61.   If the commercials were done in big studios with full orchestras, Jun recalls, the theater demos more often were not.

62.   If a strike is averted, times could also be tough for independent filmmakers, who worry about competing for screen space with a flood of big studio productions.

63.   Language is an obstacle, particularly in films for children, but even greater is the drawing power of big studio productions, Schoettle said.

64.   Meanwhile, big Hollywood studios, like Sony Pictures, are streamlining their movie merchandising programs in response to slowing demand.

65.   Most big studio films mimic cheerful, lowest-common-denominator TV routines.

66.   She starred in silents and talkies, saw the rise and fall of the big studios, took part in the TV revolution.

67.   Several years ago, Nolte decided to avoid big studio pictures in favor of more meaningful roles.

68.   The artist did them quickly on the spot, with oil paints like those that might be used later in big studio pictures.

69.   The repeated showings on home screens established it as a shining example of what a big studio with vast resources could contribute to American culture.

70.   This time around, he says, the big studios are back to the grand tradition of storytelling.