The Hollywood Economist

✍ Scribed by Epstein, Edward Jay

• Book ID: 108986109
• Publisher: Melville House
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 698 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781935554998

✦ Synopsis

The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies 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