Great flicks [electronic resource] : scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics / by Dean Keith Simonton.
Simonton, Dean Keith.
2011
PN1995 .S498 2011eb
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Title Great flicks [electronic resource] : scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics / by Dean Keith Simonton.
Author Simonton, Dean Keith.
ISBN 9780199838073 (electronic bk.)
9780199752034
Imprint New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (x, 227 p.) : ill.
Call Number PN1995 .S498 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.4301
Summary This text explores movie awards, including the Oscars and Golden Globes, and how those awards relate to critical acclaim. It also studies more closely how these awards cluster together and which of these clusters best predict cinematic success.
Note This text explores movie awards, including the Oscars and Golden Globes, and how those awards relate to critical acclaim. It also studies more closely how these awards cluster together and which of these clusters best predict cinematic success.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Prologue : the scientist as cinema connoisseur?
Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and critics : consensus or dissension?
Story, sights, tricks, and song : what really counts?
Rave reviews, movie awards, and box office bucks : which doesn't belong?
The script : does the narrative's nature matter?
The auteur : are directors experts or artists?
The stars : sexism in cinema?
Music : is silence golden?
Razzies : so bad it's good?
Epilogue : the science of cinema?.

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