“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 ...

"I want a pony." It’s one of those universal wants that all little girls tell their parents, most likely having to settle for a little figurine or toy in place of the life-sized creature. Tim McGraw’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

“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 ...