The Hollywood economist : the hidden financial reality behind the movies / Edward Jay Epstein.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Melville House, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: - 9781933633848
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- Motion picture industry -- United States -- Los Angeles -- Finance
- Motion picture industry -- United States -- Finance
- Motion picture industry -- Economic aspects -- California -- Los Angeles
- Motion picture industry -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Industria cinematográfica -- Aspectos económicos -- Estados Unidos
- Industria cinematográfica -- Financiación -- Estados Unidos
- PN 1993.5 E25h 2010
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"Parts of this book appeared in earlier form in The New Yorker, Slate, The Wall Street journal, and, the Financial times."--T.p. verso.
Introduction : Why journalists don't understand Hollywood -- The popcorn economy -- Star culture -- Hollywood's invisible money machine -- Hollywood politics -- The new studio system -- Epilogue : The end of the beginning--or the end?
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 question: How do the studios make their money?
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