Trailer - Seeking A Friend for the End of the World

Screenwriter Lorene Scafaria (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) makes her directorial debut with this apocalyptic comedy. Set in a too-near future, the movie explores what people will do when humanity's last days are at hand. As the respective journeys of Dodge (Steve Carell) and his neighbor Penny (Keira Knightley) converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks brighten. It looks original, fun, and has a stellar supporting cast (Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, Gillian Jacobs, Melanie Lynskey, T.J. Miller, Patton Oswalt!). In theaters June 22.

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Poster - Seeking A Friend For The End of the World

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Music Spotlight: The Shortcoats

Lorene Scarfaria's latest effort offers a more refined sound, sliding into full-bodied indie rock. The screenwriter/director/singer teams up with Jonathan Sadoff and her boyfriend, Adam Brody, giving us a less devilish version of his Jennifer Body's character. Who will The Shortcoats have to sacrifice for success? Will Brody wear heaps of black eyeliner at shows? And more importantly will they lure concert-goers into creepy white vans? All jokes aside, The Shortcoats have potential, there's an earthy tone to Scafaria's voice that translates well with her new collaborators. It's the kind of music that radiates a year-round Autumn nostalgia, a warmth made perfect for one of those cloudy days.

The Shortcoats belong at Monday night residency at the Satellite or Echo. They're more Hollywood Hills but their music invokes a little Silver Lake charm.

The stand-out songs on This Time Last Year are "Too Late" and "So Long" which play as companion pieces, starting and ending the EP strong.

Not much is written on The Shortcoats, I don't even have an official site or Facebook to point you to, but if you're willing to jump down the rabbit hole you'll find yourself pleasantly surprised.

This Time Last Year is now available on iTunes.

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Lorene Scafaria Chats Screenwriting

WriteLikeCody.com has a nice interview with Lorene Scafaria the screenwriter of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist where she talks about a multitude of things including the genesis of her career,  her music projects and a certain New York Times article about The Fempire (comprised of her, Diablo Cody, Dana Fox and Liz Meriwether).

"It came across like we all think we're so cool when really we're four self-loathers who keep each other from being cutters. Our full name was "Fempire Strikes Back" but somehow it got shortened. If nothing else, we really are such good friends and in a world of not many female screenwriters (for whatever reason), having them to read stuff and ask advice and make each other feel better when the internet says otherwise, it's truly invaluable."

She also points out a realistic aspect of screenwriting...

"I've written 16 [screenplays] to date, been paid for 10 of those, and only one was made into a film. It's amazing how much you can have a career and still not much real output."

Scafaria is currently working on a new adaptation of Bye Bye Birdie for Sony along with an original project.

"I'm also writing a script I'm doing to direct called Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. It's a romantic comedy set just before the apocalypse. We're still in the early stages of casting right now so hopefully it'll see the light of day... before the end of days." 

To read the full interview click HERE.  

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