A silence in the heavens

Charlton Heston is gone, and I don’t have much to say. He was indisputably a great actor; anyone saying differently is probably a lefty who just can’t stand an artiste with views that challenge his own.

Here are two examples of just how amazing an actor he was.

First, a neat bit from Wayne’s World 2, wherein Chuck makes a handful of lines arguably the most compelling and memorable in the movie:

Then, in Kenneth Branagh’s film of Hamlet, taking flight on the wings of the Bard’s words:

RIP.