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| Author: | Bradley Witherberry [ Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Behind the Candelabra: Michael Douglas as Liberace! |
Yeah, yeah, Behind The Candelabrais a TV movie (HBO) - - but when it stars Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as his young lover Scott Thorson and it's directed by Steven Soderbergh - - it's real movie news!  For those too young to remember Liberace - - here's a sample... The first four minutes show how well he can play the piano, but skip ahead to 4:20 if you want to get a small taste of his overall schtick. |
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| Author: | Magic Mike [ Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Behind the Candelabra: Michael Douglas as Liberace! |
It was going to be a theatrical release too, but apparently was passed on by many studios because it was too gay? LOL. It's about Liberace. I think people would know what they were getting into. And with the talent involved it really should have been a theatrically released movie. Probably would have been an awards contender. |
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| Author: | Bradley Witherberry [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Behind the Candelabra: Michael Douglas as Liberace! |
I'm a sucker for biopics, but if it weren't for the big names behind Behind The Candelabra, I would have thought of it as just another boilerplate TV production. Still, I can't say I didn't have a grand old time watching Hollywood heartthrobs Mike & Matt flouncing about in their furs! 5 out of 5. _____________________ Perhaps ironically, if in Liberace's time the world had been the kind of place that could have aired a TV movie like this, it may have had a happier ending. And even after the story ended in the movie, Scott Thorson did not go onto a fairy tale ending - - he is currently back in prison for crimes related to his addictions started in his time with Liberace (BTW, Rob Lowe plays a deliciously creepy plastic surgeon). It may be difficult to imagine nowadays, the cultural saturation that Liberace enjoyed in the 50's, 60's, and 70's - - he was everywhere! - - he appeared regularly on every talk show and variety show, had his own show, played a villain on Batman, and was even impersonated by Bugs Bunny (0:35)... |
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