'Independence Day' at 30: Roland Emmerich & Dean Devlin talk blowing up the White House and crafting a true sci-fi classic (interview)

'Independence Day' at 30: Roland Emmerich & Dean Devlin talk blowing up the White House and crafting a true sci-fi classic (interview)

Happy 30th birthday to "Independence Day," the sci-fi mega blockbuster that made Will Smith an instant Hollywood star, crushed the box office by becoming the fastest film to reach $100 million, and obliterated Washington, D.C, all in one fell swoop of pure popcorn movie entertainment.We often talk about certain works of art ushering in or being ushered in by, but "Independence Day" ("ID4") truly broke the mold for how huge tentpole pictures were…

30 years ago, the biggest sci-fi blockbuster of the '90s quietly changed Hollywood forever

There was a time when the biggest name on a movie poster wasn't the title. It was the actor — names like Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Bruce Willis. Audiences weren't just buying tickets to a story, they were buying tickets to spend two hours with performers they already loved. Today, blockbuster marketing usually works the other way around. The franchise comes first. The actors are often secondary.

Independence Day at 30: The Story Behind the Blockbuster Sci-Fi Disaster Flick

Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Independence Day at 30: The Story Behind the Blockbuster Sci-Fi Disaster Flick As it turns 30, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day… One of the most unforgettable moments in the history of blockbuster filmmaking has got to be a colossal plasma beam completely laying waste to the White House in Independence Day. I mean, who can forget it right? Today, as […

6 Reasons Why Will Smith's Independence Day Is Still Great 30 Years Later

Independence Day has officially turned 30 years old, and this Roland Emmerich classic has six major reasons why it's still great today.

Independence Day Turns 30: Revisiting Its Weird, United, American World

Independence Day was released 30 years, and looking back on the movie gives a strange, enduring look at the United States of America of the era.