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Chicago – In our latest post-apocalyptic thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 10 pairs of run-of-engagement anytime movie passes up for grabs to the new film “The Day” starring Shawn Ashmore (“X-Men”)! Pick your own showing!

Even more, one very lucky grand-prize winner will be hooked up with a post-apocalyptic DVD prize pack including “The Walking Dead,” “Alien Apocalypse,” “The Collapsed” and “The Divide”! “The Day,” which opens in Chicago on Aug. 29, 2012, also stars Ashley Bell, Michael Eklund, Shannyn Sossamon, Cory Hardrict, Dominic Monaghan, Brianna Barnes, Kassidy Verreault and Sophia Ewaniuk from director Douglas Aarniokoski and writer Luke Passmore.

These admit-two anytime movie passes can be used for “The Day” at select Chicago theatres for the showing of your choosing during the film’s theatrical run. To win your free movie passes to “The Day” plus a DVD prize pack courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology directly below.

WWE Studios announced today they have acquired distribution rights to the indie thriller The Day. We also have five character posters from The Day, which feature the main characters Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Cory Hardrict, Dominic Monaghan, and Shannyn Sossamon. You can read the full press release below the character posters.

WWE Studios announced today it has acquired all Us distribution rights to the Toronto International Film Festival cult hit The Day, Douglas Aarniokoski's visceral action thriller. The film screened to sold-out crowds in the Midnight Madness section of the Festival. WWE will use its television, digital/social media and print assets, which reach more than 20 million people domestically each week, to help market the release of film.

"The Day is a renegade thrill-ride that will not disappoint audiences," said newly named WWE Studios President, Michael Luisi. "We went to Toronto looking for films to showcase and expand the...

SyFy continues their own series of fairy tale's with horrific twists as they're gearing up for Mario Azzopardi's own version of "Hansel and Gretel," Gretl, which will star Shannen Doherty ("90210") in the title role. Paul McGillion (Star Trek, "The X-Files") has been cast as Hansel. "As an adult, a witch hunter (Hansel) returns to the village where he lived as a child to find and kill the witch who killed his sister, Gretl (Doherty), only to find that Gretl is not dead and danger lurks around every corner." John Boylan, Sarain Boylan and Jefferson Brown, round out the cast with Erica Cox, Marianthi Evans, Sophia Ewaniuk, Nahanni Johnstone, and Daniela Lazzaro. SyFy will air this coming November.

If you recently missed an episode of your favorite show, don't sweat it. TV Daily has you covered. Every day, we will be updating you with the funniest, most exciting series out there. Finally, you can catch all of these water cooler conversation starters in one convenient place. Today, we have brand new episodes of Wipeout, Ghost Hunters Academy, America's Got Talent, Happy Town, Comedy Brew, and Top Chef.

To get started, click on one of the boxes below:

Wipeout: Episode 3.02: "Welcome Back America"

Twenty-four contestants compete for the $50,000 prize!

Ghost Hunters Academy: Episode 1.10: "Island Castaway"

Only five cadets remain as the team visits a Civil War island prison.

America's Got Talent: Episode 5.10: "Week 5, Night 2"

It's the final countdown! The judges hold their last round of auditions in Chicago before the big Las Vegas boot camp.

Happy Town: Episode 1.08: "Blame It on Rio Bravo...

Man, that was fast! After airing only three episodes (including tonight's installment), ABC has decided to remove "Happy Town" for the remainder of May sweeps. The series will go on hiatus for two weeks, returning on June 2nd, when the first of its five remaining eps will air.

Per TVSeriesFinale.com next week’s episode will be replaced by an edition of "Primetime: What Would You Do?". On May 26th ABC will present the network premiere of the Transformers movie.

The series got off to a poor start two weeks ago with a 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.25 million viewers. Last week, for Episode Two, viewership took a nosedive to a 1.2 in the demo and 3.79 million viewers.

