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If you're looking for the late-summer special-effects action fantasy with big franchise potential, forget about G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. (You already forgot? Fine.) Instead, proceed directly to District 9, a grimy little scare-fi thriller from South Africa, hitherto unknown as a production center for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: District 9: The Summer's Coolest Fantasy Film | 8/13/2009 | See Source »

Like Paramount's recent spiffed-up Star Trek franchise, the new movie casts a number of medium-known young people - here Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Rachel Nichols and a few others - as members of an élite force of the best, the brightest and the hottest. G.I. Joe is not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: Straight to Self-Parody | 8/7/2009 | See Source »

To err on the side of kindness, we might guess that the strategy of Sommers and his screenwriters was to ignore the prototype stage of a franchise launch - a vigorous introduction of the characters and motifs - and go directly to self-parody. We are told the main story takes place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: Straight to Self-Parody | 8/7/2009 | See Source »

His expertise, which stems from 10 years playing professional hockey, an assistant coaching position with the Manchester Monarchs, and work as a general manager for the American Hockey League franchise in San Antonio, Texas, also helped the Crimson reach two ECAC championship games, culminating with the league title and a...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jay Back In Assistant's Role After Two-Year Hiatus | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

Some state parks are seeking partnerships with independent vendors, who pay franchise fees to operate certain facilities owned by the state. These kinds of agreements exist in a handful of states, including California, where, for example, Angel Island State Park, near San Francisco, has a number of concessions and ferry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State Parks Look for Ways of Surviving the Budget Ax | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

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