Tag: Stand By Me
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This Stephen King Story Should Get an Adaptation Next
The Boogeyman directed by Rob Savage is out now in theaters. It is far from the first short story or novella by Stephen King to be adapted as a feature film, the likes of which include acclaimed movies like Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption. The Boogeyman joins the ranks of many Stephen King…
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‘King on Screen’ Trailer Explores Horror Author’s Unparalleled Filmography
Few authors have a presence on-screen like Stephen King. The horror icon has done it all at this point from creating terror in grounded, relatable settings like in It or The Mist to exploring deeply human stories without the scares in Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption. That presence in the literary world has…
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How Alan Arkin Sheltered Abigail Breslin From Little Miss Sunshine’s Adult Language
It’s sometimes hard to comprehend whether child actors in R-rated films can be shielded from the adult themes in the films that surround them. At 12 years old, Chloë Grace Moretz was instructed in “Kick-Ass” to repeat nearly every curse word that exists, and a few years later, Jacob Tremblay appeared in one of horror’s…
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Ang Lee Taps Son Mason Lee to Star as Bruce Lee in Biopic
Click here to read the full article.Director Ang Lee, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Life of Pi and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has tapped his son, Mason Lee, to play revered martial artist, actor and filmmaker Bruce Lee in his upcoming action pic for Sony’s 3000 Pictures.Dan Futterman is penning the script for Bruce Lee, a…
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The Horror Sequel Homage That Almost Made It Into Stranger Things 4
“Stranger Things” is no stranger to a cinematic homage. In its early days, the show felt like a mashup between Steven Spielberg hits like “E.T.” and Stephen King classics like “Stand By Me.” The newest season draws liberally from horror movies, particularly supernatural ’80s slashers like “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” In a recent roundtable interview…
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Stephen King Slams ‘Transformers,’ Says It’s the Only Movie He Walked Out of as an Adult
Stephen King is one of the most celebrated horror authors of all time, and many of his books have been turned into classic films. From “Stand By Me” and “The Shawshank Redemption” to “Carrie” and “Misery,” King has been an almost constant presence at the multiplex since he began publishing books in the 1970s. King…
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Mickey Gilley, Country Star Whose Texas Club Was Backdrop for ‘Urban Cowboy,’ Dies at 86
Mickey Gilley, the country singer-songwriter who crossed over into mainstream pop culture after his club was featured as the backdrop of 1980’s “Urban Cowboy,” died in Branson, Mo. on Saturday. He was 86 years old.News of Gilley’s death was confirmed by his management at 117 Entertainment Group. The musician had recently completed a road tour,…
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The Daily Stream: Stand By Me Remains The Gold Standard Of Coming-Of-Age Movies
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Stand By Me” (1986)Where You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: “Stand By Me” is a miracle of a movie. It manages to be one of…
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Euphoria Season 2 Yearbook: Stand By Me
I’m so tired. Is anyone else tired? In my initial review of this season of “Euphoria,” I called it “relentless” right in the title. Somehow, though, the true scale of the show’s relentlessness doesn’t come through until you sit through it on the edge of your seat week after week waiting for it to unfold.…
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The Black Phone Review: Scott Derrickson Delivers The Best Joe Hill Adaptation Yet [Fantastic Fest]
If you know me or my work, you know I’m a Stephen King guy. My (far too) early childhood viewings of adaptations of his work like “The Shining” and “Stand By Me” tempted young me to pick up my very first King book in the sixth grade. It was “Cujo” and I’d read it in…