The Hollywood Economist 2.0: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies
Praise forThe Hollywood Economist"The answer to [the] mysteries of modern-day film financing can be found inThe Hollywood Economist, Edward Jay Epstein's latest foray into the seamy underbelly of Hollywood spreadsheets."—The Wall Street Journal"[A] terrific job.... There's fun to be had in knowing specifics, and Epstein  offers plenty."—Entertainment Weekly Praise for Edward Jay Epstein'sThe Big Picture"A rich adventure that will change  the way you look at movies."—BusinessWeek"Edward Jay Epstein is here to tell us  that when it comes to Hollywood these days, we've got it all wrong."—The Washington  Post Book World"One of the virtues ofThe Big Pictureis Mr. Epstein's astonishing  access to numbers that movie studios go  to great lengths to keep secret....A groundbreaking  work that explains  the inner workings of the game."—The Wall Street Journal"Hollywood  has needed one of these for a long time--a user's manuel. This one could not be more  complete....[Grade] A."—Entertainment Weekly“In his adroit charting of the confidence flow between the various entities and eras Mr. Epstein kicks up a lot of little surprises. . . Edward Jay Epstein is quite good.”—Larry McMurtry,The New York Review of Books“. . . [A] valuable education for those seeking to enter and under- stand the entertainment industry. . . . Factually impressive.”—Joel Hirschhorn,Variety