Charlton Heston News

In the 1965 film "The Agony and the Ecstasy" Michelangelo is taking his sweet time painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Two comics based on an identical science fictional trope: humanoid animals walking, talking and fighting.

The advent of the Blu-Ray disc and the high definition television have sent film fanatics across the city of Toronto and the world into a frenzy to allow them to see their favorite films in the closest resolution to the original film negatives as humanly possibly; as they were originally intended to be seen.

The studio, which has wanted the former CSULB student to direct the remake since last September after he looked over the script, plans to guide the project in a new direction.

But it looks like even Charlton Heston's The Ten Commandments is not beyond the current trend of Hollywood remakes, with Steven Spielberg close to agreeing with Warner Bros to direct.

The 1968 science fiction classic Planet of the Apes thrilled audiences and gave bigger than life movie star Charlton Heston the immortal line "Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!" It also earned two Oscar nominations for Costume Design and Original Score, and spawned four sequels and a forgettable 2001 remake.

You may remember us reporting back in September that Warner Bros. was eyeing Steven Spielberg to direct a biopic about the greatest Jewish hero of all, Moses.

Touch of Evil: the ultimate film noir. WHITBY -- Janet Leigh and Charlton Heston in 'Touch of Evil', considered one of the best of the film noir movies.

Often cited as a direct inspiration for Indiana Jones , Charlton Heston is Harry Steele .

Let's face it, ladies and gentlemen: beards are awesome. They keep your face warm, give you something to stroke ponderously, and as far as Hollywood is concerned, the simple addition of a magical mane of face fuzz can turn anyone into the biggest badass walking.

Modern-dress Shakespeare has been with us for nearly a century, long enough to cease being a novelty or in need of justification.

The Little Black Gallery presents Yul Brynner: A Photographic Journey on view from January 11 through February 11, 2012.