03.14.08 5:00 AM CDT
• Movies
• Robert DeSalvo
A new pandemic thriller opens in theaters today with director Neil Marshall’s Doomsday. It is the latest in a long Hollywood tradition of films featuring viral villains like George A. Romero’s The Crazies (pictured), Outbreak, The Andromeda Strain and the more recent I Am Legend, starring Will Smith, which coincidentally is released on DVD and Blu-ray this Tuesday (March 18) with a featurette about real-life viral epidemics. If you’ve got the bug, get re-infected with my article “Contagious Cinema,” which lists the 10 most notable cinematic germ gems. If you have another favorite that still gets under your skin, let us know.
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