Anyone watching "Behind the Candelabra"?

[CatWoman]

this is good shit.



Liberace was such a cat daddy

[femmocrat]

1. I'm recording it.

What I saw of it looked pretty good though. I love the casting of Debbie Reynolds as his mother. LOL

[CatWoman]

2. yup

[joesdaughter]

18. Debbie Reynolds

Good article

http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2013/may/23/debbie-reynolds-says-she-wanted-more-liberace-show/#axzz2USW0lXN1

[CatWoman]

24. yes it is

thanks for posting

[MrScorpio]

47. Debbie Reynolds comes full circle nt

[Skittles]

3. I imagine it is good, clean, over-the-top fun

yes INDEED

editing to change sleazy to over-the-top; don't want to give the impression I disapprove

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

4. Douglas kinda looks like Pacino here

Damon is unrecognizable.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

23. I recognized Matt Damon instantly. Did not recognize Michael Douglas.

[DesertFlower]

44. when i started watching i thought i was pacino.

[Initech]

5. I'm going to watch it on HBO Go when I get the chance.

Michael Douglas makes a pretty convincing Liberace. This looks good.

[Cosmocat]

63. Career performance on his part

I have always liked Douglass, but he is pretty much who he is.

This was a BRILLIANT character performance.

Just obvious he spent A LOT of time getting the him down.

Just a career performance for him.

And, while Damon has never been afraid to do something that is risky, this was a real tough one to take on.

[dmr]

6. Oh, shoot, I missed it!

I'll have to catch a rerun.

I remember watching his show with my parents when I was a little girl.

My dad use to say Liberace could make the piano both sing and dance.

[CatWoman]

7. he was master of the piano

[Cooley Hurd]

15. It's repeated @ 11pm ET

[TlalocW]

8. Not I

But my brother, George, is.

TlalocW

[WinkyDink]

9. EX-cellent!

[TlalocW]

10. Thank you

I made that joke for Scott Thorson.

TlalocW

[CatWoman]

12. ROFL!!!

[Honeycombe8]

11. I don't get HBO. :( nt

[CatWoman]

13. I'm going to have to ditch it in the near future

I got it primarily to watch Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones and Bill Maher.

But this cable bill is getting completely outrageous. Comcast is the devil

[Honeycombe8]

25. That was the reason for me. DirecTv. I started cutting costs.

I cut the premium channels, and later cut down from mid-level programming to the basic.

I'm considering getting an inside digital antenna to get local stations, and then subscribing to netflix & whatever for programming, because it's still not cheap enough. My bill is over $60 for BASIC (they call it "entertainment" package).

Next to cut: the landline. That one's gonna hurt. But it runs me $50 a month.

[CatWoman]

37. I have Vonage for my landline

runs thru the computer.

Very, very economical.

[Honeycombe8]

51. I'll ck that out. Is the connection clear...sound okay? Dropped calls?

I was thinking of Ooma or something like that.

[bettyellen]

52. FYI: the "Leaf:" antennae works really really well.

[Honeycombe8]

71. Thanks! Antennae are seeming to be important in this getting-away-from-AT&T days. nt

[CatWoman]

56. it's more than great

I had the unlimited local and long distance, which ran about $30 monthly.

My friend lives in Australia, so I upgraded to unlimited overseas.

Now I pay about $60 monthly.

The only problem is if I have a power outage, so goes the phone.

[Honeycombe8]

72. That's no problem for me. I have a cell phone.

We have frequent outages here, but very short...from a split second to a few minutes. Only once was it several days...ice storm. But you know, I made almost no calls, anyway. Thanks for the info!

[Honeycombe8]

53. I read up on it. It looks great. But...sounds like you can't have DSL internet service?

Only cable? Because DSL service comes in over the landline...so if you cancel that, you don't have internet!

Do you have cable internet? I have DSL.

[CatWoman]

57. I have cable internet

[Lucinda]

58. Magic Jack works with DSL and is even cheaper.

Same problems though...phone is out if your internet it. But we've had it for years now. Love it.

[Honeycombe8]

66. Thanks. I'm going to ck into all of these. I'm ready to cut the landline.

$50 a month ($35/mo plus fees and taxes), then long distance to family on top of that. Imagine cutting $40 a month, permanently (even if the Magic Jack or Vonage runs $10/mo). That's $480 a year minimum savings. Quite a chunk of money.

Then if I cut the satellite...runs me $65, a and replace it with $20 worth of subscriptions, that saves $45/mo., which saves $540/year.

Both of those together save over $1000 a year! Wow! And I'd still get good tv and decent phone.

[Lucinda]

69. We bought a ROKU box - for TV

Lots of free content, and we have Nexflix streaming, at about 8 bucks a month. Very inexpensive and tons of tv, movies and music available via ROKU.

