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Sunday morning's paper arrived with the sad news of Charlton Heston's death. Charlton Heston was an iconic Hollywood star who will be justly revered for his superb acting skills. But I never could warm up to him.

Charlton Heston, an Oscar-winning and nominated actor known for his roles in epic historical films, died on Saturday, April 5, 2008. Here is a look at ten articles from AC Content Producers honoring his life and legacy.

An obituary of film legend Charlton Heston, who passed away on April 6, 2008

Charlton Heston looked not like an ordinary man, but as an ancient Greek statue, carved, and then suddenly come to life. His voice, a melodious baritone, was what one imagined that the voice of God would be. No American actor, before or since, has matched him.

You might call this a memoriam for Charlton Heston. The movie legend who was Moses and Judah Ben-Hur sadly passed away.

Charlton Heston, the well-known activist for the NRA and a prolific actor, has passed away.

When you hear the name Charlton Heston what do you think of? I immediately think of two things Ben-Hur and the NRA-National Rifle Association.

Charlton Heston spent 5 years as the president of the NRA. He was found dead Saturday (April 5) at age 84.

Legendary Film Actor of Ben Hur & Ten Commandments

My list of the top ten movie featuring Charlton Heston

The ten most known films with Charlton Heston.

Charlton Heston died Saturday at the age of 84 from the late stages of Alzheimer's Disease.

Oscar-winner Charlton Heston died Saturday, April 5, 2008. According to the latest news from the L.A. Times, the world-renowned actor died at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84 years old.

Movie actor Charlton Heston has played heroes, religious patriarchs, historical figures and brash lovers. Throughout his long, distinguished film career, he remained an imposing presence.

Charlton Heston died over the weekend. Read about his remarkable life as an actor.

Charlton Heston, who had a 60-year movie career, was a spokesman for National Rifle Association and married to the same woman for 64 years, died on Saturday, April 5 at 84 with his wife by his side in their home.

Charlton Heston was a box office sensation, the one who played the hero, the one the boys wanted to be and the one the girls wanted to be rescued by.

Charlton Heston passed late Saturday evening in his home in Beverly Hills. Will he be remembered for his great contributions or will his death be a battle cry for liberals?

Very few actors have so thoroughly imprinted themselves onto American film history as has Charlton Heston.

Oscar winner and NRA spokesman Charlton Heston died on April 5, 2008.

Winner of 11 Academy Awards, Ben Hur is still one of the most rented, bought and watched films of all time. A sweeping epic, it is a film classic duplicated but never equalled for its grandeur and multi-genre story.

Some movies have great scary moments like that moment in Bunuel's UN CHIEN ANDALOU when the razor comes across the woman's eye just as the cloud passes over the moon;

Charlton Heston

One of the most successful and fondly remembered film franchises of the early 70s was the PLANET OF THE APES series. rather than invest more effort and money into each new installment the films seemed to turn into cheaper and cheaper "kiddie flicks".

It's endlessly ironic that such a knuckle dragging, primitive ape of a person made the movie Planet of the Apes.

This article compares the original 1968 film against the 2001 version.

To celebrate the passing of one of the greatest actors of all-time, I have assembled this list of what I consider to be his greatest works.

Ben-Hur star, Charlton Heston died on Saturday nigh, April 5, 2008, at his home. He was 84 years old.

A study on the western films of Charlton Heston

It was a sad day for Hollywood on Saturday as an immortal, Charlton Heston, passed away.

Charlton Heston will be remembered for the enormous roles that he played on the silver screen.

A look back at a an interesting aspect of the late actor's career.

Some total silly Charlton Heston fan craziness

He will be missed...

The first film to win 11 Oscars finally gets the DVD treatment it deserves in this wonderful 4 disc commemorative edition. What's stopping you from picking up a copy for yourself?

"As Charlton Heston is my witness, I didn't think you could kill a cartoon character" was the reaction of NRA Executive Vice President, Wayne LaPierre,

Charlton Heston, Julie Ege, Hazel Court, and other passings of note.

