“Welcome Home for Christmas” on INSP

This holiday season...
INSP is welcoming everyone home for Christmas, from November 29th thru December 25th, 2014, with two exclusive U.S. premieres and several network premieres!

The first INSP premiere movie is...
 

Norman Rockwell Presents

Coming Home for Christmas
 

on November 30th,
starring Ben Hollingsworth, Carly McKillip,
Amy Jo Johnson, and George Canyon.

In Coming Home for Christmas...
after their parents separate, two estranged sisters reunite in hopes that having a family Christmas for the first time in years will bring their mom and dad close again.

*Visit my Norman Rockwell Presents Coming Home
for Christmas page for more movie images and details!

The second INSP premiere movie is...
 

Christmas Rescue: Horses of McBride
 

on December 13th, 2014
starring Aidan Quinn, Kari Matchett,
& MacKenzie Porter.

Christmas Rescue: Horses of McBride...
is based on a true story. When two pack horses are found in the mountains surrounded by a seven- foot wall of snow, a community unites to dig a trench and rescue them.

*Visit my Christmas Rescue: Horses of McBride page for more movie images and details!


You’ll find these new premieres on INSP this Christmas Season plus many returning Christmas Movie favorites; including: The Secret of Giving, The Christmas Tree, Samantha, an American Girl Holiday, Christmas with a Capital “C”, I’ll be Home for Christmas, The Christmas Box, and many more!


The Door is always open in INSP’s home for more family and friends… it's the channel where everyone is welcome to watch... the place where the fireplace is always crackling, presents are wrapped under the tree, hot apple cider is waiting, and there’s a cozy place in front of the TV – for you and your family!

*Find INSP on DirecTV Channel 364, DISH channel 259, Verizon FiOS Channel 286, and AT&T U-Verse Channel 564. It is also available through most cable systems.
 

Visit the Christmas TV Schedule to see all the Movies airing during

INSP's “Welcome Home for Christmas” event!

 

Saddle Up Your Horses - Flicka Movies New DVD Release + My Movie Reviews!

 For Horse Lovers Everywhere-Both Flicka Movies will be released on Blu-rayOctober 11th, 2011 :

Flicka (Triple Play) [Blu-ray]

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Flicka 2 (Triple Play) [Blu-ray]

   *See My Movie Review of Flicka 

  *See My Movie Review of Flicka 2

Disney Channel Premieres Lemonade Mouth & GMC re-airs Flicka 2 on Friday Family Movie Night!

Catch Disney Channel's New Original Movie 

Lemonade Mouth

April 15, 2011 - Friday:

Lemonade Mouth ... Disney (east) ... 8 PM *NEW
Lemonade Mouth ... Disney (west) ... 11 PM *NEW

See the Lemonade Mouth page for Pictures, Plot, and more!
Click here for the Movie Trailor!

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Catch the Gospel Music Channel Premiere of

Flicka 2

April 15, 2011 - Friday:

Flicka 2 ... Gospel Music Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Flicka 2 ... Gospel Music Channel ... 11 PM *NEW

See the Flicka 2 page for Pictures, Plot, and more!
Click here for the Movie Trailor!


Hope you enjoy these Movies with your Family!

Flicka 2 (Premiering on GMC) - Movie Trailer

A Preview Video of

Flicka 2

(Be sure to sroll down to the bottom of the page
and pause or stop the Music Playlist before Playing Video Clip.)

Flicka 2 has an Encore Premiere, Airing Twice on

Friday Night, April 15th, 2011

on Gospel Music Channel

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Flicka 2 Premieres on TV!

Catch the Premiere of Flicka 2 

on the GOSPEL MUSICAL CHANNEL -

during their week of Horse themed Movies & Shows!

PREMIERES Monday Night  - April 11th, 2011

and Friday Night - April 15th, 2011

See the FAMILY TV SCHEDULE for air dates and times!

For Pictures, Cast, Plot, & other Details -

see the Flicka 2 page!

Flicka 2 - Movie Review

MOVIE REVIEW

Flicka 2

Network: Gospel Music Channel

Original Air Date:
Direct-to-DVD : 2010
Premieres on Gospel Music Channel : April 11, 2011

CAST:

Patrick Warburton ... Hank McLaughlin
Tammin Sursok ... Carrie McLaughlin
Clint Black ... Toby
Reilly Dolman ... Jake
Emily Tennant ... Amy
Ted Whittall ... HD Walker
Lorne Cardinal ... Sheriff
Dwayne Wiley ... Tucker
Craig Stanghetta ... Pete
Alvin Sanders ... Moe the Deli Owner
Brenda Crichlow ... Child Services Officer
Christina Jastrzembska ... Grandmother
Doug Abrahams ... Rodeo Announcer
Clyde ... Speedy The Dog
Razz ... Flicka

PLOT:

Carrie (Tammin Sursok) is a big-city teenager whose life is turned upside down when she moves to a horse ranch in Wyoming to live with her father (Patrick Warburton). But everything changes when Carrie meets Flicka, a wild, jet-black mustang who's just as free-spirited and strong-willed as Carrie. The two form a special bond and Carrie opens her heart to her father and a handsome, local boy, but when a jealous rival puts Flicka's life in jeopardy, Carrie must do whatever it takes to save her best friend.

Movie Review:

This teenage girl, Carrie McLaughlin, is tough and fiesty.... used to getting by on her own in the city and riding her skateboard through the busy city streets. She lives with her grandmother, but when Child Services learn that her Grandmother is becoming forgetful and needing medical care, Carrie is sent to live with her father, Hank, in Wyoming, on their family farm.

