2008: not a good year for actors

[angevin2]

I must admit, I was never a huge fan of Charlton Heston (even setting aside his politics) -- but I always did love his performance as the Player King in Branagh's Hamlet, an instance in which Branagh's tendency towards gimmicky casting really, really paid off. So here it is; enjoy.

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Comments

[educate_sedate]

I was sad when I heard...his monologue in Hamlet always gives me goosebumps

[so_lily_briscoe]

Oh, yes!! I had completely forgotten about that.

I've been so looking forward to a slew of "cold, dead hands" jokes that just has not materialized. Blogosphere, just what are you good for?!

[reconditarmonia]

Oh, there have been. At Metaquotes if nothing else, but they are there, I promise.

(this is especially funny for me as my Academic Team, which has the abbreviation NRA for N---- R------- A Team, has as its motto "You can take our buzzers from our cold, dead hands!")

[angevin2]

Shakesville has had, like, three posts in a row that started with them...

[so_lily_briscoe]

::checks::

One, to be fair.

Still, that one also includes Soylent Green, Ten Commandments, and Planet of the Apes jokes. So, bonus.

[sienamystic]

Ben Hur and The Agony and the Ecstacy are two of my favorite movies.

[tekalynn]

I remember when I saw that, I thought "Charlton Heston can act? Wow. He's really good!" It was also the first time I had ever been able to really make sense of that scene.

Thanks for the memories, Chuck Heston, sir.

[arcadiaego]

Oh yes. That film was so full of showy casting (random John Gielgud WTF?!) and not all of the choices worked, but this one did. I think partly because you don't really expect Heston to be quite that good. :D