There's sure to be some good jokes when Mick Jagger hosts the season finale of Saturday Night Live May 19, but one of the biggest laughs could come from the fact that the cast members sharing the stage with the singer weren't alive when the Rolling Stones were formed.

Jagger, 68, is set to become the 6th oldest host on the show, following Betty White (88 when she hosted), Miskel Spillman (80), Ruth Gordon (80), Milton Berle (70), and Charlton Heston (70). Amusingly, Spillman was the winner of the first and only "Anyone Can Host" contest in 1977 - he was paid $3,000 for his hosting duties.
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Ready to rehash some old good guy/bad guy tales now out on Blu-ray via the folks at MGM? Then hang on to that lasso rope tight, jump on your horse and board the moving train cause we’re going on a bumpy ride with the likes of Blu-ray baddies "The Big Country," "Quigley Down Under" and "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." Hold on tight to the saddle horn stud – the long review road ahead awaits!

Title: "The Big Country"

Grade: 3 1/2

Cast: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston

Director: William Wyler

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 165 minutes

Release Company: MGM Home Ente...

Washington political news organization National Journal has named the "The 20 Most Politically Effective Celebrities of All Time."

The list, released online and in the April 30 issue of National Journal magazine, includes current Hollywood activists like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Robert Redford, and Bono, plus some of the most successful celebrity activists in history, including Harry Belafonte, Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman, and Elizabeth Taylor.

To help develop the list, National Journal interviewed dozens of staff members on Capitol Hill and Republican and Democratic o...

Producer and publicist Walter Seltzer has died at the age of 96.

The moviemaker passed away at a retirement home in California from an age-related illness on Friday, according to officials at the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF).

Seltzer worked in film publicity from the 1930s until the 1950s but took four years out from the industry to serve in the Marines during World War II.

He also produced several movies including Soylent Green, The Omega Man, Shake Hands With the Devil and One-Eyed Jacks for Marlon Brando and Charlton Heston's production companies in the 1960s and 1970s.

He...

For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few motion pictures can claim to equal the splendor of renowned director Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 epic The Ten Commandments. To commemorate the 55th anniversary of this beloved masterpiece, on March 29, 2011 Paramount Home Entertainment will release a fully restored version in high definition for the first time ever in an extravagant six-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo gift set, as well as in a two-disc Blu-ray and two-disc DVD. DeMille's last motion picture made Charlton Heston a superstar and remains a cinematic triumph and perennial fan-favorite. Filmed in Eg...

In the wake of the current brain-draining drive to remake just about everything Hollywood has ever had to offer, there are some films that are so sacred they should never be touched. This is a blatant retort to the deluge of watered down franchises, remakes, medium changes, etc. It ranges in levels of snark from low to apocalyptic strength.

My frustration with this extremely long trend came to a fever pitch after watching the Obsessed trailer. Anyone even peripherally familiar with Fatal Attraction could easily catch the obvious, racially spurred recasting of a classic film.

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A pandemic by definition: "An epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through populations across a large region; for instance a continent, or even worldwide." The Swine flu hasn't killed us all yet so until then let's take a look at a few of Hollywood's fictional pandemics.

1.) The Andromeda Strain

Featured in: The Andromeda Strain

Plague: Alien bacteria

Source: Outer space

Effects: Solidifies blood, bores audience to death

When a space probe crashes over a small South Western town, the government grows concerned when the town's inhabitants suddenly drop dead...

Rob Schneider has never been one to back away from controversy and as we discussed his new film Big Stan -- released on DVD this week -- this became all the more apparent as this interview went along. Rob is very candid about what he thinks of a fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus and expresses his love for Roger Ebert, a man he once engaged in a very public dispute.

Mike: So, how was the transition to directing?

Rob: Not a big transition because I always felt I had a hand in directing all my movies. So, I really knew what I wanted and it took so many months to finally get the m...

Nothing can be more frustrating than something not living up to its potential. Movies are especially guilty of this. There's something about watching a movie that was on to something but didn't quite make it that can stick with you. Watching them unfold feels akin to a runner screaming towards the finish line only to fall and break their ankle thirty feet short. Films like these fall apart for many reasons be it last minute changes by a studio, unnecessary plot twists, or just good old-fashioned incompetence. For whatever reason, these movies are bad-they just didn't have to be. Here's a fe...

