2006-10-22 04:00:00 PDT Los Angeles-- Twenty-five miles northwest of Hollywood, horses graze in pastures dotted with sycamore trees bounded by low-slung white fences as the Santa Monica Mountains rise ...

“Flicka” is a modernized version of that great sentimental horse movie, 1943’s “My Friend Flicka,” and it comes with the glitzy trappings and accessories you might expect. The cinematography has the ...

“My Friend Flicka,” Mary O’Hara’s famous novel about a boy and his horse, comes back to the screen with a couple of changes. First off, the title is “Flicka,” the original being evidently too long or ...

THE month of May might have dibs on the Kentucky Derby, but October is turning out to be the month for horse movies. “Flicka” arrives on theater screens almost exactly one year after “Dreamer: ...

Be forewarned: The sweet-natured horse tale “Flicka” is not your mother’s “My Friend Flicka.” Nor is it my mother’s, either; she, a fan of the 1941 Mary O’Hara novel, was horrified to hear of the ...

Flicka: Drama. Starring Tim McGraw, Maria Bello, Alison Lohman and Ryan Kwanten. Directed by Michael Mayer. (PG. 94 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Tim McGraw would make a good Cartwright. He's ...

'Flicka" is the feel-good movie of the fall, and the best family movie of the year by a country mile. Almost by default. This version of Mary O'Hara's beloved kids' novel "My Friend Flicka" (filmed in ...

Flicka is the heartfelt story about a teenage girl and a wild stallion she finds on her Wyoming ranch. The story begins by introducing the girl's troubles with her father and poor performance at ...

Two horses died on the set of the recently released family drama "Flicka," according to the American Humane Association. The association's Web site said the deaths were accidental and occurred in 2005 ...

At the rate she’s going, Alison Lohman should be ready to step up to ingenue roles about the time she turns 40. Her girlishness intact at 27, Lohman stars as a spirited teen who tames a spirited horse ...