film buff
a person who is very interested in cinema films
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film buff = der Kinofan --- GOOGLE INDEX film buff: approximately 700,000 Google hits
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For many FILM BUFFS, Dennis Hopper's career will be defined by Easy Rider, the iconic road movie…
(BBC News)
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I'm not a FILM BUFF. I don't watch a lot of movies.
- Hollywood star Denzel Washington
(BBC News)
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I'm not a FILM BUFF. I don't watch a lot of movies.
- Hollywood star Denzel Washington
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film buff (U.S. - movie buff)
slang
- a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in cinema films
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Chris Rankin, best known for his role as Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films, got another job shortly after filming completed on The Chamber of Secrets. When the movie opened, fans were surprised to see him at a Norwich theater - selling popcorn and showing customers to their seats! When asked, Rankin responded, "I'm a film buff and I didn't want to sit at home kicking my heels. The pay isn't nearly as good, but I do get a free ticket."
Film trivia: What job did 7'2" Peter Mayhew return to after playing the "Wookie" Chewbacca in Star Wars? A hospital porter in London.
Etymology: In the 1820s, New York City volunteer fire fighters began to wear buff-coloured uniforms (buff is similar to the colour of a buffalo hide).This eventually led to the meaning of an enthusiast with a lot of knowledge of something, like fire fighting for instance.
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slang
- a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in cinema films
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Chris Rankin, best known for his role as Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films, got another job shortly after filming completed on The Chamber of Secrets. When the movie opened, fans were surprised to see him at a Norwich theater - selling popcorn and showing customers to their seats! When asked, Rankin responded, "I'm a film buff and I didn't want to sit at home kicking my heels. The pay isn't nearly as good, but I do get a free ticket."
Film trivia: What job did 7'2" Peter Mayhew return to after playing the "Wookie" Chewbacca in Star Wars? A hospital porter in London.
Etymology: In the 1820s, New York City volunteer fire fighters began to wear buff-coloured uniforms (buff is similar to the colour of a buffalo hide).This eventually led to the meaning of an enthusiast with a lot of knowledge of something, like fire fighting for instance.
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"He's a fanatic film buff, if you get him talking about cinema, he won't stop."