[Honeycombe8]

70. Yes! That's exactly what I'm going to do. A friend is giving me his old Roku.

And I'm going to get an inside digital antenna, in the hopes of getting a few local channels (news, weather)...with any luck, I might get 20 stations with that. I'll have to see. I can buy a digital antenna for less than $50, and maybe less than $20.

Thanks for the Roku recommendation! And I am going to subscribe to Netflix. I just did the free trial, and I loved it. I didn't know that there was free stuff on Roku, so that seals the deal.

Thanks for taking the time to make a recommendation.

[Lucinda]

77. Here is the channel list for ROKU - you can browse by category - Movies, Music etc

Some are paid, some offer paid and free content, and a ton are all free.

http://www.roku.com/channels/#!browse/movies-and-tv/by-popular

[Honeycombe8]

83. That's amazing. Thank you so much. I'm so excited.

I can't wait to get started and cut the cord with cable/satellite. And then on to cutting the landline cord, if I can do that.

[Le Taz Hot]

26. That's when you locate friends in low places

who will hook you up with all the programming you desire. I haven't had TV in two years and I have yet to miss an episode of Game of Thrones.

[dixiegrrrrl]

41. that and other ways.....

[peacebird]

27. We cancelled cable for Netflix & Hulu... From over $100 a month to $16.

We can see most any shows we want except news, tho we get that on internet anyhow. The shows are not "live", but we can see any episode at any time we want. Works for us!

[sarcasmo]

35. They are terrible. You get the bill and poof, another 10 dollars higher for no reason.

[Egalitarian Thug]

14. Not yet, but I will. n/t

[malaise]

16. Will watch the repeat -thanks

[JaneyVee]

17. Good stuff! The acting is incredible & the directing is very unique & innovative.

[CatWoman]

20. to tell you how well it was hidden

i was in no way aware that Liberace died from AIDS complications

[rightsideout]

19. Actually, no

Been watching the Mermaid specials on Animal Planet and the Live Mermaid show with new evidence.

[dsc]

21. Like most HBO films it was quite well done.

Have to admit that it is a good thing Liberace is the last of his kind but it is hard not to feel for him having to live in the shadows all those years.

[LeftInTX]

22. I would have LOVED to have seen it, but don't have HBO

[Freddie]

29. Me neither

Really hope it's available on DVD or Netflix in the not too distant future!

[Raine]

32. I would've watched too but I don't have HBO either. :-( nt

[RebelOne]

79. Ditto. I guess I will have to see when it comes out on mainstream channels. n/t

[ChazII]

28. Did not see the Behind the Candelabra but

I did see Liberace and Scott when I was in Vegas. Scott was about 13 or so.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

30. Just got through watching it --

Fantastic work by all, though I admit it was a bit bizarre watching "Michael Douglas" and "Matt Damon" make out at first. Am haunted by the shot of an older Scott watching Liberace hit on the young performer after a show -- Damon really caught something extraordinary there. Loved the small touches, like Scott's g-string tan line and Liberace's mom demanding to be paid for her win. Will watch it again to catch even more.

[kentuck]

31. Michael Douglas did a great job!

I thought I was watching Liberace. He had his speech patterns down to a T. Very entertaining!

[Cosmocat]

64. Brilliant effort on his part

I have always liked him, but he usually is just who he is.

He put A LOT of time and effort into this role.

Career best for him.

[sarcasmo]

33. Don't eat all that, you will be upset your panties are to tight. Best line of the movie.

[kentuck]

34. "Wanna pig in a blanket?"

Was pretty funny also.

[sarcasmo]

38. That was a good one too, the look on his face.

[DesertFlower]

36. i recorded it last night. didn't watch it yet.

[kentuck]

39. It's great!

You'll love it!

[DesertFlower]

43. just watched it. it was great.

[Loudly]

40. Two of the most courageous performances I have ever seen.

Faye Dunaway claims that Mommie Dearest ruined her career.

Hats off to Michael Douglas and Matt Damon for putting that script and those characters above any such concern.

And very glad to see Michael Douglas in apparent robust good health.

[SoCalDem]

48. Faye Dunaway's choice of subsequent films ruined her career

She was exotic-looking in an era that moved beyond her..and she got older before older actresses were allowed to age gracefully (some still don;t get to do that, but many more have)

[Cosmocat]

65. Career performance for Douglass

I have always like him, but he just is who he is.

He put a LOT of time and effort into this, and just a remarkable performance.

Damon has never been afraid to do something risky.

[Skraxx]

82. Seeing Michael Douglass Make Out With Matt Damon Was Awesome!

I was dying. "look who's up!".

[CakeGrrl]

42. Watched it last night, will again tonight.

Michael Douglas does a great job, Matt Damon is good, and the Rob Lowe cat-faced plastic surgeon steals the scenes he's in.

