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The Hollywood Economist

The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies

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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 the flops, while he answers the surprisingly puzzling How do the studios make their money?Along the way we also learn much about star system and what makes the business + What it costs to insure Nicole Kidman’s right knee ...+ How and why the studios harvest silver from old film prints ...+ Why stars do—or don’t do—their own stunts ...+ Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is considered a contract genius ...+ How Hollywood goes about doping outside investors and hedge fund managers ...+ Why Lara Tomb Raider is considered a “masterpiece” of financing ...

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The Hollywood Economist, Edward Jay Epstein

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Jaar van publicatie
2010
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Titel
The Hollywood Economist
Ondertitel
The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies
Taal
Engels
Jaar van publicatie
2010
Formaat
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
240
ISBN10
1933633840
ISBN13
9781933633848
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Beoordeling
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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 the flops, while he answers the surprisingly puzzling How do the studios make their money?Along the way we also learn much about star system and what makes the business + What it costs to insure Nicole Kidman’s right knee ...+ How and why the studios harvest silver from old film prints ...+ Why stars do—or don’t do—their own stunts ...+ Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is considered a contract genius ...+ How Hollywood goes about doping outside investors and hedge fund managers ...+ Why Lara Tomb Raider is considered a “masterpiece” of financing ...