New on DVD this week: “Contagion,” “Mildred Pierce,” “I Don’t Know How She … – NorthJersey.com
In stores Tuesday:
Kate Winslet as Dr. Erin Mears and Larry Clark as Dave in the thriller 'Contagion.'
Contagion (2011, Warner, PG-13, $29) — The tenuousness of civilized society is a theme that Steven Soderbergh examines in grim detail in this chiller about a deadly virus that counts a Midwestern business exec (Gwyneth Paltrow) as its patient zero. Paltrow brings the deadly bug back from Hong Kong and, in a matter of weeks, millions are dead and millions more are desperate for a vaccine. The cast members (Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Jennifer Ehle, Laurence Fishburne) are top-notch but the disease itself — transmitted though elevator buttons and door handles — is the real star. "Contagion" is a disaster thriller done right. Extras: featurettes.
Also — "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," "I Don't Know How She Does It," "The Guard," "Brighton Rock," "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy," "Removal," "Ice Quake," "The Robert Montgomery Collection," "Nothing Sacred," "Mildred Pierce," "Justified: The Complete Second Season," "Futurama: Volume 6," "Royal Pains: Season Three, Volume One."
— Amy Longsdorf
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