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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Great flicks : scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics by Dean Keith Simonton. ISBN 9780199752034. Published by Oxford University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
