tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843634353855656183.post6506935552700500389..comments2023-07-27T04:47:43.897-07:00Comments on Fleapit of the Mind: CHARLTON HESTON 1923 - 2008Weavermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833233577048591427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843634353855656183.post-13276734745245753582008-04-13T13:21:00.000-07:002008-04-13T13:21:00.000-07:00I've been thinking of doing my own little tribute ...I've been thinking of doing my own little tribute to Chuck on my blog and I'm sure I will at some point after I mull over his screen history enough to do so. However, yours was so great I doubt if I need to. Much like Terry Frost at Paleocinema, I too found Heston's politics repugnant but also like Terry Frost I never let that get in the way of his screen roles. If you can say nothing else about the guy, Charlton Heston was a hell of an entertainer and made quite a few terrific movies. It's funny you should mention THE WARLORD, a film I've never seen but always wanted to. Schaffner would reunite with Heston on PLANET OF THE APES; partially at the recommendation of Chuck himself. I also saw and greatly enjoyed his turn in TREASURE ISLAND you mentioned -- as well as the Sherlock Holmes tale THE CRUCIFER OF BLOOD -- both directed by his son. Charlton Heston made his mark on film history and can surely be called one of the greats.Cerptshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788317865445255338noreply@blogger.com