I was always partial to "Soylent Green is PEEEOPLLLLLLLE!
But, seriously, I am devastated at this news. Charlton Heston, in my opinion was the last of a generation of true Hollywood greats. I don't believe there are any surviving stars that go back to the 1950's, and if there are I would certainly like to know.
But, of the two movie clips above, I would pick "The Ten Commandments"

My favorite Heston movies are the Planet of the Apes series. Loved them as a kid. Funny, inciteful, and with a message about the nature of mankind.

Can't help but notice the Kos Kids are already called Heston dirty names.

Not surprised.

Kinda of a tough one picking between Elmer Bernstein and Miklos Rosa. Let's instead dicuss Chuck's best quotes or line of dialog. I nominate, "It's people!"

Will Ted Turner organize Soylent under Time-Warner to save us from cannibalism?

First, kill all the lawyers.

-Wlm Shakespear

My personal favorite was El Cid. It was classic Charlton Heston. I cannot, off the top of my head, think of any movie he made that was a clinker. They were all good.

The battle scenes in El Cid were outrageously well done. The end , where his body is mounted on his war steed and sent out to battle was magnificent.

There were so many scenes in El Cid that were good that I cannot choose one that was the best.

I know, I know--I am the first one to criticize putting celebrities on pedestals, but I always felt that Mr. Heston was the epitome of the "good American".

I am happy that he has been released from his prison on this earth and gone to his eternal reward. Everyone should donate to the Alzheimer's charity.

 Heston was a member of the greatest generation, where right was right and wrong, was wrong, it was that simple, and there was nothing nuanced about it. A champion of civil right's and the human spirit and an individual's right to keep and bear arm's, Chuck believed a man's liberty and his 2nd amendment right's went hand in hand.

During a time it wasn't popular in Hollywood this man picketed his own movie outside of an Oklahoma movie theatre which was probably a good way to get your head kicked in, in Oklahoma in 1961, whether or not you played Ben-Hur, or Moses. He marched side by side with MLK on D.C. This speak's volumes of the class, intestinal fortitude, and backbone this man possesed, married to same woman for 64 yrs. and practicing his craft in a town not well known for values.

Heston was my favorite actor, now some may say he was a little over the top and campy at times, but he had screen presence like no other and some of my favorites with him are Soylent Green, Omega Man and Planet Of The Apes without him in it they would have just been plain stupid. I could have watched a movie of him  eating a sandwitch or clipping his toenails, he was that good.

Earlier in his life one could have defined him as a progressive, later in life a staunch conservative, I say the man escapes definition, there are no word's to describe this remarkable individual. Politic's aside, the world just loss one hell of a human being, rest in peace Chuck, our loss is definitely Heaven's gain.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

                               " The Cake is a lie."   

 I think The Omega Man was damn good. Any movie that has a man running around in bell-bottom's and carrying a sten, driving to a theatre in a sky-blue convertible Mustang to watch Woodstock, has to be great, and only Chuck could pull that off.

 has"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

                               " The Cake is a lie."   

While "Ben Hur" was one of the greatest epics of all time, I think the one quote that he will be remembered for is from the final scene of "Planet of  the Apes," "Damn them all to hell."

Those who call it cheesy are only the ones who've grown fat and complacent.

-PJ

"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07

Frau Janet Reno.

Wasn't she the one who sent in Clinton's stormtroopers to seize and deport little Elian Gonzales to a communist dictatorship?

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

And now for something completely different.

True?  False?  Thoughts?

I recall scoring some sweet grants myself.  But then I got a job and a clear conscience to go with it.

-PJ

"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07

Bal

Have you seen the trailer for the Tine Fey train wreck about to hit the theaters?

Wow. I hope the movie is better than the trailer, or else we're in for another "Boat Trip".

I went to bed last depressed over the Tar Heels embarassing perfromance. Then at the start of worship service this morning my pastor, a VA Tech grad and fan, jokingly said that we need to have prayer for the Heels.

If that was not enough, I had heard this AM that a great American has passed. What more can be said that has not already been said about him-Moses. He was part of the greatest generation who are leaving us quickly.

RIP Moses-His greatest role.

If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard

Just heard on local Cleveland, OH news:

1. Former Cincinnati, Ohio Congressman Rob Portman may be on McCain's short list of VP candidates.  Portman has served in two different capacities in the Bush Administration - as United States Trade Representative (an Ambassador position) and as replacement for Joshua Bolten as Budget Director. 

2. Otis Moss, Jr., the pastor of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, has announced he will be retiring.  My first thought was that he is making way to accept a role in an Obama presidency, possibly as an Ambassador.  Moss, Jr. is the father of Otis Moss, III who is Obama's current pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ.

RRAM Tough!