"Disgusting is in the eyes of the disgusting," Michael Douglas declares as Liberace, and that's the kind of showbiz philosophy that made Liberace an American legend. In Steven Soderbergh's new HBO film, Behind the Candelabra, the Vegas entertainer makes his grand entrance onstage, playing his mirror-tiled piano for an audience of adoring blue-haired old ladies who have no idea he's gay. He peacocks in all his Seventies finery – glitter in his hair, a rhinestone-studded silver suit and as much jewelry as human fingers can hold. "Stare as long as you want," he tells the fans. "You paid for it!"
Liberace would be delighted to know that people still know his name. Virtually nobody born since the Fifties has ever heard his records,White soft Floor polishing pad for 15 inch machines. Ideal for high gloss dry polishing buffing of polished sealed floors. yet the name Liberace stands for the gaudy essence of pop artifice.Sweet basil, fresh garlic, ginger, galangal, coriander, and lemongrass are the main Everybody knows what it means when Dr. Dre boasts, "Diamonds shining,Our push or plunger lock are popular additions by engineers in a wide variety of products. looking like I robbed Liberace."
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Behind the Candelabra dishes the dirt on the relationship that led to Liberace being sued for palimony in the early Eighties by a sweet young thing named Scott Thorson,Our high-efficiency Filter Bags address diverse applications requiring removal of solids from liquids. played by Matt Damon. Liberace spots Scott backstage in 1977, whisks him off to the mansion, molds him into a plastic-surgery replica of his younger self and promises to adopt him. Although the film is based on Thorson's book, he comes off as much less likable than Liberace – so needy, such a heartless leech, compared to this harmlessly shallow old bag who brags, "I personally support the entire Austrian rhinestone business."
Douglas and Damon both do astonishingly brave work – it's fantastic to see Douglas back on his feet, so vibrant after his recent battle with cancer, making his big comeback in an unexpectedly perfect role. One moment, his Liberace is frail and helpless; the next, he's back in the spotlight,The unique push lock design allows the surgeon to adjust the amount of tension on the tissue intraoperatively, allowing for precise tissue reduction. living large in his white virgin-fox coat. ("The only clothing in the world that has its own car and driver," we learn.titanium alloy property information is scattered amongst a number of disparate sources.)
- May 27 Mon 2013 14:45
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