And though I had slain a thousand foes less one,
The thousandth knife found my liver;
The thousandth enemy said to me,
'Now you shall die,
Now none shall know.'
And the fool, looking down, believed this,
Not seeing, above his shoulders, the naked stars,
Each one remembering.
--John M. Ford, The Final Reflection

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Monday, April 07, 2008

Cold, Dead Hands

Charlton Heston is dead.

Yes, I know I'm late, but I've always been late about these things. Rest in peace to the man who played Ben-Hur, Moses, and many other memorable characters. Let no man pry his rifle from his cold, dead hands.

And if you call yourself a movie buff and don't know who this man is, you should be ashamed of yourself.

1 comment:

digitalburyong said...

Too bad I always remember Heston, not as Ben-hur or Moses, but as that gun-junkie in Bowling for Columbine. Made a very huge mark on me and it never faded. Blame Michael Moore.