This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. The filmmakers expose this delightfully deranged cult by capturing the daily lives of its members. Interviews in movie houses, on the street and in the homes of the subjects tell the story of each individual. Many cannot hold a job, or choose not to. All of them have demoted the importance of the real world, giving all of their attention to the... (Full plot summary below)
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This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. The filmmakers expose this delightfully deranged cult by capturing the daily lives of its members. Interviews in movie houses, on the street and in the homes of the subjects tell the story of each individual. Many cannot hold a job, or choose not to. All of them have demoted the importance of the real world, giving all of their attention to the fantasy world of the movies. These human encyclopedias of cinema see two to five films a day, and from 600 to 2,000 films per year. Many have no physical sex lives, living instead in a world of romance with stars like James Dean or Audrey Hepburn. In Cinemania, Hollywood's biggest fans become the true stars. This is the story of their lives, their memories, their unbending habits and the films they love.
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| Detroit Free PressJohn MonaghanThere's a certain smugness to the proceedings, like an episode of Cops where the camera lingers a bit too long on a police suspect's trailer-trash housekeeping. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonFascinating in much the way a car crash is. It's hard to believe people say these things, much less believe them, but it's difficult to turn off because it's so fascinating. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovWhat keeps it from being great, I think, is that these folks' cinemania comes through, but their cinephilia does not. |
| eFilmCritic.comDavid CorneliusThere's never a moment in Cinemania where we don't want to know any more about these people. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsDan GrossYou might know film buffs. You might know people who enjoy going to the movies alone. But your friends have got nothing on the stars of Cinemania. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[Ends up] focusing on the dismal fact that their subjects have cut themselves off from real life in favor of reel life. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBoth compelling and disturbing, this tragicomic documentary follows five dreamers as they pursue romance. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUltimately not a particularly deep or resonant portrait, but it is as entertaining as a film about people who obsessively slave over film schedules to maximize their viewing can get. |
| Village VoiceDennis LimBuilt on a foundation of cinephilia, Cinemania is a valentine of sorts to this movie mecca (you have to love a city, and a film culture, that can sustain such bottomless appetites). |
| Movie BoeufDavid N. ButterworthEccentricity never struck this close to home before. |
