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Displaying all articles tagged:
Independence Day
alternate reality
July 4, 2023
Will Smith Could’ve Been in Two
Independence Day
Sequels
Writer-producer Dean Devlin said the plot was planned out, but Smith turned down the offer.
By
Jennifer Zhan
celebrations
June 16, 2021
What Biden Has Planned for His July 4 ‘Independence’ From COVID Party
The U.S. probably won’t hit Biden’s goal to vaccinate 70 percent of adults by July 4, but that won’t keep him from throwing a party on the South Lawn.
By
Matt Stieb
freedom masks
July 4, 2020
President Bill Pullman Wants You to Celebrate Your Freedom by Wearing a Mask
Alexa, please play Martina McBride’s “Independence Day.”
By
Chris Murphy
summer 2020
May 18, 2020
What Is a Summer Movie Anyway?
As a summer without movie theaters looks more and more likely, two critics discuss an outdated way of viewing films.
By
Alison Willmore
and
Bilge Ebiri
movies
May 17, 2020
Oh Yeah, Bill Pullman Saw That Trump
Independence Day
Deepfake Video
A sentence that would be blissfully unrecognizable to our ancestors.
By
Halle Kiefer
let me tell you about my pet
Nov. 21, 2019
Let the Director of
Independence Day
Tell You About His Two Dogs
“She is like,
Why did they get another dog, don’t they love me anymore
?”
By
Kelly Conaboy
the national interest
July 2, 2019
Trump Is Packing the July 4 Fireworks Because He’s Afraid of Getting Booed
A president who rarely goes out in public faces the possibility of hostile crowds.
By
Jonathan Chait
independence day
July 5, 2018
James Woods Says His Agent, a True Patriot, Dropped Him on July Fourth
America the beautiful.
By
Jackson McHenry
independence day
July 3, 2018
10 Things to Do This Fourth of July
Drinking for a cause, dancing on a rooftop, and Snoop Dogg.
By
Vanita Salisbury
June 30, 2016
Your Guide to Enjoying Work on July 1, the Day You Forgot to Request Off
Everyone’s gone. Time to play games.
By
Dayna Evans
movie reviews
June 24, 2016
Review: Escape
Independence Day: Resurgence
This hodgepodge has been thrown together in so slovenly a way that it’s no surprise the studio didn’t show it to the press.
By
David Edelstein
aliens
June 24, 2016
Donald Trump Would Make a Great President (If Aliens Attack Earth)
He’ll gather the best people, the absolute top people, to formulate a plan, you’re not going to believe this absolutely great plan to let us win bigly
By
Adam Sternbergh
chaos theory
June 10, 2016
Jeff Goldblum Meets His Doppelgänger
Don’t let yourself be so easily duped.
By
Karen Brill
trailer mix
May 23, 2016
See Extended
Independence Day Resurgence
Trailer
You should definitely be nervous.
By
Greg Cwik
and
Jackson McHenry
memento mori
Jan. 3, 2016
Will Smith Will Cry During
Independence Day 2
Here come the waterworks.
By
Jackson McHenry
party time excellent
Mar. 25, 2015
Capitol Apparently Celebrating Freedom Too Much
People working at the Capitol love celebrating Independence Day.
By
Jaime Fuller
casting couch
Mar. 24, 2015
Vivica A. Fox Confirmed for
Independence Day 2
Welcome to Earth Heaven?
By
Dee Lockett
Feb. 25, 2015
Secret Service Plans to Play with Drones in D.C.
The agency takes steps to prevent another unmanned aircraft from landing on the White House lawn.
By
Jaime Fuller
brief histories
July 9, 2013
We’re Living in the Age of the Movie Trailer Money Shot
When it comes to marketing a film, it’s a game of special effects one-upmanship.
By
Matt Patches
male gaze
July 3, 2013
Male Gaze: Will Smith in
Independence Day
The movie that introduced him to his first alien.
By
Julie Ma
national tragedies
July 3, 2013
How Sequestration Is Ruining the Fourth of July
The U.S. will see slightly fewer explosions.
By
Margaret Hartmann
casting couch
June 25, 2013
Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman Will Be Back for
Independence Day
Sequels
Who needs Will Smith?
By
Jesse David Fox
Grub Guides
July 3, 2012
Fourth of July Eating and Drinking — With a Map!
Last-minute planners, we’ve got you covered.
By
Chris Cohen
and
Sophie Hays
casting couch
Feb. 24, 2012
Bill Pullman to Play Our President Again, Thank God
In Josh Gad’s
16oo Penn
.
By
Amanda Dobbins
exclusive
Oct. 27, 2011
Fox Planning Back-to-Back
Independence Day
Sequels, With or Without a Pricey Will Smith
He was demanding $50 million, but the stagnant box office may need this last sure-thing movie star.
By
Claude Brodesser-Akner
clickables
July 6, 2011
Watch a Belated But Excellent Citywide Reenactment of the Bill Pullman
Independence Day
Speech
People of Subway, we will not go quietly into the night!
By
Amanda Dobbins
takeru kobayashi
July 4, 2010
Hot-Dog-Eating Champ Takeru Kobayashi Arrested on Coney Island
A July 4 tradition takes a strange turn.
By
Mike Vilensky
oh america!
July 2, 2010
A Quarter of Americans Have No Idea What We’re Celebrating This Weekend
They think we gained independence from France, or China.
By
Dan Amira
Foodievents
June 18, 2010
Spend July 4 Roasting Oysters in Greenport
Bobo chef Patrick Connolly teams up with the oyster supplier for Le Bernardin and Gramercy Tavern
By
Christine Whitney
the march of progress
Dec. 23, 2009
Avatar
’s Best Special Effects
Cameron set out to best some specific effects standard-bearers — but how often did he succeed?
By
Marc Bernardin
intel
July 3, 2008
Happy Independence Day! Don’t Forget: New York Is America, Too!
Don’t believe us? We have photo evidence!
the industry
May 4, 2007
Frank Bascombe Heads to HBO