The Hollywood Economist 2.0: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies

图书标准信息

• 作者 Edward Jay Epstein 著
• 出版社 Melville House
• 出版时间 2012-01
• ISBN 9781612190501
• 定价 134.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

AfullyrevisededitionofthepopularguidetoHollywoodfinances,updatedtoreflectevennewerfilmsandtrends

InaFreakonomics-meets-Hollywoodsaga,veteraninvestigativereporterEdwardJayEpsteingoesundercovertoexploreHollywood’s“invisiblemoneymachine,”probingthedazzlinglycomplicatedfinancesbehindthehitsandflops,whileheanswersasurprisinglydifficultquestion:Howdothestudiosmaketheirmoney?

Wealsolearn:

+Howandwhythestudiosharvestsilverfromoldfilmprints...

+Whystarsdo—ordon’tdo—theirownstunts...

+ThefutureofNetflix:Whythe“nextbigthing”nowseemsinsuchdeeptrouble...

+WhatitcoststoinsureNicoleKidman’srightknee…

+HowHollywoodmanipulatesWallStreet:includingthestoryoftheacquisitionofMGM…whereinaconsortiumofbanksandhedgefundslostsome$5billion…whileHollywoodmademillions.

+WhyArnoldSchwarzeneggerisconsideredacontractgenius…

+Thefateofseriousfare:HowHBO,AMC,andShowtimehavefoundwaystomakemoneyofferadultdrama,whiletheHollywoodstudiosprefertocatertoteenaudiences.

+WhyLaraCroft:TombRaiderisconsidereda“masterpiece”offinancing...

【作者简介】

EdwardJayEpstein,whowrotethe"HollywoodEconomist"columnforSlate,istheauthorofTheBigPicture:MoneyandPowerinHollywood,aswellasmanyotherbooks.HehaswrittenfortheWallStreetJournal,VanityFair,TheNewYorkTimesMagazine,andTheNewYorker,andhelivesinNewYorkCity.