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- noun Plural form of
cinephile .
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Examples
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"Out 1 is a film that separates the casual cinephiles from the hardcore - an endurance contest split over two days with a trophy of privileged pride and intellectual jerky to keep you chewing," writes Aaron Hillis for the Reeler.
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I mentioned both if and O Lucky Man in my Oscar posts for those years and I still say far too many so-called cinephiles are blissfully ignorant of his work.
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Opening night is a kind of pleasure and a danger; it's a pleasure in that it's obviously great: you get a huge amount of attention for a film, you're launching something -- but on the other hand, it's a very tough crowd because you have, at that evening, you have patrons and donors, people who are very generously supporting the films, but are not always kind of what you would say, the deepest cinephiles.
Michael Vazquez: NYFF @50: Chairman Richard Peña on Opening Nights: The Social Network, Miller's Crossing, All About My Mother, PLUS Saadi Yacef In-Person Tonight Michael Vazquez 2011
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I had a mixed reaction, as most people who are cinephiles and science fiction fans tend to do after watching this movie.
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The most drool-worthy enticements to donate, besides improving the Internet’s only online clearinghouse for New York’s alternative cinema, are the potential rewards that Brunick is dangling before cinephiles.
Tribeca Film: Future of Film: Alternative Cinema Strikes Back Tribeca Film 2012
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But we cinephiles are always in need of fresh options, and just because it's the week after Christmas -- a traditional peak time for moviegoing -- doesn't mean there should be a total lack of new offerings.
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I had a mixed reaction, as most people who are cinephiles and science fiction fans tend to do after watching this movie.
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My best guess is that the decidedly theistic slant of The Ninth Configuration turns off a lot of cinephiles who prefer their philosophical movies to be served with a generous helping of atheism.
Overlooked Movie Monday: The Ninth Configuration » Scene-Stealers 2010
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These gatherings are examples of the thousands of get-togethers for cinephiles across the country who love movies, even if they aren't a part of "the industry."
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Mar 22nd, 2010 8: 44 am hmm best line in that whole article, “My best guess is that the decidedly theistic slant of The Ninth Configuration turns off a lot of cinephiles who prefer their philosophical movies to be served with a generous helping of atheism.”
Overlooked Movie Monday: The Ninth Configuration » Scene-Stealers 2010
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