William Petersen

Occupation

Actor

William L Petersen - CSI star William L Petersen out with his wife Gina and two year old twins visit The Grove shopping Mall in West Hollywood - Los Angeles, California, United States - Wednesday 11th December 2013

Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Review

By Rich Cline

Excellent

There's a whiff of wilful quirkiness about this apocalyptic comedy-drama, but as the brittle humour quietly transforms into something remarkably emotional, the film gets under our skin in ways we never expect.

With an apocalyptic asteroid strike due in three weeks, Dodge (Carell) wonders why he's still going to work at his dull insurance firm. Then he runs into Penny (Knightley), distraught because she's broken up with her boyfriend (Brody). Dodge wants to revisit his childhood sweetheart, while Penny wants to see her parents in Britain. And Dodge knows someone with a plane, so they team up. Along the road, they get help from a trucker (Peterson) and Penny's survivalist ex (Luke). But with the world ending, their priorities begin to shift.

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Detachment Review

By Rich Cline

Good

An almost overpowering sense of hopelessness makes this education-system drama difficult to watch. Fortunately, it's directed and acted with enough sensitivity to stir our sympathies. Although we're not sure we want to go wherever this bleak story might be heading.

Henry (Brody) takes a month-long assignment teaching at a tough school run by beleaguered principal Carol (Harden). Unflappable in the face of the unruly students, he calmly tries to get through to the teens. He clicks with fellow teacher Sarah (Hendricks). As a substitute, Henry's job is to maintain order, which seems like an impossible challenge. So he instead reaches out to a teen hooker (Gayle), thinking he might actually be able to make a difference in her life. But he can't help but wonder if he's doing more harm than good.

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Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Trailer

Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World

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Detachment Trailer

Henry Barthes is a highly recommended substitute teacher, a compliment he doesn't really accept. His latest job is subbing at an inner city high school for a month, where exam grades are slipping; the pupils are unruly and the head teacher is under fire for the decline in standards there.

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George Eads, Lawrence Fishburne and William Petersen - George Eads, William Petersen, Lawrence Fishburne , Marg Helgenberger Los Angeles, California - attend the CSI 200th episode celebration held at the Universal Studios Stage 24 Tuesday 10th February 2009

William Petersen - William Peterson and wife Saturday 14th July 2007 at Playboy Mansion Los Angeles, California