Friday, February 15, 2008
Adrienne Shelly's murderer changes his story
The New York Times reports Adrienne Shelly's murderer changed his story and his possible motivation to do so was to receive a less harsh sentancing. Either way he ultimately was a coward and blamed her for her own death by trying to pass his heinous act off as suicide.
See "Waitress" and experience a masterpiece that understands the violence towards women and yet the optimism of rising above despair and celebrate love. "Waitress" is a life affirming love letter to Adrienne Shelly's beautiful daughter that has a cameo in the film.
This is close to home for me for many reasons and I started out my life here in NYC on Carmine Street aprox. 25 years ago so bravo to the 6th Precinct for swiftly catching this cowardly murderer.
Another child grows up without a parent because of violence but most of all I am sick of the violence towards women and the most extreme act is murder and along with the usual "blame the victim", lie and trash her. In this murder case the irony is the murderer tried to pass his murder off as suicide.
Adrienne Shelly, a loving mother and dynamic film maker had completed her film "Waitress" which touchs on violence towards women and yet was ultimately hugely a love and life affirming film. There was no way she would kill herself.
Rent "Waitress" and wait until you see the end of the film and her beautiful little daughter and hear the loving song she co-wrote clearly a love letter to this beautiful child. Waitress is a powerful film and I wish she would receive a special Academy Award because she dared to make a unique film from the heart. I was even frustrated that all the newspapers refered to her as "actress" -- she was a talented actress, powerful film maker and clearly a deeply loving mother. I feel "we" women, our contributions are continually minimalized in many and all ways which makes violence that much easier. I believe in this country and globally more females die by violence than by breast cancer but it is not addressed and the small violences are very much accepted.
See "Waitress" and experience a masterpiece that understands the violence towards women and yet the optimism of rising above despair and celebrate love. "Waitress" is a life affirming love letter to Adrienne Shelly's beautiful daughter that has a cameo in the film.
This is close to home for me for many reasons and I started out my life here in NYC on Carmine Street aprox. 25 years ago so bravo to the 6th Precinct for swiftly catching this cowardly murderer.
Another child grows up without a parent because of violence but most of all I am sick of the violence towards women and the most extreme act is murder and along with the usual "blame the victim", lie and trash her. In this murder case the irony is the murderer tried to pass his murder off as suicide.
Adrienne Shelly, a loving mother and dynamic film maker had completed her film "Waitress" which touchs on violence towards women and yet was ultimately hugely a love and life affirming film. There was no way she would kill herself.
Rent "Waitress" and wait until you see the end of the film and her beautiful little daughter and hear the loving song she co-wrote clearly a love letter to this beautiful child. Waitress is a powerful film and I wish she would receive a special Academy Award because she dared to make a unique film from the heart. I was even frustrated that all the newspapers refered to her as "actress" -- she was a talented actress, powerful film maker and clearly a deeply loving mother. I feel "we" women, our contributions are continually minimalized in many and all ways which makes violence that much easier. I believe in this country and globally more females die by violence than by breast cancer but it is not addressed and the small violences are very much accepted.
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