Media and Entertainment News

December 3, 2023

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Study Sheds Light on How Songs, Movies and Memories Shape How People Enjoy Lighthearted Entertainment

Oct. 25, 2022 — A new study played song and movie clips both recent and from their adolescence for subjects and asked if they had memories associated with them. ...

'Emotional' Reviews Predict Business Success, New Study Shows

Apr. 8, 2021 — A new study was able to predict the success of movies, commercials, books and restaurants by relying on the 'emotionality' of reviews instead of the star ...

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Light as a Fairy Tale: What Makes a Feel-Good Film Feel Good?

Apr. 30, 2021 — 'Feel-good films' are usually dismissed by film critics as being sentimental and without intellectual merit. But their popularity with audiences, who seek them out precisely because of ...

AI Identifies Social Bias Trends in Bollywood, Hollywood Movies

Feb. 25, 2021 — An automated computer analysis method designed by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists makes it possible to track social biases across decades of Bollywood and Hollywood ...

Friday, April 30, 2021

Light as a Fairy Tale: What Makes a Feel-Good Film Feel Good?

Thursday, February 25, 2021

AI Identifies Social Bias Trends in Bollywood, Hollywood Movies