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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

“Flicka” — based on Mary O’Hara’s classic kid-and-horse novel “My Friend Flicka” — is not really for young kids. It’s not that there are issues over language or violence, and there’s certainly no ...

'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 ...