It's a very Kate Winslet week on home video. We've already told you about HBO's Mildred Pierce, but she's also got Steven Soderbergh's star-studded medical disaster flick, Contagion available on dvd, blu-ray and two disc combo pack starting today, January 3. We talked about it extensively prior to its theatrical release, but in case you missed it, Contagion is an action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease, apparently being spread by birds (don't we have an actual 'bird-flu'? Is this a more virulent strain? Can I get vaccinated for this? OMG, I'm already paranoid!) and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. It stars Winslet, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard and Laurence Fishburne.  Fun stuff! You'll want to douse yourself in Purell and live in a bubble by the end of it!

Special Features include

 - Contagion: How A Virus Changes The World

- The Reality of Contagion

- The Contagion Detectives

This is actually a pretty good week if you've a mind to watch movies in the comfort of your home. Puncture, which we've talked about recently, starring Chris Evans, is out today as well. Puncture is a legal drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons. It costars Michael Biehn, Brett Cullen, Vinessa Shaw, one of the directors, Mark Kassan and Jesse L. Martin.

The complete list of this week's releases:

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (Katie Holmes, Rated R)

The Guard ( Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong Rated R) I HIGHLY recommend this one (expect to see it on my Year End Favorites LIst) You probably missed it at the theater in its very limited release. It's a black comedy about the worst policeman in Ireland, played by Gleason, who teams up with an American FBI agent (Cheadle) to thwart some drug smugglers played by Strong, Liam Cunningham and David Wilmot. 

The Greening of Whitney Brown (Brooke Shields, Rated PG)

Chateau Meroux (Barry Watson, Rated PG-13)

Removal (Billy Burke, Rated R)

Scarlett Johansson stole the spotlight at the Iron Man 2 premiere in Los Angeles last night looking quite glamorous in a beautiful white dress and silver shoes.  She could have given Gwyneth Paltrow some fashion pointers. Shorts seem to be the latest thing to walk the red carpet in, which is fine as they probably cost a ton but I think the footwear Gwynny chose to go with the outfit do not work.  What do you think?

Mickey Rourke’s girlfriend Anastassija Makarenko looks stunning.  LOVE her shoes. The rest of the cast:  Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Sam Rockwell also attended as did Jennifer Grey, Adrien Brody, Olivia Munn, Samuel L. Jackson and others.

Mickey Rourke talked about preparation for his role in the movie included spending time in Russia’s Butyrka prison:

“I saw a lot there at the prison – and I got a lot more. I talked to a guy at Russia, in my hotel, who had just gotten out two weeks earlier – we spent a couple of hours together, and in those two hours he took his clothes off and showed me all the crazy tattoos he had.”

Okie dokie.

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Heather Graham looks gorgeous at the BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards in Los Angeles.  The ladies were dressed to kill at this event.  Julia Kurbatova looks beautiful.  Also in attendance:

• Tilda Swinton
• Angelica Houson
• Gavin Rossdale
• Don Cheadle
• Sean Penn

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Photos:  WENN