01936cam a22003615a 4500 76641 76641 BJBSDDR 20230410130602.0 ta 091214s2010 nyua 000 0 eng 9781933633848 1933633840 DLC DLC spa eng n-us-ca n-us--- PN 1993.5 E25h 2010 Epstein, Edward Jay, 1935- The Hollywood economist : the hidden financial reality behind the movies / Edward Jay Epstein. 1st ed. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Melville House, 2010. 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. "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? 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 21950 Industria cinematográfica Financiación Estados Unidos 24124 7 cbc orignew 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 PN 1993.5 E25h 2010 00000092831 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 BK