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Contagion Spreads to Home Video

If you missed out on Contagion when it was in theatres, here's your chance to right that wrong. It really doesn't get much more frightening and real than this, kids, and early next year the sickness spreads its way home.

The Reel Estate Market Goes Bust for Dream House at the Box Office

It’s been two weeks since a new horror movie opened to dismal box office results, and despite a cast that includes James Bond, an Oscar-winning actress, and a 6-time Oscar nominee in the director’s chair, Dream House became the latest horror offering to have a nightmarish opening weekend.

Motion Picture Purgatory: Contagion

Contagion definitely has more star power than just about any other genre film released this year, but if we've learned anything over the years, it's that Trembles isn't one to be swayed by high-power actors. Let's see what he thought of this Steven Soderbergh helmed film starring the likes of Marion Cotillard, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Jennifer Ehle, Laurence Fishburne, Chin Han, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kate Winslet.

Straw Dogs Fails to Make Hay at the Box Office

It’s been such a bad couple of weeks for the horror genre that even movies that aren’t really horror movies being marketed as if they were horror movies can’t cut it at the box office. Somewhere in heaven Sam Peckinpah is having a good laugh at Rod Lurie’s expense.

Sitges 2011: Preliminary Lineup Preview; Watch This Year's Commercial Spot - Alter Ego

Each year the Sitges Film Festival commercial spot is almost as eagerly awaited by the general public as its lineup, and Rafa Antón, creative director of the China agency and the man responsible for its campaigns over the last ten years, has presented this year’s commercial, entitled "Alter Ego". In addition, the preliminary lineup for the Festival has been revealed, but it's not complete by any means. More will be announced throughout the month.

Contagion Spreads at the Box Office; Creature Breaks Records

After weeks of horror movies dying a quick death at the box office, a chiller about people catching a disease that causes them to die a quick death was the first frightful offering in a long while to take hold of the top slot. Creature, on the other hand…

Contagion CENTRAL - The Review, Interviews, Image Gallery And Videos

The lethally contagious new movie Contagion has finally arrived in theaters so we put together this neat package of our past coverage to help you decide if you'll want to spend the weekend watching the all-star cast coughing and hacking away.

Get Infected by Four Contagion Behind-the-Scenes Videos

Even though we had been showing you folks video interviews from Contagion's cast and crew this the past few days, you can bet we have even more goodies up our sleeves. This time we have almost 20 minutes worth of behind-the-scenes videos that you film geeks can dig into. But before you do, be sure to check out our Contagion review.

Press Conference Highlights: Steven Soderbergh, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jennifer Ehle and Scott Burns Talk Contagion

In Contagion (review here), director Steven Soderbergh explores what might happen if a highly-contagious and deadly virus began to spread in today's ultra-connected society which taps into a primal fear that is far scarier than anything Jason Voorhees or Freddy Krueger could possibly throw your way. After all, you can't shoot a virus six times or stab it to death.

Contagion Video Interviews With the Writer and the Producers

There are only a couple of days left before a deadly virus is released to the public in the form of Contagion. But fear not, our Contagion review is already out for your perusal.

Exclusive: Writer Scott Z. Burns Talks Contagion

For the upcoming Warner Bros. thriller Contagion (review here), writer Scott Z. Burns knew that crafting a script around a global pandemic would be no small feat when he started working on the project back in early 2010. Dread Central caught up with Burns, who is collaborating with Steven Soderbergh for the fourth time, during a recent press day to talk to the writer about his experiences working with the acclaimed filmmaker in an effort to create a realistic and terrifying portrait of how one disease can instantly change people's lives forever.

Contagion Video Interviews with Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bryan Cranston And Chin Han

How convenient is it that the viral horror flick Contagion is premiering just when the upcoming flu system is starting to germinate? Even more convenient? Our Contagion review is ready for your reading pleasure.

Contagion Video Interviews with Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle

With Contagion spreading its special strain of viral horror at theatres this weekend, we figured it would be a good time to bring you some interviews! And if you missed it, make sure to check out our Contagion review.

Sitges 2011: The Film Festival Gets Scary With Von Trier's Melancholia and Soderbergh's Contagion

After a horror-dry summer at the movies, we're getting back on track as fall is just around the corner. From multiplexes to film festivals, the genre is all over the place these days. Even at Sitges '11, where two heavyweight horror films are ready to play for what I'm sure will be packed houses.

CONTEST CLOSED! Win a Contagion Prize Pack to Keep You Healthy

Warner Bros.' Contagion will be infecting theatres on Friday, September 9th, and we are giving away all of the essentials to make sure that you are alive and well once it gets here.