2011 Chicago Entertainment Preview

2011 is a big year for Chicago in the entertainment industry. In 2011, it seems Hollywood has taken a liking to our amazing skyline, rich neighborhoods, and iconic streets, restaurants and bars. We've rounded up some of the best movies and TV filmed in Chicago, set to release in 2011. While not all of these are set in Chicago, all the features below have been partially shot and filmed, right here in the Windy City.

Will you be watching any of the film/TV featured? Tell us which ones below!

The Dilemma (Jan. 14)

www.thedilemmamovie.com

Plot: A man discovers that his best friend's wife is having an affair. - IMDB

Featured Chicago Locations: Uptown, Edgewater, Downtown, Green Mill Cocktail Lounge on Broadway Avenue, Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse on State Street

Stars: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly

Unknown (Feb. 18)

unknownmovie.warnerbros.com

Plot: A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is. - IMDB

Featured Chicago Locations: Downtown, South Side

Stars:Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and January Jones

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1)

www.transformersmovie.com

Plot: The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and learn its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers' final battle. - IMDB

Featured Chicago Locations: Loop, Downtown (Primarily Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue)

Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Duhamel

Contagion (Oct. 2011)

Plot: An action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. - IMBD

Featured Chicago Locations: Downtown Chicago, Downers Grove, Elgin, Glenview, Waukegan

Stars: Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet

TV

Shameless (Jan. 9)

Network: Showtime
www.sho.com/site/shameless

Plot: Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, spirited and independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. The brilliant William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum star in this wildly engaging and fearlessly twisted new Showtime Original Series. The Gallaghers may not have much in the way of money or rules, but they know who they are — and they're absolutely, wildly, unapologetically SHAMELESS. - www.sho.com

Featured Chicago Locations: West Side, Homan Square

Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Joan Cusack

Chicago Code (Feb. 7)

Network: FOX
www.fox.com/chicagocode

Plot: The city of Chicago is a paradox that serves as the setting for Shawn Ryan's new drama, THE CHICAGO CODE. In this series, the audience is the passenger, taking an unpredictable ride through the streets of Chicago and navigating crime and corruption with the most respected - and notorious - cops in the city. - FOX.com/chicagocode

Featured Chicago Locations: Loop, Downtown, Various Chicago neighborhoods

Stars: Ericka Johnson, Don Kress, Jennifer Beals, Jason Clarke

Will you be watching any of the film/TV featured? Tell us which ones below! --Lauren Wulf, CBS Local Chicago