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    The Hollywood Economist 2.0: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies

     
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    The Hollywood Economist 2.0: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies

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    A fully revised edition of the popular guide to Hollywood finances, updated to reflect even newer films and trends

    In a Freakonomics-meets-Hollywood saga, veteran investigative reporter Edward Jay Epstein goes undercover to explore Hollywood's "invisible money machine," probing the dazzlingly complicated finances behind the hits and flops, while he answers a surprisingly difficult question: How do the studiosmake their money?

    We also learn:

    + How and why the studios harvest silver from old film prints ...

    + Why stars do-or don't do-their own stunts ...

    + The future of Netflix: Why the "next big thing" now seems in such deep trouble...

    + What it costs to insure Nicole Kidman's right knee…

    + How Hollywood manipulates Wall Street: including the story of the acquisition of MGM… wherein a consortium of banks and hedge funds lost some $5 billion… while Hollywood made millions.

    + Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is considered a contract genius…

    + The fate of serious fare: How HBO, AMC, and Showtime have found ways to make money offer adult drama, while the Hollywood studios prefer to cater to teen audiences.

    + Why Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is considered a "masterpiece" of financing ...

    Product details

    EAN/ISBN:
    9781612190501
    Edition:
    Rel REV & Updtd.
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    240
    Publication date:
    2012-01-24
    Publisher:
    Melville House
    Languages:
    english
    EAN/ISBN:
    9781612190501
    Edition:
    Rel REV & Updtd.
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    240
    Publication date:
    2012-01-24
    Publisher:
    Melville House
    Languages:
    english

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