You fools, you really did it. Charlton Heston Dead at 84.
The star of such superlative and influential movies such as Omega Man, Ben Hur, El Cid, The Ten Commandments and of course the Planet of the Apes series, he was always a huge screen presence. My personal favorite role for him was as Miguel "Mike" Vargas in Orson Welles "Touch of Evil"- a great, great film by any measure.
While his politics were certainly controversial, we should not forget that he marched in many of the very early civil rights marches in the early 60's, and following the assasination of Bobby Kennedy he actually supported President Johnson's gun-control initiatives! He also actively opposed McCarthyism and the Vietnam War.
His views may have evolved later in life, but as backward as some of his later opinions may have been he will be remembered for the pleasure he brought to those who watched him on the Silver Screen.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Heston.
While his politics were certainly controversial, we should not forget that he marched in many of the very early civil rights marches in the early 60's, and following the assasination of Bobby Kennedy he actually supported President Johnson's gun-control initiatives! He also actively opposed McCarthyism and the Vietnam War.
His views may have evolved later in life, but as backward as some of his later opinions may have been he will be remembered for the pleasure he brought to those who watched him on the Silver Screen.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Heston.
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CrosswordsIts just as well my queue is full, otherwise there'd be a rather tasteless video in the sift. Planet of the Apes is still one of my favorites. May he rest in peace, cold and dead as his hands maybe.
kulpimsgeting high and watching Ben Hur on slovene national tv every year around the time of some bullshit christian holiday became kind of a happy if yet annoying ritual for me, knowing the smug old bastard was still alive and kickin' somewhere. it won't be the same now
R.I.P.
choggie"... There's no such thing as a good gun. There's no such thing as a bad gun. A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys. ..."
Cults: Saying No Under Pressure (1991)Narrator-you should like that therealblankman
He wrote and directed Antony and Cleopatra (1972).....if that had been Robert De Niro???.....He'd a cast a black woman in Cleo's roll.....When, oh when, are they going to make a Cleopatra film with a Nubian??? WHEN!!!!??? DAMN DIRTY HAIRLESS APES!!
The Last Man on Earth is Not Alone......
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swampgirlThis is first I've heard. I've been a huge fan of his since childhood. I'm sad. damn
Farhad2000Quick someone take his gun from his cold dead hand...
MycroftHomlzhttp://www.videosift.com/video/Charlton-Heston-Dies-at-84
Farhad2000In all seriousness Heston was excellent... The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes and Touch of Evil.
critttterSoylent Green.
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