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Title: In the Arena: An Autobiography by Charlton Heston ISBN: 1-57297-267-X Publisher: Boulevard (Trd Pap) Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Intensly Interesting!!!
Comment: A 'matter of fact' review of Charlton Heston's life and film set experiences. Even if you are not a fan, this story is very interesting and honest, well written and often touching. The insight of movie sets alone is worth the price. I loved learning more about one of my all time favorite actors. The final chapter states "Chuck's" personal opinions and beliefs, an outstanding summation to a well written book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book by a Great Man!
Comment: This is a great book. Charlton Heston looks back on his enormous acting career with lots of emotion and lots of funny memories. I admire the man for his convictions and integrity and now also on his writing abilities. If you are a Heston fan, this book is a must. I don't understand why it's out of print!!! I got a copy out of the library and then I bought a used copy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Despite politics, this is a fine Hollywood memoir...
Comment: First off, the day I agree with Charlton Heston's politics is the day I grow horns on my head, and a third arm to boot. Doesn't matter. This is an excellent memoir, and I'm very sorry to see it out of print. (I sent copies to my equally liberal friends. They enjoyed it as well...)
History, anecdote and Hollywood play the key roles in this book. I wouldn't call Heston's clearly self-written style "gossipy", but he does tell many "insider" tales. There's little judgement or conservative propoganda in these segments, just an underrated actor explaining how he's been involved with industry titans over the last 50+ years. Honest views of Orson Welles, Cecil B. Demille, William Wyler, etc. Unexpected stuff; did you know Heston crashed his WWII army truck into a snowdrift in the Aleutian Islands, then handed the keys to his superior so he could catch the next flight home? No? Funny story, and this book has many. There are spare evocative stories of a lonely childhood that may in fact be more painful than Heston could capture. And if you need to know whether Heston is circumcised, this book will tell you. (Why, I dunno...)
Heston discusses most of his films, with careful observation that shows his artistic taste and common sense. It's that taste that has kept him from making garbage films so many of his contemporaries lived off for years. Although he's made few great films, he hasn't made many dogs. His honest self-criticism is refreshing, and usually accurate. Paraphrase: ("I tried to play an educated Mexican lawyer in 'Touch of Evil' without an accent. A mistake. Everyone has an accent...") He chronicles his varied career on stage, a career most people know nothing about. Artistically, the boy done good.
Then it gets sticky. The book veers towards politics in the final 3rd, reminding me why this guy bugs me. Marching in civil rights protests does not give you justification for any goofy political idea you have in the future. (Jesse Jackson is a good example...) Heston blows affirmitave action out of proportion, and his own words in the first half make his later comments on feminism seem bizarre and slummy. (But who knows, he IS an elected president of the National Rifle Association. Perhaps there was an upcoming election?)
Still, the way I look at it, if there's room for a self-righteous Barbra Streisand promoting dopey Hollywood causes, there's equal room for a Charlton Heston promoting guns. (He just picked a cause that matched his screen persona perfectly.) I'm happy to say most of this book avoids the argument entirely. Good stuff. Buy it.
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Title: To Be a Man: Letters to My Grandson by Charlton Heston ISBN: 0743213114 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title:The Ten Commandments ASIN: 0792154649 Publisher: Paramount Studio Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.99 |
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Title:The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) ASIN: B00009TB5G Publisher: New Line Home Entertainment Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $25.99 |
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Title: Charlton Heston's Hollywood: 50 Years in American Film by Charlton Heston, Jean-Pierre Isbouts ISBN: 1577193571 Publisher: Good Times Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: The Actor's Life: Journals, 1956-1976 by Charlton Heston ISBN: 0525050302 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: July, 1980 List Price(USD): $2.98 |
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