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Critic David Hughes
rated 8

...well-researched, informative and absorbing, arguably marred only by the omnipresent underscore.

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Critic Noel Murray
rated 8

What’s most valuable about Side By Side is how comprehensive it is in documenting how the art form changed.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Philip French
rated 6

It's a story of technical emulsion and artistic emotion, the attachment of practitioners to traditional methods, and the challenge of the new.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Lotta Zachrisson
rated 6

Intressant för alla filmfantaster om vägen från att enbart använda kameror med riktig film till att allt oftare filma med digital inspelningsutrustning.

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Side by Side (2012) is a documentary that delves into the evolution of cinema, contrasting traditional filmmaking with the rise of digital technology. Keanu Reeves, the film's producer and interviewer, engages Hollywood masters like James Cameron, David Fincher, and Martin Scorsese in in-depth discussions about the impact of digital filmmaking on the medium's future. Through these conversations and footage of the filmmaking process, the documentary explores how technological advancements have influenced the art of storytelling and the aesthetics of cinema.

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