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Side by Side

Side by Side

Documentary · 2012

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

Movie details

Side by Side

“Can film survive our digital future?”

2012 Documentary 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

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Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Christopher Kenneally

Written by

Christopher Kenneally

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Self / Host

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

James Cameron

James Cameron

Self

David Fincher

David Fincher

Self

David Lynch

David Lynch

Self

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Self

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh

Self

Court is in session

Put Side by Side on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.