Jeff Rose

The Family That Preys -- When two matriarchs and long-time friends (Woodard and Bates) become mired in their families' bickering, gossip and crazy business, they decide to escape on a cross-country road trip where they rediscover themselves and find a way to save their families from ruin.

Waitress -- A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.

Working-class Alice (Academy Award nominee Alfre Woodard) and wealthy Charlotte (Academy Award winner Kathy Bates) are friends and mothers who have supported each other and their families over the years. But now their families are embroiled in new turmoil — with each other. Can the two women save their children from the dark secrets and dirty deeds that threaten to destroy them all?

When two matriarchs and long-time friends (Woodard and Bates) become mired in their families' bickering, gossip and crazy business, they decide to escape on a cross-country road trip where they rediscover themselves and find a way to save their families from ruin.

When two matriarchs and long-time friends (Woodard and Bates) become mired in their families' bickering, gossip and crazy business, they decide to escape on a cross-country road trip where they rediscover themselves and find a way to save their families from ruin.

The Waitress is a sweet and sassy tale about a small town waitress who transforms her hopeless life into a hilarious and unexpected love story. As a favorite waitress at Joe’s Diner, Jenna (Kerry Russell) is also a “pie genius,” naming her tantalizing confections after the tumultuous events and emotions of her daily life. She’s hoping that one of her pastries, like her “Kick In The Pants” Pie, might even change her life – if she can just win that $25,000 pie contest. But when Jenna discovers that she’s pregnant, she immediately bakes an “I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby” Pie – a quiche of egg and cheese with a smoked ham center. After all, her husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto) is a jealous jerk who is essentially a child himself and the last thing they need to do is start a family together. But the pregnancy eventually changes the course of events in her life, giving her an unexpected and newfound confidence.

A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.

A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.

Trapped in a miserable marriage and blessed with the ability to transform her misery into delicious desserts, a small-town waitress finds her life forever changed by an unplanned pregnancy.

Working-class Alice (Academy Award nominee Alfre Woodard) and wealthy Charlotte (Academy Award winner Kathy Bates) are friends and mothers who have supported each other and their families over the years. But now their families are embroiled in new turmoil with each other. Can the two women save their children from the dark secrets and dirty deeds that threaten to destroy them all?