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The Next Picture Show

#094: (Pt. 1) It (2017) / Stand By Me

The Next Picture Show

Filmspotting

Tv & Film, Film History, Film Reviews

4.6858 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On the surface, Andy Muschietti’s new adaptation of Stephen King’s IT is about a scary clown and fear itself, but beyond that, it’s also about friendship, nostalgia, and the moment when childhood ends — themes it shares with another of the better cinematic King adaptations, Rob Reiner’s 1986 film STAND BY ME. In this half of our comparison of the two films, we speculate why King thought STAND BY ME was the first film adaptation to get his work right, what in the film holds up (the performances), and what doesn’t (that framing device). Plus, some belated feedback from our recent episodes on THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS and DETROIT. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about STAND BY ME, IT, or both by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.  Outro music: “Stand By Me” by Ben E King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Sit in quietly once you've made the house all shiny.

0:04.3

Down time can be just fine, playing bangers from their 90s.

0:08.5

Tea break.

0:09.5

Lunch break.

0:10.4

Maybe listen to the outbreak.

0:12.3

Sometimes it's not time for some tombollah, right?

0:15.2

It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nan time.

0:26.5

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0:29.4

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0:58.9

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1:06.1

It's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present.

1:12.9

You believe that someone out of the past can enter and take possession of a living being. We may be true with the past, but the past is not through with us.

1:19.2

Welcome to the next picture show, a movie of the week podcast devoted to a classic film

1:23.8

and how it shaped our thoughts on a recent release. I'm Keith Phipps here with

1:27.5

Tasha Robinson and Scott Tobias. Behind the boards is Genevieve Koski who's scared of clowns.

1:32.9

Here on the next picture show, we believe that no film exists in a vacuum and that all

1:36.7

culture is more interesting in context. So every other week, we get together to talk over a classic

1:41.5

film and consider how it relates to a current movie.

1:44.8

This week, we're walking the rails with a pair of coming-of-age movies adapted from works by Stephen King.

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