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Chicago – In our latest action/thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Faster” with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton!

“Faster” also stars Mike Epps, Tom Berenger, Maggie Grace, Jan Hoag, Courtney Gains, Michael Irby, Josh Clark, Carla Gugino, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Sidney S. Liufau from director George Tillman Jr. and writers Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton. The film opens on Nov. 24, 2010.

To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Faster” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

The movie poster for “Faster” with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton.

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While I like that Hawaii 5-0 (TV) is gaining more heart, and a greater bond between the team members, the cases leave a little to be desired. At least, in this episode, I saw some information plot holes that had me rewinding my digital cable and asking, "Wait! How did they come to that conclusion?" Then again, it's the interaction between McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) and Danno (Scott Caan) that I think really makes this show click, so maybe bringing in my Law and Order (TV) mentality isn't the best thing. I watch too many cop dramas anyway. The gang is at a high school football game, watching McGarrett and Chin Ho's (Daniel Dae Kim) alma mater kick the pigskin around. Danno shows up with his daughter, Grace (Teilor Grubbs) and Kono (Grace Park) proves that you can be a 90 lb woman and still yell louder than the boys at the referees.

The networks frustrate their viewers by prematurely canceling dramas. Well, for fans of Smith, The Nine, and Eyes, things are about to get a little better.

Smith revolves around a group of thieves and features Ray Liotta, Virginia Madsen, Simon Baker, Jonny Lee Miller, Franky G, Amy Smart, Chris Bauer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, K'Sun Ray, Tatum McCann, Lisa Vidal, Valarie Rae Miller, Elden Henson and Sidney S. Liufau.

The Nine follows a group of bank robbery victims. It showcases Lourdes Benedicto, John Billingsley, Jessica Collins, Tim Daly, Dana Davis, Camille Guaty, Chi McBride, Kim Raver, Scott Wolf, Owain Yeoman, Jeffrey Pierce, Tom Verica, Kim Staunton, and Michael Emanuel.

Eyes centers around a moralistic legal firm and stars Daly, Eric Mabius, Laura Leighton, Rick Worthy, A.J. Langer, Natalie Zea, Reg Rogers, and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon. Five episodes aired on ABC, leaving seven unseen.

Satellite television provider DirecTV has been looking for ways to...