After the films of Whit Stillman and a little slice of Sussudio mayhem, I'm a sucker for films that dip into 1980s Manhattan. There's this harsh yet ethereal quality to the projects; they're removed from the largest thrush of '80s cheese, yet somehow balance the remaining media with this pensive and other-worldly lifestyle. But what happens when a woman decides to enter the world?
The Hollywood Reporter posts that Julie Anne Quay, "a fashion-world figure and former executive editor at V magazine," has grabbed the rights to Lee Tulloch's satire Fabulous Nobodies, for Braveheart producer Elisabeth Robinson to adapt. The book focuses on a shallow and superficial Manhattanite named Reality Nirvana who works as a "Doorwhore" (picking who gets into a trendy club), "allowing in the flashily dressed but turning away more classically elegant types like Jackie Onassis."
Sigh. There's certainly promise for the project, especially if it lives...
The Hollywood Reporter posts that Julie Anne Quay, "a fashion-world figure and former executive editor at V magazine," has grabbed the rights to Lee Tulloch's satire Fabulous Nobodies, for Braveheart producer Elisabeth Robinson to adapt. The book focuses on a shallow and superficial Manhattanite named Reality Nirvana who works as a "Doorwhore" (picking who gets into a trendy club), "allowing in the flashily dressed but turning away more classically elegant types like Jackie Onassis."
Sigh. There's certainly promise for the project, especially if it lives...
- 5/9/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
New York -- Julie Anne Quay is getting fabulous.
Quay, a fashion-world figure and former executive editor at V magazine, has optioned "Fabulous Nobodies," Lee Tulloch's social satire of the 1980s fashion and club universe, and will develop it as a feature.
Elisabeth Robinson, who produced "Braveheart" and Fred Schepisi's "Last Orders," has come aboard to write the screenplay.
Tulloch's book centers on the tribulations of a young Manhattanite named Reality Nirvana charged with guarding the door at a trendy club in 1980s New York, allowing in the flashily dressed but turning away more classically elegant types like Jackie Onassis.
Quay compared the film version, which also will be set in the 1980s, to "The Devil Wears Prada" meets "Clueless" and said that because many of the fashions of 20 years ago are back in vogue, the film will have a surprisingly contemporary feel.
The producer said she aims to...
Quay, a fashion-world figure and former executive editor at V magazine, has optioned "Fabulous Nobodies," Lee Tulloch's social satire of the 1980s fashion and club universe, and will develop it as a feature.
Elisabeth Robinson, who produced "Braveheart" and Fred Schepisi's "Last Orders," has come aboard to write the screenplay.
Tulloch's book centers on the tribulations of a young Manhattanite named Reality Nirvana charged with guarding the door at a trendy club in 1980s New York, allowing in the flashily dressed but turning away more classically elegant types like Jackie Onassis.
Quay compared the film version, which also will be set in the 1980s, to "The Devil Wears Prada" meets "Clueless" and said that because many of the fashions of 20 years ago are back in vogue, the film will have a surprisingly contemporary feel.
The producer said she aims to...
- 5/7/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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