Liberace: Behind the Candelabra – review
Summary: This HBO movie was based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.<br> Directed by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001752/?ref_=tt_ov_dr">Steven Soderbergh. </a> stars <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000354/?ref_=tt_ov_st">Matt Damon</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000140/?ref_=tt_ov_st">Michael Douglas</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000507/?ref_=tt_ov_st">Rob Lowe, </a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000836/?ref_=tt_cl_t5">Scott Bakula</a> , <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001666/?ref_=tt_cl_t7">Debbie Reynolds</a>, Tom Papa, Paul Riser, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000101/">Dan Aykroyd</a><br> And I give my quick review of Hangover 3. Hangover 3 is a sequel to Hangover 2. Hangover 2 was a remake of Hangover.<br> Facts about “Behind the Candelabra” from IMDB.com:<br> <br> Originally announced in 2008. Filming had to be delayed after <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000140/">Michael Douglas</a> began treatment for stage IV throat cancer in 2010.<br> According to an interview with ‘Michael Douglas (I)’ at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, ‘Debbie Reynolds’, who plays <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508766/">Liberace</a>‘s mother in this movie, was personally acquainted with the real Liberace and appeared as a guest on his variety show. Douglas also said that when he was younger, his father, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000018/">Kirk Douglas</a>, had a Palm Springs home down the street from one of Liberace’s homes, and although Michael Douglas never met Liberace, he did occasionally see him in the neighborhood.<br> <br> <a name="tr1845610"></a> In a January 2013 interview with the New York Post, director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001752/">Steven Soderbergh</a> said that this movie was originally planned for a theatrical release but was ultimately produced by and aired on HBO instead because the story was “too gay” for Hollywood movie studios: “Nobody would make it, We went to everybody in town. They all said it was too gay. And this is after <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/">Brokeback Mountain</a>, by the way, which is not as funny as this movie. I was stunned. It made no sense to any of us.”<br> Mentioned on the show:<br> <a href="http://proudlyresents.com/nikkiglaser">Nikki Glazer interview.</a><br> Ken Jong and Zach Galifianakis doing an open mic night <a title="Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong in 1998" href="http://proudlyresents.com/zach/">in the late 90’s.</a><br> The bar where Susie ran a famous comedy night for years.<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/susiefelber">Susie’s Twitter</a>– Someone #ff her!<br> Susie’s <a href="http://blog.trutv.com/dumb-as-a-blog/">“Dumb As a Blog”</a> blog.<br>