I watch Charlton Heston hold up a rifle at an NRA meeting in Denver, Colorado, as shown in "Bowling for Columbine" and exclaim, "from my cold dead hands." This is a movie I have avoided because the image of Columbine haunts me to this day.

Buying flowers in Hollywood should not be a difficult task. Check out these terrific florists in the area.

This article is the compilation of an experiment to determine who are the most overrated or underrated actors in Hollywood.

Review of 1971 Apocalyptic Rendition of "I Am Legend", The Omega Man

We all know the Oscars are a joke. But sometimes the joke is especially cruel. Not all bad Oscar choices go to bad performances, however. Sometimes it's just a case of the voters not getting it right.

Gifts for the classic movie lover.

The Biblical epic was a sure thing in the 1950s. By the mid-60s it was dead.

This article shares information about the Hollywood of 1960 and information on the movies made that year.

When Moses learns that he is not really an Egyptian prince, but the son of lowly Hebrew slaves, he sets out to know his true heritage and in doing so sets himself against the house in which he was reared. Love, intrigue, death, triumph and agony ensue.

Shakespeare's tale of racial otherness has been redone in O, Miramax Films' adaptation of Othello, a film delayed from general release for 2 years. The protagonist's otherness and visibility are on display, giving clues to American racial attitudes.

Gun Control. Let's give teachers guns. How about, let's not.

A reply to a reply on the gun control issue

If you search for "Revocation of American Independence" on the web you will find a witty piece of British humor about re-taking America due to our screwing things up across the pond. Here is my all-American response.

An explaination and insight into the history behind Passover as well as a look at how the holiday is celebrated today.

Khartoum, a film created in the 1960s and staring Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, and Ralph Richardson, is the sort of inspiring epic that could never be made in these politically correct times. That it depicts Islamo Fascists as evil is not even the half of it.

El Cid, a film that was first released in 1961 and starred Charlton Heston in the title role, has recently been released on DVD, fully and gloriously restored. Though the film is over forty years old, it has some serendipitous references to our own time.

Through all the analyzing of Charlton Heston's life after his passing April 5, 2008, it's interesting to tap into what really made him tick in his complex political beliefs. It seems to me that Heston was much more clever (and just conflicted) politically than we know...

Source revision and additional information.

If you are going to Hollywood for the first time, you might be intimidated with the many places there are to check out and see. However, if you come prepared and have some knowledge of the various locales, you should have a very fun and interesting trip.

Charlton Heston died on Saturday, April 5. His body hasn't even gotten cold, and his liberal critics are all over the net, praising his death.

This list is no particular order. It's intended to be an alternative to the AFI 100 Greatest Quotes list.

A 1954 Charlton Heston movie called Secret of the Incas is undeniably the inspiration for Indiana Jones - much to the suppression of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

Mia Farrow (who starred in "Rosemary's Baby" in 1968) makes a cameo appearance as Mrs. Baylock in the 2006 remake of "The Omen." Charlton Heston, Roy Scheider, and William Holden all were offered the role of Robert Thorne, but rejected it.

Charlton Heston wanted the lead as the police chief in Jaws (1975), but the idea was to go with lower profile actors. Of course, they benefitted greatly when the movie became a hit.

I am Legend, from the novel by the same name by Richard Matheson, has had two film versions already. Those are The Last man on Earth with Vincent Price and The Omega Man with Charlton Heston. The new version stars Will Smith as Robert Neville, the last human being alive.

I Am Legend is based on the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson, also titled I Am Legend. The first film version of this novel, entitled "The Omega Man" was produced in 1971 and starred Charlton Heston in the role of Dr. Robert Neville.

In the 1973 film, The Three Musketeers, Cardinal Richelieu, played by Charlton Heston, muses, upon being presented with the Carte Blanche by D'Artagnan, "One should be careful about what one writes or who one gives it to."

Message boards have an inherant code of conduct. This article addresses the etiquette for message boards about television shows. Violate them and you will be the laughing stock to your imaginery friends on the internet.

