Hello hello! We hope you’re in the mood for love, because it’s definitely in the popcorn-and-butter-infused theater air this weekend. From an attempt at arranged marriage to a relationship forged at the moment of the apocalypse to romance in Rome (perhaps the romance capital itself, if y...
Read More »There won't be any comedy arriving in theaters this summer boasting a higher concept than "Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World." The story begins with a few weeks left to go before life on planet Earth is wiped out by an asteroid, and follows an unlikely pair -- Dodge and Penny -- as they head...
Read More »“Seeking a Friend for the End of the World,” the directorial debut of writer Lorene Scafaria (she also wrote “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”), has a premise that, if handled correctly, could really shake up romantic comedy conventions in new and exciting ways. It’s set during the final weeks of...
Read More »This weekend sees the release of one of our most anticipated indie movies of the summer, “Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World,” and Focus has began the final hard push with three new clips, eight new images, a couple of TV spots and a behind-the-scenes featurette for the film....
Read More »June is about to offer quite the selection to movie-goers, with over 30 films listed on Indiewire's June calendar.
Read More »In February, the first trailer for Lorene Scafaria's "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" debuted, and it's a "world will end in three weeks" story mixed with a darkly comedic tone that quickly pushed the film into our 10 most anticipated indie films of the summer ...
Read More »With the end of the world coming, you might think that some truly apocalyptic sounds from bands like Godspeed You! Black Emperor or Mogwai might be appropriate, but at least in the universe of "Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World," it looks like people are going to get reacquain...
Read More »Despite the occasional film like "John Carter," the major studios are having a pretty good time of it in 2012. The box office is up all over, and films like "The Hunger Games," "21 Jump Street" and "The Avengers" have performed above expectations with both critics and audiences. There's plenty more ...
Read More »The Los Angeles Film Festival has announced a batch of Gala Screenings for the 2012 Festival, including the world premiere of Lorene Scafaria's "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," which stars Steve Carell and Keira Knightley and Sundance alums "Beasts of the Southern Wild...
Read More »While we're waiting to see just what's in store with the high concept comedy "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," the cast can't seem to stop raving about it. When we spoke to Keira Knightley at the beginning of the year, she said: "It's a very, very dark comed...
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