Side by Side (2012)
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Cast
as Keanu Reeves
as David Lynch
as Martin Scorsese
as George Lucas
as Lars von Trier
as Richard Linklater
as James Cameron
as Christopher Nolan
as Michael Ballhaus
as Danny Boyle
as Wally Pfister
as Lena Dunham
as David Fincher
as Greta Gerwig
as Reed Dawson Morano
as Steven Soderbergh
as Vilmos Zsigmond
as Adam Valdez
as Jonathan Fawkner
as Michael Chapman
as Don Ciana
as John Mathieson
as Terry Haggar
as Vittorio Storaro
as David G. Stump
as Andrzej Bartkowiak
as Dick Pope
as Stefan Sonnenfeld
as Jill Bogdanowicz
as Sandi Sissel
as Tim Stipan
as Jost Vocano
as David Tattersall
as Geoff Boyle
as Dion Beebe
as Phil Meheux
as Charles Herzfeld
as Alec Shapiro
as Jim Jannard
as Ted Schilowitz
as Bruce Dorn
as Anthony Dod Mantle
as Shruti Ganguly
as Jason Kliot
as Ellen Kuras
as Glenn Kennel
as Caroline Kaplan
as Vincent Pace
as Darnell Martin
as Steve Schklair
as Joel Schumacher
as John Malkovich
as Barry Levinson
as Michael K. Goi
as Thomas Rothman
as Gary Einhaus
as Michael L. Phillips
as Edward Stratmann
as Walter Murch
as Craig Wood
as Dennis Muren
as Derek Ambrosi
as Anne V. Coates
as Chris Lebenzon
as Lorenzo Di Bonaventura
as John Knoll
as Tim Webber
as Jost Vacano
as Ari Presler
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Critic Reviews for Side by Side
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The documentary would have been that much better with a more explicit focus on why the average filmgoer should care.
Keanu Reeves is a game frontman of this fact-filled, slightly chaotic doc about the rise of digital technology in film.
A trim, informative 99-minute primer on celluloid film, which to many viewers has a warmth and feel as soothing as buttered popcorn, and the brave new world of digital cinema.
It's this simple: If you like movies, you need to see "Side by Side."
Actors such as Robert Downey Jr. complain that because digital cameras can be reloaded in seconds, there is no time for performers to hang out in their trailers between takes (in protest, he urinated in jars, which he hid all over the sets of Zodiac).
There is great flux in this world, as Side by Side so entertainingly demonstrates, and where it's all headed is both discomforting and exhilarating. Stay tuned.
Audience Reviews for Side by Side
Side by Side explores the question of film's worth in an increasingly digital future. It all boils down to the simple fact that even if the format changes, the medium is only as good as the artist's ability to manipulate it to tell a story. Some filmmakers swear by film. Others by digital. But ultimately, it's the quality of the work that matters. A great documentary.
Super Reviewer
Insightful all the way through, "Side By Side" is a great documentary, filled with tons of well-known celebrities as they talk about their thoughts on the conversion from digital filmmaking and the future of the industry. There are times, although they are different opinions, that the same thing is repeated, because there is only so much you can have an opinion on about this. Let's face it, old-fashioned filmmaking, and things of the like, will inevitably die out within the next decade, and probably sooner. Most directors believe this to be the end of cinema, but I believe we are in a rut that will take a while to get out of, because we are having trouble finding the absolute best talent out there, or just settling for middle of the road. This was very interesting to watch, due to the classic directors speaking their minds on the matter, but truthfully, once they are gone, film will be dumber and dumber. So yes I am scared for the industry, because film has such a huge impact on society, but the world goes how it goes, and sometimes it is not controllable. To me, that is what this film's message really was. I really loved watching "Side By Side," and I highly recommend fans of any genre of film to watch this.
Super Reviewer
Keanu Reeves brings together a boatload of Hollywood's finest to discuss the physical and ideological issues facing cinema. It may try to force too much information into too little time if you don't know about the history and technology of film, but this documentary romanticizes the art with such passion and finesse that it stands as a reaffirmation of the power of movies and the importance of understanding their history and possible future.
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