“I never really had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. ... Does anyone?” Rob Reiner’s magical movie “Stand by Me” is an ode to boyhood, a classic hero’s Journey, and a rite of passage to manhood where four 12-year-olds sneak off on a two day trek to see their first dead person and become heroes in their town. It stands, sweet and strong, ribald, outrageous and funny; full of the ripe banter of young boys—pre-girls, post-cigarettes and full-on to the mysteries of life. And death.

Come out celebrate the lead up to the New Orleans premier of Ross Brother’s new film Gasoline Rainbow!