In hbos behind the candelabra, liberace is a real drag. May 23, 20 behind the candelabra is supposedly, though i refuse to believe it, steven soderberghs last film. Steven soderberghs hbo movie behind the candelabra casts the story of liberaces years with his lover scott thorson as a classic weepie. May 01, 2014 just when you thought youd never see elizabeth barrett browning again, here she pops up in, of all places, a movie about liberace, behind the candelabra, a not undistinguished representation of the high life, the over the top life, of an aging and flamboyant superstar with his much younger companion, feathers fly, ferraris too, and. In the united states and canada, the plural term candelabra is a nickname for radio masts and towers with multiple transmission antennas. The true story of the worlds greatest entertainerrevealed. Behind the candelabra watch the hbo original movie hbo.
Comment with your favorite emmy nominee to be entered. Liberace pretty much always had a candelabra on or near his piano while playing, as he was known for his very elaborate and often flamboyant stage presence. Behind the candelabra is supposedly, though i refuse to believe it, steven soderberghs last film. Baltimores tv stations, wmartv, wbaltv, and wjztv in 1959 built the worlds first threeantenna candelabra tower, 730 feet tall. One behind the candelabra location that i was not able to stalk two weekends ago was the palatial palm springs abode belonging to frances liberace debbie reynolds, the flamboyant pianists overbearing mother, in the 20 hbo biopic. Starring michael douglas as liberace and matt damon as scott thorson, behind the candelabra tells the true story of their glamorous life together and. A look inside the making of hbos behind the candelabra. The writer knocked it out of the park with his characterization of mr. Watch behind the candelabra gay porn videos for free, here on. The 65th annual primetime emmy awards, hosted by neil patrick harris, aired last night and several lgbtinclusive series, tv movies and out actors picked up awards, with the hbo liberace biopic behind the candelabra picking up three statues to add to the eight it.
Jan 24, 2008 candelabra tree is hiding in plain sight. Starting off with deceptive ease and a sly superficiality, behind the candelabra builds, layer upon layer, a rich complex portrait that is less about celebrity, and more about perhaps unexpectedly, given all the flash, sparkle, and fur fundamental themes of human existence that confront young and old, male and female, gay and straight. Behind the candelabra filming locations iamnotastalker. Affectionate without sacrificing honesty, behind the candelabra couples awardworthy performances from michael douglas and matt damon with some typically sharp direction from steven soderbergh. Behind the candelabra making of featurette youtube. The behind the candelabra location that i was most excited to stalk was palm springs city hall, which appeared very briefly towards the end of the recentlyaired hbo biopic.
Its ironic that behind the candelabra was made for the small screen as its the most cinematic film soderbergh has made in years. Congrats to hbo for having the guts to produce a script which mainstream studios refused to consider. A film i was expecting to be way over the top and become a camp act much like liberaces real life stage show. Behind the candelabra 20 directed by steven soderbergh. Multiplatinum and grammy awardwinning band, linkin park, rose to international fame with their debut.
Linkin park artist hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Behind the candelabras in behind the candelabra the production designer of behind the candelabra explains how the extravagant sets came together. Behind the candelabra star tells event magazine he regretted the embarrasment to catherine zetajones of his comments about oral sex and cancer given in a 20 guardian interview. Steven soderberghs hbo movie, behind the candelabra, is a dramatized account of the latter days and misdirected affections of one wladziu valentino liberace, and its a sordid and at. Steven soderberghs cinebiography of liberace, behind the candelabra, is so he claims his final movie, and it had to be made for americas hbo network because no. Now that behind the candelabra, the hbo movie about the secret relationship between pianistentertainer liberace and former animal trainer scott thorson, has won three emmys including statues for best movie or miniseries, lead actor michael douglas, and director steven soderbergh, its hard to imagine that this was once a film that no one. This may sound strange, considering hes been putting out an average of two movies a year, but i felt the director had grown lazy in recent years, churning out films with little artistry or inventiveness.
Michael douglas wins an emmy for behind the candelabra at the 20 primetime emmy awards. Why liberaces costumes mattered fashion allowed the musician portrayed in behind the candelabra to remain closeted but embrace his identityand help. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The plot spans some ten years, from 1977 to liberaces death in 1987. Browse the full behind the candelabra cast and crew credits for actors by character names from the hbo original program.