Almost every award right on, funny host and a near perfect balance of entertainment and serious issues

Sal Mineo Biography

What is the best opening sequence in movie history? Would you be surprised to find out that nothing has topped a movie made in the 1950s?

From Roberto Benigni's tour de farce in 1998 to Alfred Hitchcock's terse acceptance speech in 1967, a look back at the last 40 years of Oscar Night.

What would you do for a Snickers bar?

Ask just about any other girl my age to name her favorite actors and you'll probably be bombarded by any number of Brad Pitts, George Clooneys, Johnny Depps and Orlando Blooms.

This article reviews and compares the 1973 and 1993 movie versions of "The Three Musketeers."

If an actor is lucky, there will come a time when a role comes along that will become the defining moment of their career. I believe this has now happened for Forest Whitaker with his portrayal of Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.

Film Noir is the term used for the mostly black and white murder, drama, mystery movies of the 1930's through the 1950's.

This is the meaning of how the founding fathers designed the Second Amendment. Everyone should know their rights and what freedom really means.

The films that make us turn on the lights when we find ourselves in the dark.

Remember how they used to say Ginkgo improves your memory? New study says forget it.

The 1950's brought some hard ships to theater owners with television revolutionizing the country.

If you want top notch college athletic events you may want to look elsewhere. But if you are looking for excellent interning options, outstanding location and wonderful exposure to outstanding speakers, think about American

Inger Stevens Biography

Back in the 1940s and1950s, star power was so formidable that most movies sold almost solely on the basis of who was portraying the lead roles.The Philadelphia Story had star power in abundance; Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart.

Sensurround was basically large speakers that, at various points in the movie, would emit rumbling sounds to emulate whatever action was on the screen.

Without thoroughly examining the text, no one can appreciate the event. Documentaries shortchange the event, ignoring certain facts in order to explain it using natural occurrences. Even the movie "The Ten Commandments" poorly conveyed what happened.

This article helps readers to take terrible movies and make them not only worth watching, but hilarious as well.

This is a look at three of Orson Welles' less-known films and how they fit within the Film Noir genre.

The March on Washington is one of the most significant events of the Civil Rights Movement, bringing together people of all races and classes to fight for a common goal. The large demonstration helped persuade the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

This film is just plain awful. Want to learn about the Battle of Midway? Read Walter Lord's Incredible Victory instead.

Every fan of horror or science fiction knows the name of Richard Matheson, from scripts for Vincent Price movies such as House of Usher, his own The Incredible Shrinking Man, to the classic vampire tale I Am Legend. Together now are his 86 short stories.

This is one of the best books on food I've ever read. Pollan joins Jared Diamond as an expert on a very important subject.

With all the sex scandals, family breakups, and sensational antics we often hear from the "Left Coast," it's hard to believe there are some celebrities we can actually look up to.

Yvonne De Carlo was one of Hollywood's most alluring women, but she is most famous for playing a part that required her to hide her beauty.

It all started in March of 1970 when the most influential movie of the entire decade opened.

Yvonne De Carlo, best known to fans of classic television as Lily Munster, died Monday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Fund complex in Woodland Hills, California. She was 84 at the time of her death.

Tom Cruise has converted from Scientology to Existentialism in one of the oddest New Year's resolutions of 2007 and possibly ever.

Jimmy Stewart will always be known as the star of It's a Wonderful Life. His acting skills continue to impress and leave an imprint on people's lives.

A preview of some of the more talked-about films being released this year.

Disclaimer: I am not an expert on Shakespearean acting. However, when my director cast me in Midsummer Night's Dream, I became an expert on becoming his worst nightmare. Eventually, I learned from my mistakes. Hopefully, you will never make them.

Review of the 2007 Comedy, Hot Fuzz, A Cross Between "Scooby Doo" and "Dirty Harry"!

All in all, Moore balances out his one-sided editing and stretched accusations with some solid points and consistent entertainment. Bowling for Columbine is an important and informative documentary.