A Trailer for Adrienne Shelly's 'Serious Moonlight'
Filed under: Comedy, Romance, Trailers and Clips
Time flies... We're rapidly approaching the third anniversary of Adrienne Shelly's death. Although she spent almost twenty years in the business, Shelly was killed just as her career reached an inspiring new level with Waitress, the sweetly effective story of a woman and creative pie-maker coming to terms with the fact that she's having a child with the husband she hates. Shelly left behind a number of unfinished projects, one of which was Serious Moonlight, a film that Waitress co-star Cheryl Hines took over in her memory. Almost two years after that news hit, we've finally got a trailer courtesy of Yahoo. (You can see it after the jump.) I'm happy to say that Shelly's vision and personality are immediately visible in the trailer. You could almost close your eyes and imagine what she would have done with it. However, I can't figure out whether it's the casting that I'm having a problem with, or the way it's been morphed into the trailer. I still can't get past Meg Ryan's surgery. And I hate to harp on it, but one of the most charming parts of her acting was her expressive face. However, in their rather positive review, The Hollywood Reporter did say she was "terrific" in the film, and I'm really hoping I agree once it hits theaters on December 4. The rest seem fine, but the magic of the trailer definitely comes from the quirks of the story and the lingering feel of Shelly.
What do you think of the trailer?
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10-17-2009 @ 12:58PM
Garlick said...
Man that looks fun.
I loved waitress. It was a great movie, and had some brilliant performances.
This does look just as snarky. Definitely interested in seeing this one.
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10-17-2009 @ 4:33PM
jeff said...
I am sorry that she died but I do not think Waitress was anything worthy of the praise you are giving it. I think your giving it the Heath Ledger bump. Where the Dark Knight was "ZOMG THE GREATEST MOVIE EVAR!!" because ledger died.
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12-10-2009 @ 4:07PM
Les said...
I just watched Waitress for the first time. Picked it up at the Palm Springs library. Didn't expect too much of it. Had never heard of Adrienne Shelly. Wow, was I surprised! A really lovely movie, touching, funny, sincere. Great script, acting and direction. The final scene, which I believe had Adriennes real-life daughter and a song which she wrote, was just beautiful.
This lady was something else. I never knew her but I'll always miss her.
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