Located on a recently acquired parcel at butano redwoods state park near pescadero, the candelabra tree is an oldgrowth redwood. Behind the candelabras in behind the candelabra us news. The true story of the worlds greatest entertainerrevealed by the man most qualified to disclose it, his longtime livein lover. Behind the candelabra gives us a story about liberaces personal life, from the pov of his one time lover, blond adonis scott thorson. If you havent listened to the audiobook narrated by peter berkrot, nows your chance. Liberace, if he was going for scary creepy, predatory. Watch behind the candelabra, the original hbo film online at or stream on your own device. Behind the candelabra author, scott thorson, returns to prison thorson repeatedly failed drug tests while on probation. Rent behind the candelabra 20 on dvd and bluray dvd. Behind the candelabra 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It dramatizes the last ten years in the life of pianist liberace and the relationship he had with scott thorson. Behind the candelabra the story of pianist liberace played terrifically by michael douglas and his relationship with a much younger man scott thorson played by matt damon. Affectionate without sacrificing honesty, behind the candelabra couples awardworthy performances from michael douglas and matt damon with.
Behind the candelabra cleaned up at the emmys with 15 nominations and 11 wins. Located on a recently acquired parcel at butano redwoods state park near pescadero, the candelabra tree is. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant gay xxx movies and clips. May 30, 2017 this scene will always give me goose bumps. Behind the candelabra, starring michael douglas, on hbo the. Behind the candelabra where to stream and watch decider. Rent behind the candelabra 20 starring michael douglas and matt damon on dvd and bluray. May 24, 20 steven soderberghs hbo movie, behind the candelabra, is a dramatized account of the latter days and misdirected affections of one wladziu valentino liberace, and its a sordid and at. It took a lot of makeup and some movie magic to bring liberace back to life for hbos behind the candelabra michael douglas plays the legendary las vegas entertainer in steven soderberghs.
He could do worse than to leave on such a high note such a touching and strange look at love. But by behind the candelabras end, not only do you like the guy and thorson too, you pity the doomed romance and the real people in it. Behind the candelabra doesnt end happily and doesnt always hold our attention but its a fascinating reminder of an extraordinary, largerthanlife character who seems recent but who, without. May 29, 20 behind the candelabras in behind the candelabra the production designer of behind the candelabra explains how the extravagant sets came together. The 65th annual primetime emmy awards, hosted by neil patrick harris, aired last night and several lgbtinclusive series, tv movies and out actors picked up awards, with the hbo liberace biopic behind the candelabra picking up three statues to add to the eight it picked up at the creative arts emmys earlier this week. Behind the candelabra is a brilliant drama from master director steven sodenbergh about gay pianist liberace, but where the film truly finds its greatness is the performancds from michael douglas. As such behind the candelabra is a play on the phrase behind the scenes, but it refers to his frequent use of candelabras in his performances. Frances house from behind the candelabra iamnotastalker.
Posts about behind the candelabra written by jonathanwarren. The making of behind the candelabra extended version youtube. Will liberace film behind the candelabra light up broadway. Before elvis, before elton john, madonna and lady gaga, there was liberace. It is based on thorsons memoir, behind the candelabra. But by behind the candelabra s end, not only do you like the guy and thorson too, you pity the doomed romance and the real people in it. Behind the candelabra is a gorgeous, moving document of two people who found each other and then lost what they had. Oscar winner michael douglas is liberace and oscar winner mat. Jerry weintraub, who produced the 20 hbo film behind the candelabra, about the life of pianist liberace and his secret affair with scott thorson, plans to adapt the piece into a broadway musical. Acquisition represents sixfigure addition to liberace museum collection the nine famed costumes made for the film behind the candelabra were replicated by awardwinning designer ellen mirojnick after she studied the originals at the liberace foundation vaults. Check out the cast and crew of behind the candelabra on hbo. Jun 08, 20 steven soderberghs cinebiography of liberace, behind the candelabra, is so he claims his final movie, and it had to be made for americas hbo network because no hollywood studio would finance a.
Introduced into the inner circle of supreme showman liberace, young scott is flattered and the pair become lovers, but. So i dragged the grim cheaper right on out to do so this past saturday morning. Ricky, if you really loved me, you wouldnt fuck me up the ass, lee says, which is a canny observation about behind the candelabra itself. No other sex tube is more popular and features more behind the candelabra gay scenes than pornhub. Find out where behind the candelabra is streaming, if behind the candelabra is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
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