Charlton Heston: A star of biblical proportion.(ETC.)

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | April 20, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Jim Keogh

COLUMN: FILM CLIPS

I hadn't expected to feel as badly as I did upon hearing Charlton Heston had died. After all, it had been some time since he'd announced he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and clearly his days were limited.

Beyond that, I hadn't thought much about Heston in recent years. The last time I saw him on the big screen was in 2002's "Bowling for Columbine,'' in which Michael Moore conducted an aggressive interview with Heston about his pro-gun stances that so angered and unnerved the actor he walked off the ...

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