51.   There is a growing feeling at the big studios that the A-list has largely priced itself out of the market.

52.   This is because the academy is a relic from a bygone era in which the big studios held sway over the industry.

53.   This year, all the big studios will be in town.

54.   Today, most other big studios have crucial corporate ties that insure steady ancillary markets for their films.

55.   Video sales were cutting into box office, and big studio execs were ever more cautious.

56.   While starting off small, Turner Pictures plans to compete against the big studios.

57.   Why, then, are big studios not tottering?

58.   As idiosyncratic as his earlier films are, he said he always had been open to taking on a big studio movie.

59.   Big studios routinely sink hundreds of thousands of dollars into Oscar campaigns, even if chances for a nod are slim.

60.   Cannes is a favorite among independent filmmakers, because the big American studios save their major releases for summer.