Great flicks : scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics /
Dean Keith Simonton.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- x, 227 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-217) and index.
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?