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 question: How do the studios make their money?Along the way we also learn much about star system and what makes the business tick: + 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 Croft: Tomb Raider is considered a "masterpiece” of financing ...
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ISBN | 9781933633848 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Melville House Publishing |
Jahr | 2010 |
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