<p>In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Anna Jacoby-Heron, left, and Matt Damon are shown in a scene from the film "Contagion." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Claudette Barius)</p>
September 16, 2011
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September 16, 2011 9 p.m.
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Star-powered disaster movies used to be fun - think "The Towering Inferno" or "The Poseidon Adventure." The situations were spectacular (a massive fire or an upside-down cruise ship), making it easier to disconnect from reality and not think too hard about the tragic repercussions.