Subtle performances spark war-time drama National Velvet (5:30 p.m. TCM) Little (and big) girls are traditionally goopy about horses and movies about horses. This family classic, starring Elizabeth Taylor as a horse-mad little girl named Velvet determined to ride in the Grand National Steeplechase, was a huge hit in 1944. Murder at the Gallop (10 p.m. TCM) In this well-done 1963 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s After the Funeral, the delightful Margaret Rutherford returns as amateur sleuth Miss Marple investigating the murder of an elderly estate owner who allegedly died when frightened by a cat. SUNDAY America’s Sweethearts (7 p.m. on CHCH) The top-notch cast struggles to rise abov... Selden, NY, Author Publishes New Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor by Donald A. Reising, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. In The Rose Parchment, a young boy goes to the movies to see National Velvet, and his life is forever changes. Donald A. Reising is this young boy, and he recounts how seeing Elizabeth Taylor on screen for the first time had a profound effect on him. Through the years, he would see other films starring the rare beauty, and he describes how equally moved he is every time he sees her. The Rose Parchment is a tribute to Taylor, who Reising believes exemplifies all that a woman should be: beautiful, kind, thoughtful, and warm. He found some of these traits in his first love, Allure. And t... Salty Roberts an unlikely founder The film was no "National Velvet." Looking to provide Ladd's trademark gangster-turned-good guy role, writer Milton Holmes turned out a clich�d screenplay that revolved around race fixing. Reviewers called it a "light racing story," but thanks to Ladd's popularity it became a box office hit. Bill Roberts had seen "Salty O' Rourke" a year before leaving home. He admired the lead character, a tough guy who had all the answers. Forging ahead with his new life, he remembered Ladd's cool portrayal and adopted a fresh identity. No one on the racetrack had ever met Bill Roberts, and they certainly had never heard of jockey "Horace Walter." For the rest of his life, the scrappy lad would be... Weekly entertainment calendar 23, "National Velvet," 1 pm Jan. 23, 1545 Main St., Mukwonago, (262) 363-6770. Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater: "Wild Ocean," (ongoing), "Mummies: Secrets of the ... Television movies for the week of Jan. 24 2 AM (CC) • National Velvet '44. Mickey Rooney. An English girl's dream of racing her horse in the Grand National thunders to reality with the help of a ...

Elizabeth Taylor Film Festival in Phoenix Films such as "Little Women" and "National Velvet" are targeted toward a younger crowd, while "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Giant" appeal to a more mature audience. "We're hoping this will be something grandma and grandpa can take their grandkids to as well as couples going out for a date night," Simplot said. Individual movie tickets to the festival, which will be Saturday and Sunday at the Harkins Chris-Town 14, are $10. A VIP cocktail and hors d'oeuvres party ($75 admission) will be held Friday, where attendees can take pictures with Elizabeth Taylor look-alikes, enter a raffle and watch a screening of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." One hundred percent of ticket sales will b...

Oscar-winning 'Gentleman's Agreement' gets rare screening Other cast members called before the committee were June Havoc and Anne Revere, an Oscar winner two years before for "National Velvet," who refused to name ...

Ben Brantley Answers More Readers- Questions From London (Imagine “National Velvet” with mine fields and a horse-adoring boy instead of a girl.) But even if you're allergic to such forms of sentiment, ...

Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources ... some of which were spun out into their own series including Fury and Mister Ed, the Talking Horse and the TV version of National Velvet. ...

National Portrait Gallery celebrates the King with 'One Life The National Portrait Gallery celebrates what would have been the King's 75th birthday with an exhibition of paintings, sculpture and memorabilia. ...