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Moses Wasn't Charlton Heston >> Posted By pacodecabra 9 hours, 39 minutes ago in Religion Because of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments, for several generations now when people think of Moses, the face they see is Charlton Heston's. But the real Moses was no Hollywood he-man. He was a man with flaws and faults just like us, and if we are open to ...
No Pordenone drop-off speaks volumes about its silent strength
While some of the world's proudest film festivals tremble under the economic lash that has robbed them of sponsorship and public, there is one that hasn't skipped a beat: the timeless Pordenone Silent Film Festival, which celebrated its 28th year Oct.
Author promotes Moses as a model for getting along
Behold Bruce Feiler's optimism. You and your relatives, he says with conviction, can talk about religion and politics at Thanksgiving and survive.
I don't know about you, but I love Halloween. I get to dress weirdly and scamper around the neighborhood banging on doors demanding candy.
Is Moses the man who shaped America?
Historian Bruce Feiler says the rays around the Statue of Liberty's crown recall the first person to be illuminated by the light of God -- Moses.
Moses gets an action-movie upgrade
Variety reports that 20th Century Fox is developing a new movie about Moses. While there have been numerous cartoons and TV movies about Moses over the last few decades, this will presumably be the first major live-action version of the story produced for the big screen since Cecil B. DeMille's second version of The Ten Commandments .
THIS! IS! SINAI! 20th Century Fox to Tell the Story of Moses in the Style of "300"
The 1956 Cecil B. DeMille classic "The Ten Commandments" is fantastic but it could have been so much better if it had used speed-ramping and buckets of blood.A Oh, and maybe a Jewish actor as Moses.A It now looks like we might get two out of three as 20th Century Fox has just made a pre-emptive acquisition of a pitch to tell the story of Moses in ...
"The Ten Commandments" to be remade as "300"!?
Variety is reporting that 20th Century Fox is remaking Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments ! Sorta.
Chernin turns to Bible for first project
In his first significant film project acquisition, Peter Chernin is taking on a project of biblical proportions.
In this 1955 file photo, Charlton Heston in character as Moses in The Ten Commandments.
Michael Valpy Published on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 9:50AM EDT Last updated on Saturday, Oct.
Fox Forum: America's Prophet a " Moses or Jesus?
Moses vs. Jesus -- Who Is America's Prophet? Four years ago I set out to examine the role of Moses in American life.
Which spiritual movie do you like best?
The results of the PARADE Spirituality Poll were released this weekend* . Among the questions asked was this one: "Which of the following movies involving spirituality do you like best?" Ghost? It's a Wonderful Life? The DaVinci Code? The Exorcist? The Omen? The Sixth Sense? The Ten Commandments? None of the above? The results in ascending order: ...
Dunes Center unveils new Web site, dunes map
The Dunes Center in Guadalupe has launched a new Web site and produced a new tour map to help visitors get the most out of visits to the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex.
Parade polls spirituality in the United States
When it comes to spirituality in movies, "The Ten Commandments" starring Charlton Heston remains a favorite.
Sept. 25, 2009 COMMENTARY: The Awe Factor By Shelly Reuben Being in Los Angeles brings out the film fanatic in me.
You realize where this is heading, right? At some point in the future, it's going to be possible to take any web site on the internet, and then pile on pictures of bacon, Kanye West, Godzilla, Katrina victims, LOLcats, Master Chief, Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments, crabcore, and Ron Paul - all by typing in more shit into your address bar.
When we conducted our recent phone interview, Kathy Garver was baking a lemon meringue pie.
This week in Television History: September 2009 Part I
It's hard to say where the truth really lies. September 1, 1922 film and television actress , dancer and singer was born.
Dan Krieger: Guadalupe Dunes: Star of the silver screen
The thundering tones of 'the mighty Wurlitzer' pipe organs filled movie palaces throughout the English-speaking world in 1923.
Seeing Red: A Rising Tide of Red Ink Imperils the Obama Presidency
A year ago, the Obama campaign was reeling from a series of attack ads that suggested that the former community organizer saw himself as a messianic figure and juxtaposed Obama's environmentalist promise to heal the oceans with a film clip of Charlton Heston as Moses parting the Red Sea from the Cecil B. DeMille Biblical epic 'The Ten ...
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