Bill Heidbreder, Eric Chadbourne, Harvey Schwartz, Jack Angstreich, Roberta Hill
The filmmakers follow five of New York's most obsessive and eccentric film buffs, living in a cinematic subculture where love of cinema has become an addiction, to the extent that these buffs regularl...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 5, 2003
Stats: 73 reviews
An engrossing and entertaining doc on some very likable people who obsess about movies more than your average joe. I imagine most, if not all of the subjects have some form of compulsive disorder, so being a film fan myself (though not anywhere in the realm of where they are), i...( read more)
This is one of those movies that makes me feel good? because I know I?m not nearly as insane as the people in it. This is a documentary about five absolutely hardcore film buffs, these people are not normal in any way shape or form. They are all living on disability, unemployme...( read more)
I thought I was a film buff until I saw this doc. These subjects actually schedule their lives around movie screenings.
A documentary following five New Yorkers and their disturbingly unhealthy obsession with film.
If for a second you think that you're addicted to watching movies and you're ashamed to tell your friends in real life how many movies you watch a week then Cinemania is going to make ...( read more)
Interesting, and also slightly disturbing. Makes one believe that obsession is NOTHING, while over-obsession is SOMETHING.
Depressing and inspiring. Insane, but something all of us cinephiles can relate to.
I thought I was bad, and addicted to films, but nope-not even close! These guys wouldn?t even call me a film lover-cus most of them don?t even like VHS (at home viewing).
2 outta 5
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