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Great flicks : scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics

Title
Great flicks : scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics / Dean Keith Simonton.
Author
Simonton, Dean Keith
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Book/textUse in library PN1995 .S498 2010Off-site

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Description
x, 227 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Motion pictures
  • Motion pictures > Aesthetics
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?
ISBN
  • 9780199752034 (alk. paper)
  • 0199752036 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2010009152
OCLC
  • ocn551198908
  • SCSB-14743937
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library