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04-13-2008, 09:53 PM
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First Saturday in May...
Just got back from screening here in l'ville and what a GREAT movie. The way these guys got into the barns of these horses and really showed the everyday goings ons and the emotions that go with it was just unreal. If it is anywhere near you i cannot emphasize that everyone that loves this game will truly feel like you are on the ride with the people that are in the movie. The Preakness is handled with class even though it was so hard emotionally watching Barbaro run like he did and strut everywhere he went and yet knowing the ending to the story. I think the people that aren't into racing will still enjoy it just to see what goes into this process and much like life it changes day to day minute to minute. Unreal movie.
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04-13-2008, 11:42 PM
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Hey, we were there, too! Wish we could have met up.
The movie would have to be fascinating for anyone not familiar with racing (it's intended audience) but I'd think everyone else already a fan would love it, too. Saw Byk's moment of fame - well done, Steve! 
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04-13-2008, 11:55 PM
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04-14-2008, 12:15 AM
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But .. that film gave me a starting case of Derby Fever. Never had it before. Now I want a horse
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04-14-2008, 12:36 AM
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I know mumtaz i ment to get on here and send you a message but ive been under the weather this week. We need to see if we can get some DT'ers down here to CD asap. BTW, what was steve byk's moment of glory? Roman's kid is a whoot can't believe an 8 yr old had that much money in his pocket made me laugh out loud along with his cousin. Man i bet that guy can knock back the drinks.
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04-14-2008, 12:56 AM
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Yeah, Roman's kid was a stitch. The best part was the country cousin hitting the Churchill Downs VP with a golf ball at some golf outing <g> And just pouring the bourbon down his throat straight from the bottle when the mixer ran out. Yay boy, big fun in L'ville. The movie is playing starting Friday in Louisville, and also here in Lexington - I'll go see it again. One of the Hennegan brothers told me they are going to be on Martha Stewart this week, making Derby pie. Yeah, we need to start getting DT folks together at Kee, CD !
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04-14-2008, 01:03 AM
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Have to go down to the Meet and Greet get together room ... Bill W is in town now and saw the film (Bill, I know you liked it, what did you like best?), and this past weekend several were at Kee.
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04-14-2008, 01:27 AM
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04-14-2008, 07:30 AM
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From Steve Crist's Blog... The opening sched for 'FSIM'..
OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 18th Austin - Dobie Berkeley - Shattuck Boston - Kendall Square Chicago - Century Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky - Florence Cinemas Cleveland - Cedar Lee Columbus (IN) - Yes Cinema Denver - Chez Artist Detroit - Maple Art Indianapolis - Keystone Cinema Lexington (KY) - Kentucky Theatre Los Angeles - Sunset Laemmle Louisville (KY) - Cinema De Lux 20: Stonybrook Minneapolis - Lagoon NYC - Cinema Village Philadelphia - Ritz at the Bourse St. Louis - Plaza Frontenac San Diego - Hillcrest San Francisco - Opera Plaza Washington, DC - E Street OPENS THURSDAY, APRIL 24th Saratoga Springs (NY) - Saratoga Film Forum OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 25th Milwaukee - Downer Muskegon (MI) - Harbor Theatre Atlanta - Midtown Arts Seattle - Varsity
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04-14-2008, 07:46 AM
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04-14-2008, 08:15 AM
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Well, I don't reckon it's going make it to Beaumont, Texas anytime soon... No surprise there
 . Guess I'll have to wait for it to come out on DVD.
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04-14-2008, 08:25 AM
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Kind of a funny story leading up to that moment too... When I approached Dale, whom I had only spoken to on ATR but hadn't met in person, he put his hand up and said, "Wait.. are you that guy I won't talk to?" I said I didn't know if I was or not, and introduced myself. He said, "OK.. You do the radio. I thought maybe you were that guy I don't talk to from the Palm Beach paper (Hal Habib)." You probably needed to be there but it still makes me laugh.
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04-14-2008, 09:13 AM
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I plan on going to see it when it opens at Saratoga on the 24th.
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04-14-2008, 09:39 AM
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04-18-2008, 11:18 AM
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ROTTEN TOMATOES:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/first_saturday_in_may/ Reviews coming in for FSIM and mostly positive... Rotten Tomatoes a great film review 'meter' resource if you've never seen it..
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04-18-2008, 11:20 AM
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Going to the 7:00 p.m. show at Cinema Village tonight!
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04-18-2008, 01:45 PM
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04-19-2008, 09:07 AM
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I saw it at the Lagoon in the trendy Uptown area of Minneapolis last night. It was very good.
I'm curious though. What did you guys think of them deciding not to show Barbaro's injury? I will say I got a little emotional during that part of the movie anyway. I kinda forgot how hard that hit me a couple of years ago, and the movie brought those emotions back. Dale Romans and his family (and his cousin) were fun to watch. The New York trainier was fun to watch too, but who was he? I've still never heard of him. I saw for a nano-second that he was wearing a Contessa Racing jacket, so did he work under him with Achilles of Troy, or?
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04-19-2008, 10:13 AM
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I caught the late show at the Maple Art Theatre last night and the movie was great.
I thought they handled the Barbaro story very well. The main plot of the movie was the Derby trail and the Derby itself. It would have been dishonest to ignore the breakdown, but at the same time they had to be careful that their Derby documentary didn't morph into a Barbaro movie. They acknowledged it, they showed the ongoing struggle, and they dealt with his death in tasteful manner in a way that stayed true to the film. But enough about the sad moments-- this movie was a lot of fun. It was full of exciting horse racing, colorful characters, Steve's walk-on cameo appearance, terrific performances by four-legged actors, and a great story about what it takes to run for the roses. I raise my julep glass to toast a job well done by the Hennegan brothers. Last edited by Zippy Chippy : 04-19-2008 at 10:25 AM.
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