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Great flicks : scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics / by Dean Keith Simonton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simonton, Dean Keith.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Aesthetics.
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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?.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-045407-5
- 1-282-97739-3
- 0-19-983807-0
- 9786612977398
- OCLC:
- 922970431
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