It's become somewhat common for HBO to premiere their bigger movies at notable festivals and Cannes makes perfect sense for Steven Soderbergh's so-called final film, Behind the Candelabra. It also makes sense that the Matt Damon and Mich...
It's become somewhat common for HBO to premiere their bigger movies at notable festivals and Cannes makes perfect sense for Steven Soderbergh's so-called final film, Behind the Candelabra. It also makes sense that the Matt Damon and Michael Douglas starrer will be making its stateside premier on HBO. The film is well-produced and well-acted, but at its heart, this is a TV movie. Adapted for the screen by Richard LaGravenese from the tell-all of the same name, Behind the Candelabra is the story of that book's author Scott Thorson (Damon). An animal trainer in 1970s Hollywood, Scott leaves his aspirations for veterinary school behind when he is seduced by the ridiculously famous and much older Liberace (Douglas) -- or as he prefers to be...
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