The Big Picture: The New Logic of Money and Power in Hollywood Edward Jay Epstein
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
According to Edward Jay Epstein, in his book "The Big Picture: The New Logic of Money and Power in Hollywood," by the 1940s, 90 million Americans visited a theatre on a weekly basis. Hollywood—delighted with this new money—steers Wall Street towards some “premiere” and “prestige” projects. Try “The Big Picture: Money and Power in Hollywood” by Edward J Epstein. A very eye-opening book which reiterates in much greater detail the That being said, I'm not sure I agree with the logic to your post. Wall Street—like a wide-eyed rube—invests in these seemingly prestigious, .. The arguments are that because he already has access to to big Hollywood connections and money he should use those because otherwise he's just taking potential funding away from say the next potential Kevin Smith, who really have few other outlets left because the Because the more the big names help to break the stranglehold, the less power groups like the MPAA/RIAA have, and the more it shows smaller players that it CAN be done with the big boys. BARNES & NOBLE | The Big Picture: The New Logic of Money and Power. They are [1] Sumner Redstone, cited by Epstein, E.J. (2006) The Big Picture: The New Logic of Money and Power in Hollywood. Contrary to popular belief, the Hollywood studios are not production companies.