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Release Date:

3 April 2003 (Netherlands) more

Genre:

Documentary more

Plot:

This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs... more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination more

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Movie geeks who need to get a life more (23 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Jack Angstreich ... Himself
Eric Chadbourne ... Himself
Bill Heidbreder ... Himself
Roberta Hill ... Herself
Harvey Schwartz ... Himself
Richard Aidala ... Himself (projectionist)
Tia Bonacore ... Herself (ticket taker)
David Schwartz ... Himself (AMMI curator)
Michael Slipp ... Himself (roommate)
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Audrey Hepburn ... Herself (archive footage)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

83 min | Finland:54 min (TV version)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA


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Movie Connections:

References Raging Bull (1980) more

Soundtrack:

Desiree more


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15 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Movie geeks who need to get a life, 2 December 2003
Author: FeverDog from Center of the Universe

CINEMANIA runs sometimes on the Trio channel so I've seen it a few times. Its characters are what I'd probably become if I had unlimited time and resources to go to the movies five times every day. I've already been to some of the rep houses they frequent (like the Film Forum).

But even though this movie purports to be a comedy, I don't find it particularly funny. These people are sad loners who go to the movies all the time because they don't have anything else in their lives to do. Nowhere in the movie do we see them loving the films they see, or even enjoying them. No post-film chitchat about what they just saw, what they think of it, if they even liked it.

Roberta collects memorabilia. She's got a fast-food tie-in beverage cup for LAST ACTION HERO, but what does she think about the movie? Has she even seen it? Does she go to summer blockbusters or stick to film festivals and rep houses?

Do any of these maniacs have opinions? It's like they're obligated to partake in this ritual day after day, and any joy the cinema once gave them is long gone.

Oh, and I object to a movie called CINEMANIA that's shot on video.

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