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Simon Rumley’s ‘Fashionista’ Heads to Alamo Drafthouse and VOD Platforms
After wrapping up play on the film festival circuit, which most recently included Brooklyn Horror Film Festival where it took home best editing, Simon Rumley’s Fashionista screens in select Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas as well as hitting VOD this weekend.
Take a look below at the new trailer and Fantastic Fest synopsis for the Austin-set Neon Demon-esque mind bender starring Amanda Fuller (Red White & Blue, Cheap Thrills), Ethan Embry (The Devil’s Candy, Late Phases) , Eric Balfour (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Haven, Skyline) and Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes, Tales of Halloween).
“April loves clothes. But more so, she loves Eric, with whom she owns a second-hand vintage store in Texas. Their lives are idyllic, spent in a house rammed to the rafters with vintage ware. Eric has dreams; he wants to open new stores, but April isn’t so sure about the idea.
“However, as Eric gets closer to new employee Sherry, April’s jealousy and paranoia start to spiral out of control. She finds herself turning more to the clothes as a crutch to get her through the day. All will come undone when Eric’s one deadly mistake is revealed and their lives hurtle towards a conclusion that none could expect.“
Austin, TX: Alamo Drafthouse Village
Saturday, February 10 at 9:15 p.m.
Sunday, February 11 at 9:45 p.m.
New York City: Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn
Friday, February 9 at 10:10 p.m. (Q&A with Amanda Fuller)
Saturday, February 10 at 9:10 p.m.
San Francisco, CA: Alamo Drafthouse New Mission
Friday, February 9 at 9:35 p.m.
Saturday, February 10 at 10:35 p.m.
Yonkers, NY: Alamo Drafthouse
Saturday, February 10 at 10 p.m.
We learned earlier this week that “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller is no longer the showrunner of A24 and Peacock’s Friday the 13th TV series “Crystal Lake,” with A24 choosing to “go a different way with the material.” What does that mean? It means A24 is still planning on bringing a Friday the 13th series to life, but the overall vision will likely change.
Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) had been on board to write an episode of the “Crystal Lake” series, and Williamson took to Twitter today to tease some of those original plans.
Williamson writes, “Bummin’ hard, so sorry I won’t be a part of what would have been an epic Bryan Fuller show. Your pilot was so beautifully realized. A gorgeous portrait of a mother unraveling in her grief. Not to mention bloody horrific!”
He adds, “I was so looking forward to our hour long chase episode!“
Kevin Williamson is of course known for writing incredible slasher movie chase sequences, including the ones seen in the original Scream and Scream 2, as well as I Know What You Did Last Summer and last year’s Sick. It’s hard not to imagine how cool an hour-long Friday the 13th chase episode could be in Williamson’s hands, but alas, it’s not happening anymore.
The silver lining? Williamson is directing the next installment in the Scream franchise.
The director of Cube, Splice and several episodes of “Hannibal,” Vincenzo Natali also took to Twitter this weekend to give us a taste of the “Crystal Lake” series we’ll never see.
Natali tweets, “I have read the first two episodes. Bryan Fuller’s Crystal Lake was well on its way to becoming another Hannibal-level reinvention that was simultaneously beautiful, sad, poetic, funny and horrifying. I mourn its passing.”
A24 and Peacock are now searching for a new showrunner for the series. Stay tuned.
Peacock had given the project a straight-to-series order in 2022, with “Crystal Lake” being described as an “expanded prequel” to the original Friday the 13th franchise featuring both Jason Voorhees and his mother, Pamela Voorhees. Original Friday the 13th final girl Adrienne King had even signed on for a recurring role in the planned A24 television series.
Bummin’ hard, so sorry I won’t be a part of what would have been an epic Bryan Fuller show. Your pilot was so beautifully realized. A gorgeous portait of a mother unraveling in her grief. Not to mention bloody horrific! I was so looking forward to our hour long chase episode!
— Kevin Williamson (@kevwilliamson) May 11, 2024
I have read the first two episodes. @BryanFuller’s Crystal Lake was well on its way to becoming another Hannibal-level reinvention that was simultaneously beautiful, sad, poetic, funny and horrifying. I mourn its passing. https://t.co/ob0kF4MQHM
— Vincenzo Natali (@Vincenzo_Natali) May 11, 2024
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