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Open thread - Apes weekend

Sort by Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) - 11/29/2008

We head back to NC tomorrow. Had some great chow, and a lot of good times here in Delaware. I'm packing up for the flight home tomorrow (oy, please let the Philly airport not be a hellhole), and watching Fox Movie Channel. This weekend the network is playing all the Planet of the Apes classics this weekend, along with documentaries, promo films and documentaries -- calling it Channel of the Apes ....

Crappy Birthday

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Charlton Heston makes a final epic journey

Sort by adfreak (Free subscription) - 04/07/2008

As George Taylor in the finale of Planet of the Apes , Charlton Heston pounded the surf-drenched sand and damned mankind to hell for atomic warfare when he realized he was back on Earth, something most viewers surmised far sooner, since the apes were speaking English. He warned the world that “Soylent Green is people!” in the closing scenes of that holocaust movie, long after most supporting characters...

Charlton Heston, RIP

Sort by Conglomerate (Free subscription) - 04/06/2008

Charlton Heston was 83 years old . He was great as Moses, but when I was a young boy, that chariot race in Ben Hur was one of the most exciting things I had ever seen. Still, my favorite Heston movie remains Planet of the Apes. Maybe because I also read the book by Pierre Boulle , which I remember as being quite wonderful, or perhaps because I was in high school in Wisconsin when this appeared on...

I For One Welcome Our New Humanzee Overlords

Sort by Below The Beltway (Free subscription) - 04/30/2008

The Scotsman frets about the possibility of a Chimpanzee-Human hybrid: A LEADING scientist has warned a new species of “humanzee,” created from breeding apes with humans, could become a reality unless the government acts to stop scientists experimenting. In an interview with The Scotsman, Dr Calum MacKellar, director of research at the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, [...]

Sunday Discussion Thread

Sort by Minor League Ball (Free subscription) - 04/06/2008

Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968) (via AdaKing ) Have a good Sunday.

To everyone who voted for the Democrats in the Assembly last night

Sort by Wigderson Library & Pub (Free subscription) - 11/05/2008

James Wigderson lives in Waukesha with his wife, the lovely Doreen from Waukesha, two children, two dogs, a mortgage and a host of lawn problems. E-mail him at

In Search of White Tower

Sort by Gothamist (Free subscription) - 01/31/2008

Imagine that final beach scene in Planet of the Apes, but substitute every small patch of sand for a chain restaurant and that'll give you an idea of where the NY restaurant scene might be heading – all blown up, with Charlton Heston eventually smashing his fists into a huge pile of thermal cardboard coffee cup sleeves instead of foamy surf. Just a few weeks after Heston's 2nd birthday in 1926, the...

In Memoriam: Charlton Heston

Sort by PoliBlog (Free subscription) - 04/06/2008

Via the LAT: Charlton Heston, 84; Oscar-winning actor played larger-than-life figures Heston died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home, said family spokesman Bill Powers. In 2002, he had been diagnosed with symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer’s disease. A video overview of his life can be found here. I must confess, the role that most sticks in [...]

Someone Named "Thad Weber" Pitching Out of This World As Huskers Win Series Against Texas Tech

Sort by Corn Nation (Free subscription) - 04/06/2008

The Huskers took game two from Texas Tech 5-2 as some guy called Thad Weber delivered a career-high 11 strike outs, giving up only five hits and two earned runs over 7.2 innings. I find it odd that we're supposed to believe that this is the same guy who gave up five runs in the first inning and eight overall before being replaced in the third inning at Stanford. Clearly, something has happened to...

Charlton Heston, 1924-2008

Sort by Cable &Tweed (Free subscription) - 04/06/2008

Sad news tonight, as Hollywood legend Charlton Heston has passed away . Heston as 'Taylor' in Planet of the Apes (1968) I'm a fan of several of his sci-fi and western flicks, though I have to admit I've never seen the acclaimed Ben-Hur or The Ten Commandments . One of my favorite Heston moments has to be the final scene of Planet of the Apes , and what better time to watch it again?

RIP: Charlton Heston Dead At 84

Sort by Phawker (Free subscription) - 04/06/2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing “Ben-Hur” and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the ’50s and ’60s, has died. He was 84. Heston spokesman Bill Powers says the actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly [...]

And let's not forget this guy...

Sort by Hitchens Watch (Free subscription) - 04/07/2008

...who also spoke to God, to the Apes, to Dame Edna Everidge, to Michael Moore, and even to Hitch.

Charlton Heston Was Big Leggy

Sort by pHinnWeb (Free subscription) - 04/06/2008

Planet of the Apes (1968): the final scene (Warning: contains spoilers!) Omega Man (1971): trailer Charlton Heston (1923 - 2008) (inspired by Haysi Fantayzee )

Chuck Heston’s Greatest Hits

Sort by Balls and Walnuts (Free subscription) - 04/07/2008

CNN: Charlton Heston dies at 84. I grew up with Charlton Heston. This latter day John Wayne epitomizes for me a certain type of actor: the hypermasculine lead with a martyr complex, whose on-screen testosteronity was exceeded only by his off-screen right wing looniness. Chuck was the Man . . . well, until Mel Gibson [...]