Added on November 19, 2025 Historical essay “Filmitis”: When Movie Fandom Became a Medical Condition In 1916, when Hollywood cinema first emerged, “filmitis” debuted in US cultural debate as “the most modern of diseases, the […] Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads More Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon