内容简介
InaFreakonomicsmeetsHollywoodsaga,veteraninvestigativereporterEdwardJayEpsteingoesundercovertoexploreHollywood's"invisiblemoneymachine,"probingthedazzlinglycomplicatedfinancesbehindthehitsandtheflops,whileheanswersthesurprisinglypuzzlingquestion:Howdothestudiosmaketheirmoney?Alongthewaywealsolearnmuchaboutstarsystemandwhatmakesthebusinesstick:+WhatitcoststoinsureNicoleKidman'srightknee...+Howandwhythestudiosharvestsilverfromoldfilmprints...+Whystarsdo—ordon'tdo—theirownstunts...+WhyArnoldSchwarzeneggerisconsideredacontractgenius...+HowHollywoodgoesaboutdopingoutsideinvestorsandhedgefundmanagers...+WhyLaraCroft:TombRaiderisconsidereda"masterpiece"offinancing...
作者简介
EdwardJayEpstein,whowrotethe"HollywoodEconomist"columnforSlate,istheauthorofTheBigPicture:MoneyandPowerinHollywood,aswellasmanyotherbooks.HewritesfrequentlyfortheWallStreetJournal,VanityFair,andTheNewYorker,andhelivesinNewYorkCity.