"Waitress"

Quote of the day:
“Every year the U.S. school system graduates 700,000 people who cannot read their diplomas.”
--Anonymous

Quote of the day no. 2:
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”
--Buddha

The movie “Waitress” has become more well known for the tragic death of Adrienne Shelly--its director, writer and co-star--than for any qualities it may have on its own. Too bad, because it’s a good film.

Three waitresses work at a pie cafe in an unnamed southern town. They all have problems with men. Just hearing that story line might make you think it’s just like a dozen other movies and TV shows.

But Shelly takes a unique approach. There’s a special kind of aura around these characters. Shelly brings together theatre techniques, a hint of "The Wizard of Oz," the metaphor of continuous pie-making and the prospect of new life.

The result is a slightly other-worldly almost-fairy-tale that is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. And Andy Griffith is great.