by Nat Almirall, Mar 22 2013 // 1:00 PM

Die Hard on a White House.
That’s basically it right there. You have your former law enforcer — here his name is Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) and he used to be Secret Service assigned to protect the President (Aaron Eckhart). During a snowstorm, Some Damn Thing hit the Presidential Limo’s windshield and fishtailed the car nearly off a bridge. Banning was able to save the President, but not his wife, and since the President can’t stand to be reminded of that night, he has Banning reassigned.
Okay, then you have your terrorists commandeering a building — here they attack the White House in a cargo plane the same day the President (whose name is Benjamin Asher, and whom I’ll be referring to as Asher for the remainder of this), Vice President, and Secretary of State are meeting with the South Korean Prime Minister.
As the gang retreats to the Presidential Bunker, one of the PM’s aides reveals himself as Kang Yeonsak (Rick Yune), a North Korean terrorist with a backstory that blah, blah, blah. He shoots a lot of people in the head and wants to blow up things. That’s all we need to know.
You have your former law-enforcer invading the building — in this case, Banning storms the White House after Kang’s goons take out every Secret Service man and Marine on the premises.
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by Nat Almirall, Feb 14 2013 // 9:00 AM

What the Hell is going on? Who’s in what car? Which one is the bad guy? These are the questions that arose during the first fifteen minutes of A Good Day to Die Hard‘s car chase. That the action confuses more than excites is a bad, bad sign.
The movie opens in a Russian prison where billionaire Yuri Komarov (Sebastian Koch) is awaiting trial for…um…potentially snitching out the bigwig Chagarin (Sergei Kolesnikov). From the outset, it’s not clear who is actually the bad guy — Chagarin explodes when Komarov refuses to give him a certain file, so maybe he’s the bad guy, but then Komarov is a billionaire — and one who plays chess in prison at that — doesn’t that automatically mark him as the bad guy?
But then we switch to a night club, where Jack (Jai Courtney) assassinates Anton (Roman Luknar). Is Jack the bad guy then? Apparently not, since we’re now in America, where John McClane (Bruce Willis) is at the airport, heading to Russia to bail out Jack, who’s his son. Evidently Jack works for the CIA, which now condones public killings.
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by Joe Gillis, Sep 14 2010 // 1:00 PM
This time around we’ve got previews for another new NBC show called Chase. In this one from executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer Kelli Giddish stars as U.S. Marshall Annie Frost who chases the bad guys and kicks ass all while wearing some great cowboy boots.
To get you excited for this new show we’ve got lots of previews and more videos to share with you today. Some of these include the full length trailer, interviews with Jerry Bruckheimer, stars Giddish and Cole Hauser, a look at some of the show’s action and a lot more.
Before you move on to the videos, here’s a bit more about the show’s story and characters from our friends at NBC:
Kelli Giddish stars as U.S. Marshal Annie Frost, a cowboy boot-wearing deputy whose sharp mind and unique Texas upbringing help her track down violent criminals on the run. Starring as the members of Frost’s elite team are Cole Hauser as Jimmy Godfrey, an East Texas kid who never grew up and is a true American cowboy; Amaury Nolasco who plays Marco Martinez, a good intelligence guy who loves to talk; and Rose Rollins, who portrays Daisy Ogbaa, a weapons/tactical specialist and a woman of few words.
Rounding out the cast is Jesse Metcalfe, who stars as Luke Watson, the fresh-faced newcomer whose Washington, D.C. upbringing did little to prepare him for the Lone Star State.
Chase premieres next Monday, September 20 at 10/9C on NBC. Check out all the previews after the jump.
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by Joe Gillis, Jun 21 2010 // 12:00 PM
With the news of upcoming Fall TV season pretty much out of the bag we’ve been bringing you previews for many of the new shows here at the site. This way, perhaps you can figure out your Fall viewing schedule well in advance so you don’t miss any show you might have wanted to see.
This time around we’ve got a preview for super producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s upcoming show Chase, which features Kelli Giddish as US Marshal Annie Frost. She specializes in tracking down outlaws who don’t want to pay their debt to society and you can expect a lot of running, shooting and probably some fighting as well.
In the three clips we’ve got for you we hear from star Giddish about the physical nature of her role and series producer Jerry Bruckheimer about what really makes the series work. Also, we’ve got a sneak peek clip from the show which gives you a better idea of what it’s all about.
Check out all three videos after the jump. Chase, which in addition to Giddish features Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco and Jesse Metcalfe, will air Mondays at 9/8C on NBC.
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