cinephile

noun cine·phile \ ˈsi-nə-ˌfī(-ə)l \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Definition of cinephile

: a devotee of motion pictures

Recent Examples of cinephile from the Web

Zoe says the Online Ceramics project is the studio’s first in a series of potential new collabs, part of a broad effort to develop an A24 audience that’s not just cinephiles, but, really, anyone who’s interested in culture.

— samuel hine, GQ, "Hereditary Is Here and So Is the Film’s Insanely Spooky Merch," 8 June 2018
Indeed, looting museums was one of the charges that the authorities leveled against Parajanov, a nonconformist who was persecuted and imprisoned on suspicions of homosexuality and became a cause célèbre among Western cinephiles.

— New York Times, "In ‘The Color of Pomegranates,’ the Cinema of the Cryptic," 24 May 2018
Salma Hayek: Harvey Weinstein was a passionate cinephile, a risk taker, a patron of talent in film, a loving father and a monster.

— fiza pirani, ajc, "From Weinstein to Lauer: A timeline of 2017's sexual harassment scandals," 26 May 2018
Still, at least 10 film series will be serving area cinephiles this summer.

— chris kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, "Missing Little Italy's film festival? Try one of these Baltimore summer movie series instead," 25 May 2018
The film premiered at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival to a full house of Chekhov fans and cinephiles.

— zachary schwartz, Vogue, "The Seagull, Starring Saoirse Ronan, Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival," 23 Apr. 2018
Since its launch in 1987, South by Southwest has evolved from a humble music showcase into a recipe for maximum pop: one part tech nerds, one part cinephiles, and a dollop of hip-hop scene-sters.

— h.w. vail, Vanities, "A Fully Evolved South by Southwest Goes for Maximum Pop," 20 Apr. 2018
While cinephiles out there might feel compelled to litigate or vigorously defend this casting decision, that’s not even the controversy at hand.

— yohana desta, HWD, "True to Form, the Rob Ford Movie Is Already Generating Controversy," 11 Apr. 2018
Earlier this week, cinephiles noted the passing of French actor, director, and producer André S. Labarthe, best known for the legendary documentary TV series Cinéastes de notre temps (1964-72) and its follow up, Cinéma, de notre temps (1993-2016).

— patrick friel, Chicago Reader, "Film / Foreign / History / LGBT / On Video Five must-see films about film," 9 Mar. 2018

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