A cineaste is a filmmaker that is informed by a love of the cinema, whereas as a cinephile is a mere admirer of film. From Wordnik.com. [Scorsese Adds Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen to Hugo Cabret | /Film] Reference
That guy isn't just a "cinephile", he is something else. From Wordnik.com. [We Built Another World] Reference
Liking films is not enough to make one a cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [I saw "The Queen."] Reference
Which, by the way, doesn't mean I'm not a cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [I saw "The Queen."] Reference
Great blog. cinephile says; October 13, 2007 @ 8:21 pm. From Wordnik.com. [Making Movies with Kinji Fukasaku] Reference
A cinephile is someone who expects too much of cinema. From Wordnik.com. [Point Break…adapted for stage. Homoerotic! Sensational! Idiotic! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture] Reference
Find the avid cinephile from the list of people you know. From Wordnik.com. [THE UP DOCUMENTARIES « FranksFilms] Reference
I love the idea of a fan/cinephile supported movie studio!. From Wordnik.com. [Kevin Smith Talks About That ‘Fan-Funding’ Idea for Red State | /Film] Reference
Every cinephile knows to at least pretend to like Breathless. From Wordnik.com. [Out of Breath] Reference
And that should be good enough for any self-respecting cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [Stupid, unoriginal and makes little sense but FROM PARIS WITH LOVE is fun! | Obsessed With Film] Reference
But Tarantino is renowned for being a cinephile as well as a filmmaker. From Wordnik.com. ['Inglourious Basterds' wages a thrilling, powerful war] Reference
Which may be why the con man genre holds a special place for the cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [Rian Johnson: Sympathy for Mr. Con Man] Reference
Regardless of that, Toronto was also a wonderful treat for every cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [Efe Cakarel: Closely Watched Toronto] Reference
Their remarks are insightful and contagiously enthusiastic; it's cinephile catnip. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Shorts, 4/16.] Reference
I don´t keep track of the names like I did in my 30s and 40s when I was a cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzine » Jack Nicholson] Reference
No, it's that I have a more French sensibility about the word, cinephile, I think, Ann. From Wordnik.com. [I saw "The Queen."] Reference
A huge cinephile, he throws in lots of inside movie references – how many can you get?. From Wordnik.com. [GRINDHOUSE « FranksFilms] Reference
One of those movies you enjoy but don't say you do to your pretentious cinephile friends. From Wordnik.com. [Vin Diesel Says Next Riddick Movie is Already Location Scouting « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Also: How can a scholar (they of the 'critical distance' persuasion) also write as a cinephile?. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Shorts, 4/16.] Reference
Unfortunately for my fantasy meeting, nothing I have read about Rupert suggests he's a cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [Movie from the Novel] Reference
A cinephile is someone who lives and breathes film, not just as an art expression, but in and of itself. From Wordnik.com. [I saw "The Queen."] Reference
"My friends and I enjoyed making fun of it more than watching it," another disenchanted cinephile cackled. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
My ignoramus motto, on date-nights with my cinephile wife: "I may not know movies, but I know what I like.". From Wordnik.com. [An artfully bloodless 'American'] Reference
QQ moar, and quit thinking you're a true cinephile because you watch obscure movies that nobody knows about. From Wordnik.com. [AFI's Top 10 Movies of 2008 - Honoring a Year of Excellence « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I would have to concur with Alain Robbe-Grillet who stated in a televised interview that he is not a cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [I am not a cinephile « Jahsonic] Reference
Tuesday should have been a great day for entertainment; it should have been a great day for a cinephile like myself. From Wordnik.com. [Heath Ledger’s Death Sends Shockwaves Through Sundance » MTV Movies Blog] Reference
Add this to the many reasons why our cinephile grandchildren will question our collective sanity once we're long gone. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
If you're a real cinephile or have a fondness for the movies Grindhouse is based on, then you would probably enjoy these. From Wordnik.com. [Grindhouse] Reference
You've told us before, so I should've remembered -- you're not that MUCH into movies certainly not like me, the cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [I saw "The Queen."] Reference
That all changed when Thierry Frémaux, a young, suave English-speaking French cinephile, was named artistic director in 2004. From Wordnik.com. [Cinematic Celebration] Reference
Sadly, and ironically, I have never seen Hiroshima, Mon Amour which is embarrassing to admit for a cinephile and a Hiroshimaphile. From Wordnik.com. [List Making] Reference
Any true cinephile knows that Darren Aronofsky is a brilliant filmmaker, well on his way to solidifying himself in cinematic history. From Wordnik.com. [Darren Aronofsky Talks About an Alternate Version of The Fountain « FirstShowing.net] Reference
He was a true cinephile – someone who, in that Esquire interview, admitted that he had seen over 10,000 movies during his lifetime. From Wordnik.com. [Temptation] Reference
By providing a place to begin, it was the stamp that coined me into a cinephile, even if it was but a semi-arbitrary list of classics. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Well, I'm not going to argue about the definition of the word other than to say that by your definition, no film critic is a cinephile. From Wordnik.com. [I saw "The Queen."] Reference
I have to confess that my cinephile make-up is such that I assumed you meant cinema when you said film; and that's what got me confused. From Wordnik.com. [They Were an Item #22] Reference
I confess when I first saw the movie years ago I saw it less as a cinephile and more as a person obsessed with dominance and submission. From Wordnik.com. [What’s In the Box?] Reference
Nonetheless, there will be a concept about what I´m talking about vis-Ã -vis being a cinephile–someone who loves and studies movies. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzine » Jack Nicholson] Reference
I still look at movies as a cinephile, but we are in a very protracted… Here´s how the movie business has changed–it´s conglomerated. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzine » Jack Nicholson] Reference
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