81.   He said the ascension of independent films at the Oscars this year was almost accidental.

82.   He selected Ms. Zellweger, a virtual unknown who had previously acted in some independent films, as the female lead.

83.   He started the Sundance Channel to showcase independent films and the Sundance Archive at UCLA to collect and preserve them.

84.   He was studio and I came out of edgy independent films.

85.   He talked to independent film companies on either coast.

86.   He tries to make sense of the wealth of films showcased at the independent film fest.

87.   Hence her continued attraction to independent films,

88.   Hollywood has had to dodge or absorb a steady stream of challenges over the decades, from sound to color to television to videocassettes to independent films.

89.   Hollywood is still smarting because four of the five best-picture nominations last year went to independent films.

90.   I also directed a couple of independent films.