Universal Pictures recently released DVD and Blu-Ray information Keira Knightley regarding the upcoming home video release of "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World". The film hopes to find an audience, after its poor showing at the box office.

DVD and Blu- Ray special features include audio commentary from writer/director Lorene Scafaria, her mother Gail Scafaria, producer Joy Gorman Wettels, and actors Adam Brody and Patton Oswalt, Outtakes, "A Look Inside Seeking a Friend for the End of the World", Music for the End of the World: What's on your Playlist".

"Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" hits stores on October 23rd.

Press Release:

An unexpectedly hilarious and touching comedy from Focus Features starring Steve Carell ("The Office") and Keira Knightley (Atonement), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World explores the crazy and inspired things people will do when humanity's last days are at hand. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Lorene Scafaria (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) and will be available on Blu-ray™Combo Pack with DVD, UltraViolet™, and Digital Copy as well as on DVD, On Demand and Digital Download on October 23, 2012 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

In a too-near future, apartment-building neighbors Dodge and Penny (Steve Carell and Keira Knightley), react in their own unique ways to the announcement that a 70-mile-wide asteroid is en route to Earth. He wants to return to his first love. She wants to get back to her family. As the unlikely companions' respective journeys converge they meet up with a cast of characters, and their outlooks – if not the world's – brighten in surprising ways. The talented cast also includes Connie Britton ("Friday Night Lights"), Adam Brody ("The O.C."), Rob Corddry ("Childrens Hospital"), Gillian Jacobs ("Community"), Derek Luke (Sparkle), Melanie Lynskey ("Two and a Half Men"), Gillian Jacobs ("Community"), T.J. Miller (Get Him to the Greek), Mark Moses ("Desperate Housewives"), Patton Oswalt (Young Adult), and William Petersen ("CSI"), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is being hailed as "funny and wonderfully poetic…Steve Carell and Keira Knightley are superb." (Claudia Puig, USA Today).

The Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Blu-ray™ Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray™, DVD and a Digital Copy of the film compatible with iPhone®, iTunes®, iPad®, iPod®, iPod® touch, Android™ and online retail partners, as well as UltraViolet™. UltraViolet™ is the revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows in the cloud to instantly stream and download to tablets, smartphones, computers, and TVs. Consumers can now truly enjoy their movies anytime, anywhere on the platform of their choice.

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BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-ray™ (CONTINUED):

BD-LIVETM : Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch the latest trailers and more!

pocket BLUTM app: The groundbreaking pocket BLU™ app uses iPad®, iPhone®, iPod® touch, Android™, PC and Mac® to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray™ player. Plus iPad® and Android™ tablet owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU™ made especially to take advantage of the tablets' larger screen and high resolution display. Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray™ content and watch entertaining extras on-the-go in a way that's bigger and better than ever before. pocket BLU™ offers advanced features such as:

Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.

Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.

Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.

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Keyboard: Entering data is fast and easy with your device's intuitive keyboard.

uHEAR™: Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your Blu-ray™ disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed.

BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™ and DVD):

FEATURE COMMENTARY: With writer/director Lorene Scafaria, her mother Gail Scafaria, producer Joy Gorman Wettels, and actors Adam Brody and Patton Oswalt

OUTTAKES

A LOOK INSIDE SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD: Go behind the scenes with actors Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Rob Corddry, Patton Oswalt, and writer/director Lorene Scafaria

MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD: WHAT'S ON YOUR PLAYLIST?: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Patton Oswalt ,and other stars from the movie discuss what songs they'd want to hear when the world ends.

Date Night
Year: 2010
Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Walberg
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 88 Mins












Yes, I’m reviewing yet another romantic comedy, after having to deal with the humorless film known as “The Bounty Hunter”. Hopefully, “Date Night” will be much better.

The film is about married couple Phil and Claire Foster (Steve Carrel, Tina Fey) who always have a weekly date night to get away from their problems. In order to make that night fun again Phil decides to Claire to an expensive restaurant. Only problem is, they have no reservation. So when Phil finds out that a couple has no showed their reservation, he and his wife decide to take that reservation. That turns out to be a problem, when two men who think that they are the no show couple.

Soon their night becomes chaotic, as they are trying to outrun the police and the mob is out to get them. In order to find a way to find that couple that had the original reservation and why the mob is looking for them. This comedy also has apperences by Mark Walberg (The Italian Job”, “The Departed”) Mark Ruffalo, Kristen Wiig (Adventureland), James Franco (Spider-Man 1-3), and Mila Kunis (The Book of Eli).

At least this film didn’t turn out to be another disaster, like “The Bounty Hunter” was. “Date Night is a funny film that generates laughs that everyone can enjoy. Director Shawn Levy does a good job making every work very well. He makes most of the scenes funny, by the way that he directs them. It’s not forced or so lackluster of personality that you’re sitting there waiting for a humorous moment to happen, which makes you bored and not having a good time with the film. Thankfully there are humorous moments in the film that helps it not fall into chick flick category. The reason that Levy was successful in doing this, the way he directs the acting in the film. He does a good job in developing chemistry between the two leads. It makes the film fun to watch.

Speaking of the acting and chemistry, they both helped make this film entertaining. Both Steve Carell and Tina Fey were both very good here. Their styles of acting gelled very well here, as they really did a very good job developing chemistry that need for a film like this. The other thing that I liked about the main performances, each of them brought personality to their characters. That’s what I want to see in these romantic comedies, not brooding or annoying characters that take up most of the screen time.

The screenplay written by Josh Klausner is effective enough that it generate humor and an entertaining love story. Yes, the story seems generic, but it’s the execution that makes it would worth the hour and a half of my life. One of the things that Klausner does to make this work, the lead characters are likeable and no so annoying to the point that you tune out of the story. That was one of the main problems that I had with a recent romantic comedy that I recently reviewed for the site. I liked how he develops and sets up the main characters, as it helps you get you caught up in the adventure that this couple is having. The other thing that makes it work, the way that Klausner times the humor in the film. It doesn’t come at you a hundred miles per hours; instead it comes in the way that you caught up in the humorous action. Also, I like how there was actual thought into some of the dialogue and jokes. Those worked very well, as it generated laughs to the point that it makes the story and the film enjoyable. The only problem that I can see with this film was that it was a little too short with it eighty-eight minute running time, as there could have been a good ten more minutes added, but still I enjoy this film.

“Date Night” is a perfect date night film for those you are looking for a fun filled film with two very talented comedians.

Review Rating: Four Stars.