James Arness, best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, died today, according to the Los Angeles Times.
According to a family spokesperson, Arness died of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, Calif. He was 88...
read moreWhat was that Christmas movie How about the one with alien slugs and moreQuestion I saw a Christmas movie back in the 1980s I dont know who starred in it but its about a dying rich lady in NYC I think who lives in a beautiful apartment and helps the homeless She hires a detective to bring her family a son and two grandchildren back together for one last Christmas If you know the name and if it will be showing this year I would appreciate the info Regards Susan FlickChick Id say youre looking for the made-for-TV movie Christmas Eve 1986 starring Loretta Young as wealthy philanthropic Amanda Kingsley Her son Andrew Arthur Hill not only alienated all three of his children Harley Melissa and Josh Wayne Best Season Hubley and Patrick Cassidy but wants to have his mother declared incompetent so he can gain control of her money Amanda who knows shes dying but is hiding the fact from Andrew hires a private eread more
Send your movie questions to FlickChickSee Maitland McDonagh and Ken Fox review this weeks new flicks in Movie Talk Question Are there any animated feature-length vampire movies JoshFlickChick Yes there are but ery few of them are American Overall the US animation industry is geared toward making movies for kids and undead bloodsuckers arent really Disneys cup of tea That said Warner Animations The Batman vs Dracula 2005 is a great idea and a pretty good little picture that as you might have deduced pits the haunted crimefighter in creature-of-the-night drag against the real honest-to-goodness lord of the vampires And Hellboy Animated Blood and Iron 2007 a sequel to Guillermo del Toros live-action feature featuring the same cast in voice roles pits the good demon Ron Perlman against a vampire inspired by real-life bloody countess Elizabeth Bathory 1560-1614 But most of the animated vampire features are Japanese including the stunning Blread more