Movies
October, 1995
Fame on any terms--however brief and for whatever reason--is the American dream, as summed up in To Die For (Columbia). Director Gus Van Sant's blithe black comedy, adapted by Buck Henry from Joyce Maynard's novel, stars Nicole Kidman in the best role of her career as Suzanne Stone, a bewitching small-town bimbo who stops at nothing to get what she wants. What she wants is to be a media celebrity. Says Suzanne: "You aren't really anybody in America unless you're on TV. What's the point of d...