The casting of this film was very good - Patrick Warburton was perfect as Hank McLaughlin - calm, laid-back rancher who it's easy to see - loves his little girl and his friend Toby, portrayed by Country Music Singer, Clint Black. Clint was great - funny, thoughtful, sweet, and perfectly suited to add a little comedic relief! He fit right in with the country scene.

New to a place, where she knows noone, Carrie tries to re-connect with her friends by cell phone, but a horse tramples and destroys her phone. She begs Hank for a new one - he says they can discuss it in a few weeks. Of course she doesn't like that answer and the fact that they also don't have any internet access. So, she can't e-mail her friends, either.

Knowing noone and feeling alone, Carrie forms a tight bond with a wild mustang horse on their farm, named Flicka and eventually, also with Jake, who happens to be a young man who works for her father. Jake teaches Carrie to ride Flicka and they even train her together. Flicka is a quick learner and responds well to Carrie's gentleness and kind approach.

{SPOILER ALERT:}

Through a turn of events, Flicka ends up in the hands of another local rancher and Hank doesn't have enough money for attorneys, to get her back. Carrie, however, can't let her go - when she learns that they will put her down. In the middle of the night, she rescues the horse and sets out with Flicka. Eventually, Hank and Jake locate her and the three of them decide to set Flicka free. She was a wild mustang, after all. They do so... and a year later they return to the mountains to see the wild mustangs run by and they see Flicka, who know has a young foal.

Carrie runs to Flicka and Flicka gallops up to her with the foal at her side... and they decide it's time to bring Flicka home!

Beautiful story... the country and landscape is absolutely spectacular! I liked this movie even better than the first Flicka! Great story for any one who loves farm life, the country setting, and of course, horses!



See or Skip:

See, great family movie!


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Horse Movies Tonight on Gospel Music Channel

The Gospel Music Channel is airing two horse movies tonight on their Friday Family Movie Night:

Friday, April 30, 2010-

Ready to Run ... Gospel Music Channel ... 7 PM

Virginia's Run ... Gospel Music Channel ... 9 PM


Ready to Run is a Disney Channel Original Movie from 2000.

Plot from Wikipedia:

Ready to Run is the story of 14-year-old Corrie Ortiz, an energetic girl who dreams of becoming a jockey in the predominantly male sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Although her father died in a racing-related accident, it's her spirited memory that drives her to try to achieve her goal, even though her mother is against it. She also has the gift her grandmother calls the "confidence of horses". It allows Corrie to communicate with her horse, Thunder Jam (TJ), who lives dispiritedly in his sire's shadow. Though TJ is an excellent runner, he has an immense fear of the starting gates. To conquer this fear, the team employs the strange tactic of placing headphones over TJ's ears. Surprisingly, the music works. TJ can now get through the gate with confidence. The headphones later become a trademark of Thunder Jam as he wins more and more races.


At the final race of the season their toughest opponent is doing everything he can to see that he wins. He takes it up with the judges that the headphones on TJ's ears are stimulating the horse in some rule breaking manner and should be disallowed. Dismayed, Corrie and TJ have to run the race without their signature item. It's a rough start, but Corrie and TJ's special relationship allows them to conquer their fears and win the fictional Gold Rush Derby.


Virginia's Run is a 2002 Canadian-American independent family drama/coming of age film.

Plot from DVD cover:

Gabriel Byrne, Joanne Whalley and talented newcomer Lindze Letherman star in this inspiring tale about a girl, her family and the horse that brings them together again. Virginia's Run, shot in beautiful Nova Scotia, combines poignant drama and "thrilling" (Toronto Sun) horse-racing action in a coming-of-age adventure for the whole family.


When 13-year-old Virginia's (Letherman) mother dies in a riding accident, her father (Byrne) sells the horse and vows never to let his two daughters ride. Defying him, Virginia nurses the horse's new colt, Stormy, and secretly trains with him at night. But when Stormy is sold, Virginia's sister and a sympathetic trainer (Whalley) must help convince her father that a girl needs free rein to grow.



I'm sure these movies were chosen to air tonight in honor of the Kentucky Derby tomorrow. I haven't picked my favorite for the Derby, although, I am eyeing two horses at present. I always choose a favorite every year - just for fun. I'll post my favorite horse tomorrow on Derby Day.

Horse Movies on DVD

With the Kentucky Derby coming up this Saturday, I can't help from thinking of my favorite Horse Themed Movies...

The Man from Snowy River

Return to Snowy River


My Friend Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
The Green Grass of Wyoming

Flicka

(What are your favorites? Add yours to the Comments below!)


The Story of Seabiscuit

Black Beauty


Straight from the Heart

Thicker than Water

The Long Shot

The Last Cowboy

Every Second Counts

(What are your favorites? Add yours to the Comments below!)

Moondance Alexander

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

National Velvet

International Velvet

Seabiscuit

Dreamer

Second Chances

A Leap Of Faith

Horse Crazy

(What are your favorites? Add yours to the Comments below!)

Running Free

Felicity - An American Girl Adventure

Racing Stripes

Virginia's Run

Lost Stallions: The Journey Home

Lightning, The White Stallion

Misty

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

All Roads Lead Home

Horse Movies Not Available on DVD:

Horse Sense - cute Disney Original Movie

Flash - very touching Disney Original Movie

Glory - Margaret O'brien

Home in Indiana - Walter Brennan & Jeanne Crain

April Love - Pat Boone & Shirley Jones (my Personal Favorite!)




What are your favorites? Add yours to the Comments below...