[SoCalDem]

49. Rob was AWESOME.. I did not recognize him at first n/t

[Paladin]

50. I agree---Rob Lowe stole the whole flick. Great performance. (nt)

[CatWoman]

68. Rob Lowe Suffered Migraines to Transform His Handsome Face for 'Behind the Candelabra'

Lowe plays a plastic surgeon who used his own alien-like face as a billboard in HBO's Liberace movie.

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bHrkeZwRVDaDpBjwqRiVoA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0yNzY7cT04NTt3PTUxMg--/

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/rob-lowe-suffered-migraines-to-transform-his-handsome-face-for-hbo-s--behind-the-candelabra--liberace-movie--video--174442523.html

[Paladin]

75. Absolutely amazing performance. (nt)

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

45. I watched most of it

But wasn't interested in going back and seeing the rest. Not my cup of tea.

I always think the toughest thing to do as an actor is play a real person, especially someone as famous as Liberace. That's why so many actors and actresses win Academy Awards for those roles. So I enjoy watching for the performances. The movie itself was pretty trashy, like most TV movie biopics. I thought the material was beneath both of the stars.

[scarletwoman]

46. Just watched it tonight - my sister DVR'd it.

My mom and sisters and I all watched Liberace's TV show when I was a kid, always loved him. It was always great fun to see what kind of outrageous outfit he'd be wearing each week. I was way too young and sheltered to be aware there was such a thing as homosexuality - we all just thought of Liberace as simply a particularly eccentric and flamboyant entertainer. He was just very sweet and lovable - he radiated so much joy.

It was an amazing performance by Michael Douglas! Very entertaining movie.

[kskiska]

54. Odd they never mentioned Lee's brother Rudy

Rudy was always in trouble of one sort or another and predeceased Lee. Lee didn't mention Rudy's four children in his will. Sister Angelina did inherit, though.

[Warren DeMontague]

55. Got it on the DVR.

HBO does such good work, and I like Michael Douglas. Should be interesting.

[vankuria]

59. Loved it!

Acting was great and I'll never look at Matt Damon the same way again, he was hot!! While it was very entertaining and combined a lot of humor with the drama, it made you think about how difficult life was for folks that had to stay in the "closet". I couldn't imagine having to lead such a secret life. I remember watching Liberace when I was a little girl with my parents, homosexuality was not something I'd even heard of then, so I was clueless.

It's very sad Liberace had to deny who he really was and I'm sure he kept his staff busy keeping his real life hidden, squashing rumors, and the lawsuits. Even at the end they tried to protect him by lying about what he died from. Seems with all his money and fame he was a very unhappy man, ashamed of who he was and never able to love freely. Very sad.

[Puzzledtraveller]

60. He's before my time, mostly, but I have always thought him interesting

I would watch, if I could.

[CatWoman]

61. i remember my grandma was absolutely in love with him

him and Lawrence Welk

[KG]

62. a racist, homophobic aunt of mine thought he was the bees knees.

never bothered to burst her bubble...

[Yavin4]

67. The movie was rejected by the studios as being "too gay", then HBO picked it up.

Even though the movie had an A-List director tied to it, as well as two A-List actors, no studio wanted it.

Amid all of the secrets and lies being spilled at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour are highly intriguing reports about Behind the Candelabra, the long-in-the-works, “too gay for Hollywood” Liberace biopic that Steven Soderbergh was finally able to get made thanks to HBO. Critics were treated on Friday to “a lengthy first look” at the movie, which is about the scorchingly flamboyant entertainer’s turbulent affair with his much younger assistant Scott Thorson.

Soderbergh told reporters that he took Candelabra to HBO only after he failed to find studio backing, in spite of the involvement of two major stars and a small $5 million budget. "They said it was too gay. Everybody. This was after Brokeback Mountain, by the way. Which is not as funny as this movie. I was stunned. It made no sense to any of us."

http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/64839/steven-soderberghs-too-gay-for-hollywood-behind-the-candelabra-finds-a-different-box-office

[bullwinkle428]

78. And the movie ended up setting record ratings for HBO!

Joke's on you, big movie studios!

[H2O Man]

73. He was one of

heavyweight champion Charles "Sonny" Liston's favorites. Liston, at the time, had a reputation that made Mike Tyson seem mild-mannered. I remember being surprised that Liston was so impressed by Liberace.

[Texasgal]

74. I want to read the book before I partake

in the movie. I am weird like that!

[BainsBane]

76. What a jerk Liberace was

I felt badly for Scott. To be with someone all those years and he didn't even have the decency to break up to his face.

[joeybee12]

80. Real cats?

I like it already!`

[William769]

81. He was a Alpha Male.

He knew what he wanted & went for it. A man after my own heart.