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Edward Jay Epstein

Edward Jay Epstein is the author of The Big Picture: The New Logic of Money and Power in Hollywood. (To read the first chapter, click here.)

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Gross Hysteria

Do the studios really overpay top talent like Peter Jackson?

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at 6:40 AM

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The Starlet's Dilemma

The Golden Ageism of Hollywood.

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at 12:00 PM

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Hollywood's New Zombie

The last days of Blockbuster.

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at 1:03 PM

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The Popcorn Palace Economy

The thirsty moviegoer fuels the business.

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, at 2:20 PM

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Hollywood's New Year

My predictions for 2006.

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at 7:48 AM

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Meltdown

The real reason why Paramount bought DreamWorks.

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at 3:43 PM

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The Schizoid Split in Movies

Will digital effects ruin Hollywood?

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at 12:58 PM

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Hollywood's New Axis of Evil

Why do businessmen wear the black hat?

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at 1:19 PM

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Downloading for Dollars

The future of Hollywood has arrived.

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, at 12:21 PM

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Hollywood's Big Loss

No more free money from Germany.

Edward Jay Epstein | THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST | Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, at 12:58 PM

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Edward Jay Epstein

Do the studios really overpay top talent like Peter Jackson?

The Golden Ageism of Hollywood.

The last days of Blockbuster.

The thirsty moviegoer fuels the business.

My predictions for 2006.

The real reason why Paramount bought DreamWorks.

Will digital effects ruin Hollywood?

Why do businessmen wear the black hat?

The future of Hollywood has arrived.

No more free money from Germany.