Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, and Vivica A. Fox star in the iconic film, which hit theaters July 3 1996.

Volker Engel and Douglas Smith revisit the signature scene from Roland Emmerich's 1996 summer blockbuster.

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The memorable first episode of "Ultraseven," "The Invisible Challenger." It is an episode featuring the Cool Alien, an invader who cannot be seen. In this episode, the Cool Alien declares at the ...

I did not review Supergirl, because it is Den of Geek policy that if you travel for a project at the studio’s request—say, ...

From the gold rush to civil rights, the moon landing to 9/11, the US has always understood, mythologised and sold itself through the power of the still image ...

As it turns 30, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day… One of the most ...

Steven Spielberg’s fourth film about alien encounters is “Disclosure Day,” following “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “War of the Worlds,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” That inspired us to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Earth's airports may be broadcasting our existence to the galaxy without anyone intending to. A 2025 study from the University of Manchester found that radar systems at major airports emit ...