11.   Asked when studio executives would see it, one executive laughed.

12.   At a screening in Chicago, studio executives took one look at the tacked-on updates and went back to the original version.

13.   At parties after film openings, tables are traditionally reserved for the stars and their hangers-on, as well as producers, directors and studio executives.

14.   Because studio executives are notoriously elusive about the costs of a film, many movies that take in relatively high grosses are still big-time losers.

15.   Both Rove and the studio executives insisted there was no discussion of the government playing a role in determining the content of movies or television programs.

16.   A Los Angeles movie studio executive who requested anonymity said the industry is as interested as the president in creating quality entertainment.

17.   A number of industry leaders are also expected to testify, though many top film studio executives have thus far declined to attend, according to committee aides.

18.   A studio executive told the shocked Schulberg that he and his script were being turned over to the famed novelist.

19.   A studio executive, who would speak only on condition of anonymity, suggests otherwise.

20.   A studio executive who saw the completed movie described it as having little merit.