I was able to take in Waitress today at the Arclight Cinemas in
Hollywood. Arclight is by far the best theatre in California. They
even stock Aqua Panna Water for purchase and you can reserve your
seats in advance online based on your preferences. It was
practically a private screening during the day on a Thursday.
Waitress is an incredible film. The writing is brilliant and
meaningful and the stories dark and amusing. It is labeled a comedy
and the trailer suggests a romantic comedy. But, it has more to
it. Keri Russell is the lead as a pregnant waitress in a pie shop
that is trapped in a bad marriage. I won't share much else about the
story because I would ruin it. So, you will just have to see it.
But, of of my favourite parts in the film is the way that Keri
Russell's character makes pies in her mind to escape her life.
I won't share much else about the
story because I would ruin it. So, you will just have to see it.
But, of of my favourite parts in the film is the way that Keri
Russell's character makes pies in her mind to escape her life. She
will close her eyes and say something like "I Hate My Husband Pie"
and then it shows her hands making a pie with ingredients like
bittersweet chocolate and caramel. It is fabulous.
I knew about Adrienne Shelly as an actress, writer, and director
before her tragic death last year. But, I didn't want to think about
that when watched the film. At the films end when the words "In
Loving Memory of Adrienne Shelly" roll, it is difficult to not feel a
terrible sense of loss. The world has lost a great filmmaker,
actress and writer as well as mother and wife.
Her husband has started the Adrienne Shelly Foundation for female writers and directors. Please consider a donation.
Look for me baking a pie coming soon in the members area ;)
