...ante-up film industry into a new era. "It's interesting that `Star Wars' didn't really invent anything," says Robert Kolker, an English professor who has taught film for 25 years at the University of Maryland. "Films have always had tie-ins...

...ante-up film industry into a new era. "It's interesting that `Star Wars' didn't really invent anything," says Robert Kolker, an English professor who has taught film for 25 years at the University of Maryland. "Films have always had tie-ins...