Late actress/singer Eartha Kitt's former publicist has lashed out at Oscar producers for omitting her from a segment paying tribute to stars who had passed away over the past year.

Kitt died on Christmas Day after losing her battle with colon cancer, aged 81. Best-known for her role as Catwoman in the original 1960s Batman TV show, the Santa Baby singer also co-starred in movies with Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sidney Poitier. And the Emmy winner's former publicist, Andrew Freedman, is outraged her glittering career was overlooked during Sunday's telecast.

He tells the Ne...

In 2008 the United States dealt with a recession, a new President elect, and the passing of many great celebrities. Let's take a moment to remember these noted actors, comedians and musicians...

JANUARY 2008

Heath Ledger

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Humans are even uglier in High-Def when Planet Of The Apes: 40 Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection takes over the Earth November 4 in North America and throughout the Fall Internationally from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

This spectacular set includes all five hair-raising Planet Of The Apes films on Blu-ray for the first time, including Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, Escape From The Planet Of The Apes, Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes, Battle For The Planet Of The Apes, and the 1968 original Planet Of The Apes, which stunned audiences with its now-iconic conclusion and ...

Charlton Heston's most iconic movie treasures are to auctioned off as part of a massive memorabilia sale later this summer. Tablets from The Ten Commandments and the kaftan and pallium the late Heston wore in Ben Hur are among the items which will go under the hammer at the upcoming Profiles in History auction in Los Angeles on July 31 and August 1.

The Ten Commandments tablets, which are expected to fetch upto $60,000, were one of four used in the 1956 movie classic, and are considered to be the best preserved.

They were given to The Sands Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, wher...

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! These seven words have been shouted from Studio 8H of Rockefeller Center since Lorne Michaels created "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. The original name of the show was simply "Saturday Night" because at the time ABC had a show entitled "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell."

Choosing 10 of the show's best cast members is not a task to be taken lightly. We looked at what qualities go into making a perfect cast member as opposed to just picking performers who went on to greater fame after they left the show (though sometimes this happened anyw...

Ronald Reagan's widow Nancy has paid tribute to Charlton Heston, dubbing the late actor "a hero on the big screen and a hero in life". Heston who died on Saturday, aged 83, was a long-term friend and supporter of the Republican ex-president. Both men moved into politics after acting careers and fought losing battles with Alzheimer's disease. Reagan died at age 93.

The former first lady says, "I will never forget Chuck as a hero on the big screen in the roles he played. But more importantly I considered him a hero in life for the many times that he stepped up to support Ronnie."

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Over the years many classic movies have been remade. Don't get me wrong, some of those remakes have been really good. But the majority of the movies have been really bad.

These days, special effects are being taken to a whole new level, but that's not always a good thing. One of the main reasons these films are classics is because CGI was in the distant future. People loved the original "Godzilla" because you can see the man in the Godzilla costume crushing a cardboard box, also known as Tokyo.

There are few movies that have scared me, and one of those films was the 1978 movie "Ha...

A grand-scale, sweeping historical epic featuring shining stars, stunning on-location photography and a cast of thousands, a Limited Collector's Edition of El Cid rides onto two-disc DVD January 29, 2008 from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.

With digitally remastered picture and sound and an introduction by director Martin Scorsese, this beloved film is proudly featured as the first title in The Miriam Collection, a premiere label named after Bob and Harvey Weinstein's mother that will be home to the companies revered classic films, as well as foreign films and some modern fa...

Will Smith has been applauded by a British organization, for refusing to use albinos in his new movie I Am Legend. Officials at the National Organization Of Albinism And Hypopigmentation (NOAH) feared film makers would follow the same direction as 1971 film The Omega Man - adapted from the same Robert Matheson novel - and make Smith the last man on earth facing an army of albino villains.

They blame the movie for starting a trend of making albinos movie villains, citing The Matrix and The Da Vinci Code as examples.

So the organization's bosses were delighted to discover Smith tack...