"Happy Town" stars Geoff Stults ("October Road") as Tommy Conroy, Sam Neill (Daybreakers) as Merritt Grieves, Lauren German (Hostel: Part II, Dark Country) as Henley Boone, Steven Weber (Desperation, The Shining mini-series) as John Haplin,...

Check out two new sneak peeks from the May 12th episode of ABC's "Happy Town" called "Polly Wants a Crack at Her." The show airs from 10:00-11:00 p.m Et and stars Geoff Stults as Tommy Conroy, Sam Neill as Merritt Grieves, Lauren German as Henley Boone, Steven Weber as John Haplin, Amy Acker as Rachel Conroy, Sarah Gadon as Georgia Bravin, Robert Wisdom as Roger Hobbs, Jay Paulson as Eli "Root Beer" Rogers and Ben Schnetzer as Andrew Haplin. Recurring stars include Frances Conroy as Peggy Haplin, Abraham Benrubi as Big Dave Duncan, M.C. Gainey as Sheriff Griffin Conroy, Peter Outerbridge as Handsome Dan, Warren Christie as Greggy Stiviletto and Sophia Ewaniuk as Emma Conroy.

On ABC's new drama Happy Town (premieres tonight, 10 p.m. Et), Geoff Stults stars as Tommy Conroy, a deputy in Haplin, Minn., which hasn't had a serious crime in five years -- since the elusive "Magic Man" was believed to have kidnapped his eighth and final victim. With a brutal murder that he suddenly needs to know how to investigate, some bizarre ramblings by his sheriff father (M.C. Gainey), the separate arrival of two mysterious out-of-towners (Sam Neill and Lauren German), the agendas of Haplin's founding family (Frances Conroy and Steven Weber), a loving wife (Amy Acker) and child (Sophia Ewaniuk...

With "Twin Peaks" far away in the rearview mirror, fans have been looking for a new strange destination to hang their hats. Could ABC's "Happy Town" be it? Dig on the first few minutes and judge for yourself!

"Happy Town" stars Geoff Stults ("October Road") as Tommy Conroy, Sam Neill (Daybreakers) as Merritt Grieves, Lauren German (Hostel: Part II, Dark Country) as Henley Boone, Steven Weber (Desperation, The Shining mini-series) as John Haplin, Amy Acker ("Angel", The Cabin in the Woods) as Rachel Conroy, Sarah Gadon (Canadian TV series "Being Erica") as Georgia Bravin, Robert Wisdom (The Collector, "Supernatural"'s Uriel) as Roger Hobbs, Jay Paulson ("October Road", "Mad Men") as Eli "Root Beer" Rogers, and Ben Schnetzer (Ben's Plan) as Andrew Haplin.

Josh Appelbaum ("Life on Mars", "Alias", "October Road"), André Nemec ("Life on Mars", "Alias", "October Road"), and Scott Rosenberg ("Life on Mars", "October Road") are executive producers.

Several days ago we told you about ABC's "Demand It" campaign for its new series "Happy Town" whereby once they reach 50,000 demands, everyone who participated will be able to watch the show online in advance of its April 28th premiere. Now that we have a longer synopsis of "Happy Town" that includes its full cast, we're pretty sure you'll be wanting to head on over to Eventful and take part if you haven't already.

"Happy Town" stars Geoff Stults ("October Road") as Tommy Conroy, Sam Neill (Daybreakers) as Merritt Grieves, Lauren German (Hostel: Part II, Dark Country) as Henley Boone, Steven Weber (Desperation, The Shining mini-series) as John Haplin, Amy Acker ("Angel", The Cabin in the Woods) as Rachel Conroy, Sarah Gadon (Canadian TV series "Being Erica") as Georgia Bravin, Robert Wisdom (The Collector, "Supernatural"'s Uriel) as Roger Hobbs, Jay Paulson ("October Road", "Mad Men") as Eli "Root Beer" Rogers,...