Actors perform a scene from Ben Hur Live for the cameras during a preview from the show at the O2 arena in east London

2009-09-15T10:46:17Z

Actors perform a scene from Ben Hur Live for the cameras during a preview from the show at the O2 arena, in east London September 15, 2009. The touring show, which has it's world premiere on Tuesday, marks the 50th anniversary of the Charlton Heston film, and involves 400 performers and 100 animals. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty (O2 arena, in east London September 15, 2009. The touring show, which has it's world premiere on Tuesday, marks the 50th anniversary of the Charlton Heston film, and involves 400 performers and 100 animals. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty (

Hollywood Wax Museum auctions wax celebs

2010-02-27T16:10:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Hollywood Wax Museum auctions Beatles, Charlton Heston and other wax celebs</div><div><p>Wax figures of all four Beatles brought in nearly $13,000 at the first auction in the 44-year history of the Hollywood Wax Museum.</p><p>"The Last Supper" — wax representations of Jesus and th...

Hollywood memorabilia to be auctioned.

2009-05-04T11:46:39Z

'Colonel George Taylor' costume worn by Charlton Heston in the film 'Planet of the Apes' (L) as well as other costumes are Hollywood memorabilia to be auctioned in Los Angeles, California, Morocco's Mamounia, one of the world's great old hotels, is selling off its furnishings -- curtains, crockery, sheets and all -- at a four-day auction in Marrakech in May expected to bring in 5.5 million euros.</p><p>The hotel frequented by the rich and famous since opening in 1923 has been closed for three years for a revamp and is due t...

How's `Hancock' stack up among movie twists?

2010-03-02T04:55:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Movie surprises: How does Smith's `Hancock' stack up among Hollywood's best plot twists?</div><div><p>A Will Smith movie packs in millions of people over Fourth of July weekend. No surprises there.</p><p>Yet Smith's "Hancock," the tale of an anti-social boozer who happens to be a superhero, comes with an abrupt plot twist, one that has divided...

Gorilla runners sweat it out on London fun run

2010-02-28T08:26:45Z

<div><p>It could have been a scene from Planet of the Apes, but there was no sign of Charlton Heston in a loincloth and the final scene was more likely to involve Big Ben than the Statue of Liberty.</p><p>Hundreds of people dressed as gorillas took to the streets of London

Who would you cast in the Max Mosley movie?

2010-02-28T15:45:17Z

<div><p>Separated at birth ... Max Mosley (left) and Charlton Heston</p><p>Roll credits on Film of the News, the first in a mooted series of DIY movie productions loosely based on the big story of the week. (Note the "mooted", which allows us to quietly mothball the series in the event of it dying on its arse. Crafty, huh?)&...

Thursday, September 4

2010-02-28T18:21:19Z

<div><p>And speaking of the N.R.A.! It’s the last day of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Charlton Heston series, and among the offerings are El Cid and Touch of Evil. Meanwhile, fashionistas chug Emergen-C and chain-smoke away hunger pains, mulling over pressing questions such as: Will I still be able to wear th...

Heston's bearing, toughness endured

2010-03-03T23:41:46Z

<div id="subtitle">Charlton Heston a Hard-Working Actor Who Kept His Trademark Bearing Even in Affliction</div><div><p>When Charlton Heston learned in July of 2002 that he had a neurological disorder with symptoms that resembled Alzheimer's disease, he delivered the news in a typical Heston manner.</p><p>He videotaped a farewell speech and released it ...

Heston was the regal face of scrappy NRA

2010-03-03T23:41:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Charlton Heston's Political Commandment to the Masses: Thou Shalt Not Abridge Gun Rights</div><div><p>As Moses, Charlton Heston thunderously rallied his people with the Ten Commandments in hand. The tablet of his political life was carved with something else — the Second Amendment.</p><p>Heston was not just the public face of the ...

Heston left cinematic, political mark

2010-03-03T23:42:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Charlton Heston, Dead at 84, Left Political Mark to Rival Cinematic Legacy</div><div><p>Nancy Reagan was heartbroken over Charlton Heston's death. President Bush hailed him as a "strong advocate for liberty," while Charlton Heston's Films</div><div><p>Films of Charlton Heston include:</p><p>"Peer Gynt," 1942</p><p>"Julius Caesar," 1949</p><p>"Dark City," 1950</p><p>"The Greatest Show on Earth," 19...

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