have felt very badly for him for something like 6 years now, ever since he first went public and announced he had this disease. I have actually been hoping his suffering was short-lived, but 6 years is a long time to go through this.
Charlton Heston was a gentleman of the old school, and one of the last of our great larger than life actors. I met him in person three times over the years and he was very cordial to me on each occasion. When I sent him a personal letter one time to his home after he'd revealed he was battling prostate cancer, he took the time to actually write me back with appreciation and grace. He was known too for honoring all autograph requests, whenever fans would send photos to him at his California home.
This is a day I have wanted to come for several years, and now that the reality is here, it is still a shock and a bit uncomfortable.
Peace to you, Sir.
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Joe,
I've known of your admiration for Charlton Heston - and particularly for BEN-HUR (1959), PLANET OF THE APES (1968) and THE OMEGA MAN (1971) - for years now but this is the first time I've heard of your meeting Big Chuck in person - and thrice to boot! I'm glad also that they proved to be more satisfying encounters than those with your other big idol, Sir Paul  !
Anyway, although I've seen a number of the man's work fairly recently, I still intend to give him a well-deserved and extensive tribute in the coming days; the same goes for Richard Widmark and, to a lesser extent (in terms of movies being watched) Jules Dassin.
On a personal level, Death has sadly been a regular companion these past three years (having lost 2 work colleagues and 3 close relatives - the latest, youngest and most tragic happening just 3 weeks ago - in the interim) but, thankfully, we can still relive the memories of our cinematic heroes through their best work on home video. For the record, I won't be watching BEN-HUR itself but I have a handful of first viewings of early minor entries in Heston's filmography on the schedule and several of his latterday genre efforts. Watch out for those reviews...
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04-06-2008, 12:21 PM
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Re: Charlton Heston has died at 84!
Like so many others, I am deeply saddened by the passing of one of Hollywood's greatest actors, and relieved that his suffering is finally over.
I will always remember him as astronaut George Taylor in Planet of the Apes. Without Heston the film could have been nothing more then another B-movie in the sci-fi genre. His presence in the film, and his acting made it believable, and one of the great films of not just the era, of not just the genre, but of all time.
His screen presence is legendary, and in my mind can only be compared with the likes of John Wayne. Unlike Wayne, Heston was not afraid to stretch and took parts in films from all genres; epics, westerns, war, suspense and of course science fiction.
Was he controversial, sure; he said it like he saw it and his politics made him anathema in liberal Hollywood. So much so that the likes of George Clooney could get away with making jokes about Mr. Heston's illness.
Perhaps the most revealing thing about Charlton Heston was the mutual respect and admiration Heston shared with another screen legend, Gregory Peck. No one was more vehemently opposed to Heston's position on gun laws than Peck, but Peck had said more then once that while he disagreed completely with Heston's politics, he looked fondly on their time together while making The Big Country and that he respected Heston as an actor and as a man.
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04-06-2008, 12:27 PM
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Anyway, although I've seen a number of the man's work fairly recently, I still intend to give him a well-deserved and extensive tribute in the coming days;
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Same here, Mario. As you know, I haven't been watching many films lately at all; just too tired with work to retain the stamina. So I've taken to watching a lot of TV episodes. But I will be paying cinematic tribute to Heston by watching some old favorites, and also some movies I haven't seen of Chuck's before. I'll probably skip BEN-HUR myself, as I've seen it this year already. Actually, I'd been trying to hold off on my intended double feature of THE OMEGA MAN and SOYLENT GREEN for a long time, saving it in the event of this inevitable passing... yet I caved in and watched them both late in 2007.
Still, I'll be giving those two another spin.
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04-06-2008, 12:37 PM
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Re: Charlton Heston has died at 84!
Aw, man - that's too bad. I always enjoyed his flicks.
That said, I gotta admit that his acting was of the Shatnerian variety. He was a real scenery chewer - but the stuff he did was best handled by an actor like that.
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04-06-2008, 12:40 PM
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Cees, even lost tribes near the Amazon know that line.
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so what.
not everyone has seen the movie.
that's bad form to give the twist of a movie .
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04-06-2008, 12:45 PM
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Re: Charlton Heston has died at 84!
RIP Mr. Heston. One of the Hollywood greats. I had the chance to see him in person at a showing of Ben Hur several years ago.
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04-06-2008, 01:01 PM
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Charlton Heston was a gentleman of the old school, and one of the last of our great larger than life actors. I met him in person three times over the years and he was very cordial to me on each occasion. When I sent him a personal letter one time to his home after he'd revealed he was battling prostate cancer, he took the time to actually write me back with appreciation and grace. He was known too for honoring all autograph requests, whenever fans would send photos to him at his California home.
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Great story, Joe. Thank you for sharing.
As I reflect over this news, my memories of Mr. Heston will be one of a gentleman who exhibited class and intelligence and was a stand up guy in addition to his skills as an actor. His latter day views were controversial, but so was his very vocal and active support of civil rights in the 1960s. He called them as he saw them. At the same time whenever I saw him interviewed about his views he always seemed respectful of those who disagreed with him and stayed above the fray. Consequently many of the online comments about his passing are from those who may have disagreed with some of his opinions but still express enormous respect for the actor and the man behind the actor.
The Clooney swipe of several years back mentioned several posts back is the main reason I don't respect him as a person; what a low blow.
Several years ago my wife and I went to see one of the worst movies ever made, Town & Country, with Beatty and Shandling. The only bright spot for us was Heston's supporting role as Beatty's girlfriend's father. He played it as only he could and the scene where he Beatty that he (Heston) is a dragon who guards his daughter the princess and follows it up with making a dragon roar is a mini classic of self parody. |
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