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_d167557
020 _a9780199752034 (hbk. : acid free paper)
040 _cCUS
082 0 0 _a791.4301
_bSIM/G
100 1 _aSimonton, Dean Keith
245 1 0 _aGreat flicks: scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics/
_cDean Keith Simonton.
260 _aOxford ;
_aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2011.
300 _ax, 227 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-217) and index.
505 0 _aPrologue : 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?
650 0 _aMotion pictures.
650 0 _aMotion pictures
_xAesthetics.
650 0 _aCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
650 0 _aPerforming Arts.
942 _cWB16