by Steve Finefrock - Hollywood Forum [scriptwriter]

Charlton Heston would have smiled at learning there are bolder Hollywood conservatives arising today, than were available when he related to me [in a private, handwritten note in ’98] that he had to focus his political capital on the NRA’s call for a major figure to combat encroaching anti-SecondAmendmentitis.  His later retreat into mental deterioration was the cause of joy for Michael Moore Morons, and grief for conservatives in a Tinsel Town that is more right than most can possibly know. At least for now.

Heston’s political capital served the NRA well – others are taking up the HWD creative cudgel which I urgently advocated back then, so the “movement” is moving a bit faster. Pauline Kael’s assessment of Heston – “With his perfect, lean-hipped, powerful body, Heston is a god-like hero; built for strength, he is an archetype of what makes Americans win. He represents American power -- and he has the profile of an eagle." – stills stands like Mt.Rushmore, as journalistic accuracy despite her leftwing POV. As Heston’s publicist Mike Levine noted in today’s e-newsletter, Heston would be front-and-center of Mt.Rushmore, if it were being chiseled today. [more]