Image Entertainment have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray award winning director Gus Van Sant’s To Die For (1995), starring Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, and Casey Affleck. Technical specs and region coding status for this release are unknown at the moment, but the preliminary release date set by the distributor is November 8th.

In 1996, To Die For won Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical (Nicole Kidman).

Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) has always dreamed of being on TV and she’s dead-set on making that dream come true. But there is just one obstacle: Larry Maretto, her husband (Matt Dillon). So, Suzanne convinces a love-struck teenager (Joaquin Phoenix) to get Larry out of the way for good.

And in case you’ve forgotten about this film, or just want to remind yourself of it, here’s the trailer:

A month ago it was reported Nicole was to join a new film called The Paperboy, and today it is official, as we have the first photos of her on the set! Nicole was photographed on the set in New Orleans yesterday, wearing a green waitress-style dress with bleached blonde hair. She looks so different, and I have to say that just these photos of her makes me even more intrigued about this film!

The film plot reads as follows:

Paperboy centers on a reporter and his brother who investigate the events surrounding a murder in order to exonerate a man on death row. Kidman will play a woman with a dark side who writes letters to men on death row. She brings the case to the attention of the reporter, developing a relationship with him.

Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron also star. Since the first news of Nicole’s involvement broke, there have been a few cast changes – John Cusack has replaced Tobey Maguire as the condemned prisoner, director Lee Daniels has cast singer Maxwell in a role, and British actor David Oyelowo has also come on board. Read those articles below, as well as some interesting information on Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’s involvement. Big big thanks to our wonderful forum member ‘thehours_fan’ for pointing me to these updates.

• The Paperboy > On The Set – August 1st 2011 x8

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