Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere is reporting that The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences screened Side by Side on Sunday, October 7 at 2:30 PM. Keanu Reeves was present and following the screening, he held a Q&A session for the Academy members and their guests.
Mr. Wells reports:
The Academy listing says that Side by Side is about “filmmakers discussing the pros and cons of digital ‘film.'” Not really. The film very simply but intelligently explains how and why the industry has changed over from film to digital over the last 14 years or so. The disappearance of celluloid and the dominance of digital is the most earth-shaking and to some extent traumatic change that Hollywood has undergone since the advent of sound, , and it would benefit everybody to sink into this history and understand it as fully as possible.
Note that the link to the Academy listing takes you to the Los Angeles screening schedule which does not list past events. However, you can watch previous Academy Conversations here. Side by Side is not currently listed on the page, but considering the screening was yesterday I would expect it to appear in the next couple of days.
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