Cinemania (2002)

How I became a cinephile (50 movies items)

" I was quite naive person when I first time watched this documentary. How envious I was for these people because they were just watching film classics all day long in New York. Later I realised that they might have some problems in their lives. There was still a lesson to be learned from it and I think it was encouraging for a young person who had fell in love with cinema. I think lesson was that it is normal for you to watch a lot of movies if you happen to love them. "

Movie Diary (654 movies items)

" Film lovers are sick people. But the cinephile is … a neurotic! (That’s not a pejorative term.) The Bronte sisters were neurotic, and it’s because they were neurotic that they read all those books and became writers. The famous French advertising slogan that says, “When you love life, you go to the movies,” it’s false! It’s exactly the opposite: when you don’t love life, or when life doesn’t give you satisfaction, you go to the movies. - Truffaut Cinemania is about the relatio"

Bad, but Honest reviews of my Instant Queue (104 movies items)

" this movie just gets creepier and creepier, hope I never turn out like this, my streak as of late at one movie a day may be a problem..."

Grotesque weirdness... (61 movies items)

"After watching this little documentary you actually feel pretty good about your movie hobby, I guarantee you. You at least do not collect worthless promotional paper cups and store them everywhere in your house. Or imagine being a character from a Godard film or something."

2012 (365 movies items)

"Toinen katselukerta. Paljon ahdistavampi mitä muistin. Voiko elokuvista muotoutua alkoholin tai muiden päihteiden tyylinen pakkomielle, joka ajaa ihmisen lopulta turmioon. Cinemania seuraa viiden äärimmäisen elokuvafanaatikon: Jackin, Billin, Robertan, Harveyn ja Ericin elämää. Jackista on puuhattu ilmiselvästi päähenkilöä, hän on analyyttisin ja pystyy tarkastelemaan pakkomiellettään ulkopuolisen kannalta. Hän on katsoi kerran 800 elokuvaa kahdeksaan kuukauteen ja kärsi sen m"

Weird, weirder and weirdest documentaries (90 movies items)

" What is it about? 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 "

Few things I love about cinema (45 movies items)

"To be the only paying customer in a movie theater. Otherwise screening would be cancelled? "

Few things I love about cinema (44 movies items)

"Having a movie maraton "

Films Watched In 2011 (160 movies items)

"Although seemingly a document about passionate cinephiles, Cinemania appears to be more of a study of obsessive-compulsive-disorder - and other behavioral disorders. I definitely recognize some of their traits as my own (the refusal to accept reality and the need for escapism, hah!), but on a larger scale, this intensified "love" for this art form goes beyond my understanding. Jack is the only one who seems at least distantly anchored in this world, so to speak, but they're all quite lovable in "

All The Blessed Films that Kid ▲ Watched in 2011 (67 movies items)

""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 t"

Documentaries 2000-2009 (252 movies items)

"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 th"

Watched in 2011 (442 movies items)

"23.1 Luonnollisesti aihepiirin puolesta erittäin mieleenkiintoinen tapaus ja se tekee jo tästä aika viihdyttävän - mutta olisin kaivannut ehdottomasti enemmän tietoa dokumentin henkilöistä, ja muutenkin tämä jäi lopulta jotenkin ohueksi. Hyvin se Jack tokaiseekin filmin lopussa, että tämän pitäisi olla vähintäänkin minisarja."

TheNameless' Movie Diary 2011 (509 movies items)

"23.01. TV/Tietokone."

Movies Watched in 2011 (302 movies items)

" Dokumentit ovat hauskoja. Pidän genrestä. Yksi tapa jakaa dokumentit kategorioihin on yksinkertainen kahtiajako: Dokkarit, jotka ovat lähellä katsojaa, ja ne, jotka eivät ole. Esimerkkeinä jälkimmäisestä voisin mainita itselleni varsin etäisen Bowling For Columbinen, jossa lähinnä kauhistellaan jenkkien sekopäistä menoa. Ensinnä mainittuun sen sijaan sopii erinomaisesti Cinemania. Mania-sana nimessä ei ole sattumaa, sillä jokainen dokkarin päähenkilöistä on hullaantunut "

FILM DIARY (since 25.04.2010) (95 movies items)

"26.12"