TCM Special Movie Events - Bing Crosby, Kentucky Derby, Audrey Hepburn, and More!

It's a lovely start to May on TCM - with Bing Crosby Movies, a tribute of Horse Movies - all centered around the Kentucky Derby, plus Audrey Hepburn Movies, including My Fair Lady!!!!


Bing Crosby "Marathon of Movies"
- Monday, May 2nd on TCM:

8:25 AM JIMMY FUND - BING CROSBY (1957)

8:30 AM Going Hollywood (1933)

10:00 AM Road to Singapore (1940)

11:30 AM Road to Zanzibar (1941)

1:15 PM Road to Morocco (1942)

2:45 PM Going My Way (1944)

5:00 PM Blue Skies (1946)
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And, it's off to the Races... time for the Kentucky Derby! It's our turn Americans to show how we can wear our Hats - and do it elegantly and lovely - with grand style! (and some, unfortunately, will wear them silly, too!)



Kentucky Derby "Marathon of Movies"
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011:

8:00 PM A Day at the Races (1937)

10:00 PM Stablemates (1938)

11:34 PM RACES TO REMEMBER (1956)

11:45 PM Fast Company (1953)

1:00 AM The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)

2:45 AM Glory (1956)

4:30 AM Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)

5:45 AM Sporting Blood (1931)

7:15 AM Big Boy (1930)




Who can forget Audrey Hepburn at the Races in My Fair Lady? I adore her fashion in the movie and all the beautiful musical numbers!

Audrey Hepburn "Marathon of Movies"
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011:

8:45 AM Love in the Afternoon (1957)

11:00 AM Green Mansions (1959)

1:00 PM The Nun's Story (1959)

3:33 PM Emergency Doctor (1956)

3:45 PM My Fair Lady (1964)



Please Note: I have not seen all of these movies listed above. I simply enjoy Movies with Bing, the Kentucky Derby, & Audrey... and wanted you to know they were airing this week! Enjoy!

Super Saver rides to victory in Kentucky Derby 2010 + New Disney Movie - Secretariat

Congratulations to Owner Bill Casner, Jockey Calvin Borel, and Trainer Todd Pletcher, whose Horse, Super Saver, is the 2010 Kentucky Derby Winner.

Super Saver is an absolutely beautiful horse and it was an amazing race, even if my pick fell back halfway through. Jockey Calvin Borel is amazing and his personal story is so sweet and precious... it would make a heartwarming and triumphant movie. He said he never dreamed he could win 3 Kentucky Derbys... but he proclaims he's going all the way to win the Triple Crown. I, for one, will be cheering him on. We haven't had a triple crown winner since 1978, so it's time!

The Next Race is The Preakness - May 15.

Also, during the pre-race coverage, they promoted a new Disney Horse Movie coming to the theaters in the fall, October 8th, 2010.... titled: Secretariat. It stars Diane Lane as Secretariat's owner Penny Chenery, John Malkovich as trainer Lucien Laurin, Fred Thompson (Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee), Dylan Walsh, AJ Michalka, James Cromwell, Kevin Connolly, and More...  It looks like a sweet Disney story- here are some photos from the production...

Click Here for Trailer - for Secretariat, from Disney

The 136th Run for the Roses... The Kentucky Derby

Today is the Kentucky Derby - the oldest, continuous sporting event in the United States. There is such great history in this sporting event. Even though I don't live there myself, my Mother's roots are there - so I feel my heart is there, as well. Kentucky, with it's beautiful mountains, gorgeous horse farms, and country land that stretches out for miles, has always felt like a second home to me.

Kentucky Horse Farm

Image from http://www.KYLandSales.com

Kentucky Land Sales

"Representing Kentucky's Finest Properties"

 

My Pick for the Kentucky Derby is....

Line of David.

I know everyone is looking at other horses and this horse, Line of David, doesn't have the greatest of all odds, but I hope and believe anything is possible!

The owners - Ike W. Thrash and the former Dawn Marie Lacour have been married since July 13, 1974 and have four children. They named the horse Line of David (after their son-in-law David Oliver, who married their daughter Kelly).

On April 19, Ike and Dawn Thrash, owners of race horse Line of David, pose with the Arkansas Derby trophy... pictured here -

Ike and Dawn Thrash

Image from Matt Bush, Hattiesburg American

Line of David

Image from HorsePhotos.com

My second choice of the field of horses is Dean’s Kitten. I would love to see them do well. I loved the personal story - that both the owners, Ken and Sarah Ramsey, are natives of Artemus, Kentucky. I know winning the Kentucky Derby would mean so much for them.

Oh, I just love the Derby... especially when they sing My Old Kentucky Home... it's always such a beautiful moment! So, put on your hat, Ladies and Gentlemen, and enjoy the race!!!

My old Kentucky home

by Stephen Collins Foster

The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home

Tis summer, the darkies are gay

The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in bloom

While the birds make music all the day

The young folks roll on the little cabin floor

All merry, all happy and bright

By 'n by hard times come a-knocking at the door

Then my old Kentucky home good night

Weep no more, my lady

Oh, weep no more, today

We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home

For the old Kentucky home far away.

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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...