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"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be." - Col. George Taylor (Charlton Heston) in Planet of the Apes (1968)
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Apr 13 08 11:01 PM
Ted Newsom wrote: I thought the Clooney crack was pretty funny. Sue me.
But Ted, what if the situation were different? Suppose Rosemary Clooney had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's at some point. Then later, someone made that joke about her. I don't think George would have appreciated it much. If I'm wrong, and he still thought it funny, then I surely don't have a clue about the man. It just seems he did it out of an intense dislike of Heston (whom he apparently never even met) and his politics.
Apr 13 08 11:41 PM
taraco wrote: >> I was kind of disgusted that Charlton Heston wasn't given any big coverage on newpaper covers Um, USA TODAY did a cover story on that Monday, and we ran a huge picture of Heston as main art. Just 75 cents on your newsstand. Ask for it by name. david
It was also on the front page of the L.A. Times.
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Omega Man wrote: I trust that the same level of general decorum and respect exhibited by public commentators (press/TV/radio/web) on the occasion of Heston's passing will be observed when Jane Fonda dies... ...But I wouldn't bet a plug nickel that it will.
Well, it's questionable if Ms. Fonda is as "iconic" as the ol' Chuckster, which I'm thinking may have something to do with affording Heston the edge of respect. Depends on which "side" you're on, I guess... to me, I would think Jane is even more immune to criticism given the general slant of the media to her plight. At least that's how it appears from my perspective.
Way too many (all, in fact) of the reports I've seen and read on Heston fall into the "cold dead hands" speech, even over his film legacy.
Apr 14 08 7:23 AM
Joe Karlosi wrote: Way too many (all, in fact) of the reports I've seen and read on Heston fall into the "cold dead hands" speech, even over his film legacy.
I haven't seen that, fortunately. Most of the stuff I've seen and read has been respectful, focusing in the main on his film career -- even in "leftie" political forums (where most folks old enough to drink have admonished the uptight young'uns to chill out and remember the man for his movies, not his politics). I certainly agree with you about the entertainment magazine covers. Heston should've been front and center, in remembrance.
Apr 14 08 7:36 AM
Tim Lucas VW wrote: Terry's epigram reminds me that I was glancing through IN THE ARENA the other day to refresh my memory of it, and I was surprised to find Heston saying that we never learn the first name of his APES hero, Taylor. He also said that he did only a day's work on BENEATH, which he did as a freebie out of gratitude to producer Arthur P. Jacobs, and that he never bothered to see it or any of the later sequels.
I doubt that Heston worked on Beneath for more than two or (at most) three days, but he's certainly in more scenes than they could have possibly done in a day. One's on location in the desert, while the others take place on the subterranean Forbidden City sets. The flashback scene with Linda and Taylor's death scene with Dr. Zaius probably didn't take long to film, but the extended fight scene with James Franciscus must have taken a while, particularly with all the different camera set-ups.
Apr 14 08 9:37 AM
It just seems he did it out of an intense dislike of Heston (whom he apparently never even met) and his politics.
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