21.   No one in Hollywood can say definitively why female directors have barely a toehold in studio films.

22.   Perhaps Liman wanted to experience the relative luxuries of a big-budget studio film, and maybe he really felt he could bring something new to spy movies.

23.   Studio films always seem to skirt the issues, preferring to let glances, reaction shots and allegory suggest true feeling so as not risk likability.

24.   Successful directors of studio films usually do not go the independent route, but Shelton said he felt he had little choice.

25.   The average first run of a major studio film is six weeks.

26.   The flick has scared off other studio films for that weekend.

27.   The studio film that makes megabucks makes a lot of noise.

28.   Turner would add two studios, New Line and Castle Rock, along with rights to many old Warner Bros. and MGM studio films.

29.   We will show anything from experimental cinema and documentaries to films from foreign cultures to studio films.