11.   Buyers might be anyone from top studios to small distributors, and the films could be bought for theatrical, television or video release, Kessler said.

12.   Curtin said top studio executives, including Universal Chairman Stacy Snider, watched the preview in a screening room and agreed it should not be shown.

13.   Representatives of the two Hollywood actors unions held their first meeting with top studio executives to discuss labor issues, a precursor to upcoming contract negotiations.

14.   Top Hollywood studio executives attended the opening session of contract talks with screenwriters on Monday in a gesture of cooperation as both sides sought to allay strike fears.