Independence Day News

The long July 4th holiday weekend kicks off tomorrow, which for many of us means trips to the beach, burgers on the grill and fireworks .

Al Franken and Norm Coleman have nothing on Sam Witwicky and Scrat the saber-toothed squirrel.

It's the Fourth of July. Since everyone probably is at an amusement park, a ballgame, a barbecue , a beach, a mall, a movie theater, a park, a playground or something, my colleague Mike Deak suggested to me that I not type today about any very serious issues.

Plans to spend the day on the lake.Check.Macaroni salad and chips.Check.The hard lemonade.Check.But hold on a second.

Over the past 15 years, the Fourth of July weekend has meant buffo box office for Hollywood.

For many of us, Bill Pullman is still the handsome U.S. president in "Independence Day," but that was 13 years ago this weekend, and so much has happened since then.

Amity Island has everything: Beautiful beaches, lovely shops, a friendly sheriff and a massive shark preying on the citizenry.

The answer to yesterday's Name That Movie is Independence Day . Jeff Kirby, Jude Seymour, Jack Smith, Connie Holberg, Brian Peck, Max Mitchell and Kelly Reynolds all answered correctly.

The end of the world is near? One regular Hoboken411 reader - expressed great interest in this movie coming out this winter : 2012.

Thousands have paid tribute over social media Web site Twitter to the deaths of pop legend Michael Jackson and actress Farrah Fawcett.

No, Jeff Goldblum was not killed in New Zealand after falling off a cliff. We would, however, like to draw attention to Australian political site Crikey for helping make Channel 9 reporter Richard Wilkins look stupid with their clever capture and upload of this clip: Is the best part of this when Richard Wilkins assumed that New Zealand police are ...

They say bad news comes in threes. That might explain why some media outlets believed unconfirmed reports this morning that American actor Jeff Goldblum was dead.

At the stroke of midnight, Gatlinburg, Tennessee will become the first town in America to hold an Independence Day parade.

When President Obama swatted a fly during an interview this week, he was hit by animal rights group PETA for not showing sympathy to even the least sympathetic of creatures.

We're giving you another peek at the end of the world as we know it -- ET has the latest trailer for '2012'! In '2012,' a slew of natural disasters -- volcanic eruptions, monsoons, surging glaciers -- threaten to put mankind on the endangered species list.

Nobody makes a better movie trailer than Roland Emmerich - the man behind "Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Godzilla." And while many might be tempted to insert a joke here about how good or bad those movies actually turned out to be, we'll hold our tongues and simply say this: "2012" looks awesome.

As if Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow weren't enough, director Roland Emmerich takes destruction to a new level in 2012, which looks like the most expensive and destructive film ever made.

There's always been a current of crazy running beneath the surface in Bill Pullman .

The new trailer for the world disaster film 2012 is now online and it is looking rather spectacular.

Ford's role in "Independence Day" earned him the presidential nod. Forbes magazine has released its annual list of Hollywood's top-earning actors and veteran star Harrison Ford tops this year's list.