Underplayed Gems

Cinemania (2003)

Cinemania poster
Directed by
Stephen Kijak, Angela Christlieb
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary follows five people in New York City who are obsessed with watching movies in theaters. They see multiple films every single day and plan their schedules around screenings.

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What happens

Cinemania is a 2002 German/American documentary film about five obsessed cinephiles, who, throughout the year, each see two to five films a day and work out a daily schedule to see them in theatres across New York City. The documentary is directed by Angela Christlieb and Stephen Kijak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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