Cultural historians, collectors, and various celebrity obsessives, including Tom Hanks and John Mayer, launch us into the bittersweet moment when a beloved-but-dying technology, the typewriter, faces extinction.

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Based on 4 California Typewriter Cinema reviews, California Typewriter gets an average Cinema review score of 72. The score for all versions is 72 based on a total of 4 reviews.

80/100

www.hollywoodreporter.comCinema

Tom Hanks, Sam Shepard and other typewriter collectors and enthusiasts stand up for the ancient machine in this Telluride doc.

2438d ago

70/100

variety.comCinema

Doug Nichol's documentary about typewriter mania is a piece of analog nostalgia that's in thrall to what digital culture has lost.

2438d ago

70/100

www.villagevoice.comCinema

It’s a compelling look at a valuable contraption that’s slipping through our grasp, and will send many viewers to flea markets and eBay for one of their own.

2438d ago