Cinephile Vs. Cinemaniac - Which are you?

C vs. C

Jim Emerson's recent blog is currently spotlighted on IMDb, which is how I came across it.

For what it's worth, according the definition, i'm definitely a CINEPHILE.

What about you?

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Permalink Reply by Guy on August 29, 2008 at 1:34pm: Don't tell me you're an Abhors Labels Type!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by B-Independent.com on August 29, 2008 at 1:35pm: so says the self-proclaimed "canuck."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SunnyCheeba on August 29, 2008 at 11:44am: I'd consider myself more of a movie nerd. I like many movies that a cinephile would (foreign films, documentaries, silents and classics), but I also like more than a fair share of movies that any self-respecting cinephile would never admit to even having seen, let alone liking.

And I pride myself on it. :P; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by B-Independent.com on August 29, 2008 at 1:45pm: but I also like more than a fair share of movies that any self-respecting cinephile would never admit to even having seen

but the cinephile loves everything, which is probably why i dont' really believe in the concept of guilty pleasures. you like what you like, and you watch what you want.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SunnyCheeba on August 29, 2008 at 2:33pm: Fair enough...then I guess I am a cinephile.

There's really only one movie that I consider a guilty pleasure that I'm actually ashamed of liking...and I'm not going to tell you what it is. :P; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Microwaved on August 29, 2008 at 6:54pm: Leave The Notebook out of this.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SunnyCheeba on August 29, 2008 at 9:39pm: No, it's Teen Witch. I've never even seen The Notebook.

Ah, shit!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by e. manderthal on August 29, 2008 at 11:55am: I'm a sinning, maniacal citi-zen-0-phile, and "it's just the way I like it."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brier Patch on August 29, 2008 at 12:09pm: Interesting, then, that the cinephile's appetite is both that of a connoisseur and an insatiable omnivore. The cinephile craves, and appreciates, white truffles and meatloaf with ketchup (though not necessarily on the same plate). However, the cinephile abhors catsup for its pretentious inauthenticity.

Er... sure, that's me. Ketchup over catsup anyday. I grew up in Pittsburgh, after all, from whence Heinz extends its global hegemony.
But seriously folks, I'm definitely an omnivore.
But I don't stake much claim on deep cinema knowledge. A dilettante cinephile.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by pihkal020 on August 29, 2008 at 12:18pm: Jeebus! With all this ketchup talk, you'd think that Kerry was running for head honcho again...

No, this time the dude running who is leeching off his rich wife (read: who I'm insanely jealous of....Mrs Pihkal eventually inherits next to squat) is on the Republican side.

Sorry, we were talking about pedophiles vs pedomaniacs....carry on.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Guy on August 29, 2008 at 1:21pm: Cinephile, definitely. Good article. I empathized with the disgust over retread cinema.; ▶ Reply to This