And we thought it would be a good time to revisit Emmerich’s body of work – one in which nuance and thunderous overkill sit side by side, where vulgarity and the auteur’s touch are both very present. This weekend, Roland Emmerich lays waste once again to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with “ White House Down,” starring Channing Tatum as the unemployed, Secret Service wannabe, who is thrust into action to save the President ( Jamie Foxx) when terrorists attack. The German-born director has been making theater speakers rumble ever since “ Universal Soldier,” but he really made his mark in the ’90s thanks to the White House exploding “ Independence Day” (which has a sequel coming in 2015) and the monster movie “ Godzilla.” And since then, films like “ The Day After Tomorrow” and “ 2012” have come to define the trademarks most audiences know him for - high concept FX vehicles in which the world is at peril, but rescued by an everyman who saves the day. When it comes to bringing popcorn ready, big screen spectacle to the multiplex, there are few filmmakers (except for maybe Michael Bay) who do it with as much flair as Roland Emmerich.
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