The Movie Man

The Movie Man is one of those "looking over the shoulder to see what the main subject of the documentary is doing" films. In that sense it is not focused or disciplined. The personality is the owner of Kinmont Theater, Keith Stata - a congenial and likable person who has been running his theater for, some forty odd years. The theater is a one of a kind attraction in Ontario, Canada. You not only get a random tour of the six-plex, but also get introduced to his many cats with their feeding time. In a disjointed style the film shows his history, the towns history and the building of the cinema. The narration is all Stata. In this sense, you get a complete personal introduction to Stata's personality and the theater. The film provides for his legacy to those who may be interested - which may have been the point. In Stata's defense, he is not a documentarian and the film seems to cover all the salient points of his life and his theater.