Movie icon Katharine Hepburn's personal papers and letters have been handed over to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The collection of notes, journals, photographs, scripts and contracts will be exhibited at the library for the first time.

According to website BroadwayWorld.com, the documents reveal new details about Hepburn's early performances and include correspondence from such notables as Laurence Olivier, Judy Garland, Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda and Peter O'Toole.

The treasure trove includes memorabilia documenting one of Hepburn's l...

Happy Birthday to actress Rachel Leigh Cook (1979), actress Alicia Silverstone (1976), actor Liev Schreiber (1967), Cuban singer Jon Secada (1961), musician Afrika Bambaataa (1960), Pet Shop Boys singer Chris Lowe (1959), actor Armand Assante (1949), Oscar winning actress Susan Sarandon (1946), vampire novelist Anne Rice (1941), actor and former NRA spokesman Charlton Heston (1924), comedian Buster Keaton (1895), and 19th President of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes (1822).

Beloved comedienne Carol Burnett is set to add John Cleese to her list of Love Letters co-stars. Cleese will join Burnett for the play, in which she has starred alongside Tom Selleck, Charlton Heston and Leslie Nielsen, later this year. Burnett has been touring with the show since 1990.

Rap mogul Jermaine Dupri is to spill secrets about his romance with Janet Jackson in a new autobiography. The Georgia-based producer is putting the finishing touches to Young, Rich and Dangerous: My Life in Music, which will hit book stores in October.

Former 'N Sync star Joey Fatone has his wif...

Yvonne De Carlo, who played Lily Munster in the hit 1960s sitcom The Munsters, has died. She was 84. The actress died of natural causes on Monday in Los Angeles. De Carlo was also known for playing the wife of Moses (Charlton Heston) in epic 1956 film The Ten Commandments.

She also had a key role in Stephen Sondheim's landmark Broadway musical "Follies" and first made her mark on the big screen in B-movies and westerns for Universal Studios. From 1955 to 1968 she was married to Hollywood stuntman Bob Morgan, who was severely injured during the making of 1962's How The West Was Won. De...

James Gandolfini has signed up to appear as a celebrity king during next year's carnival season in New Orleans, Louisiana. Gandolfini fell in love with New Orleans when he shot scenes for All The King's Men there and has teamed up with the Krewe Of Bacchus to help the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged city.

Gandolfini will follow in the footsteps of William Shatner, Bob Hope, Nicolas Cage, Kirk Douglas and Charlton Heston by playing King Bacchus at the February 18 parade, which takes place two days before the city's world famous Mardi Gras celebrations.

Pip Brennan, captain of the Krewe...

Happy Birthday to actress Rachel Leigh Cook (1979), actress Alicia Silverstone (1976), actor Liev Schreiber (1967), Cuban singer Jon Secada (1961), musician Afrika Bambaataa (1960), Pet Shop Boys singer Chris Lowe (1959), actor Armand Assante (1949), Oscar winning actress Susan Sarandon (1946), vampire novelist Anne Rice (1941), actor and former NRA spokesman Charlton Heston (1924), comedian Buster Keaton (1895), and 19th President of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes (1822).

Actor Charlton Heston has become a virtual recluse and is unable to leave his home as he continues to battle Alzheimer's disease. Heston's son, Fraser Heston, claims the disease has had a devastating effect on his famous father. He says, "He's still at home and will be for the rest of his life. He's exhibiting a kind of courage I haven't seen before."

The star is being cared for by his wife of 62 years, Lydia. Fraser adds, "He's with his first and only love - my mother."

Heston's son has created an animated full-length version of The Ten Commandments for television, and his fathe...

Auction house Profiles in History is holding a live public auction on Dec. 16 that includes over 350 pieces of Hollywood memorabilia worth $2 Million. The highlight of the auction is the original vintage Shure Brothers model 55S microphone from the Louisiana hayride used by Elvis Presley and through which the famous phrase “Please young people, Elvis has left the building” was first broadcast.

This auction will also include treasures from Hollywood classic films such as Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, Spartacus, My Fair Lady as well as contemporary favorites Star War...