Michael Douglas gives a how to act masterclass in BEHIND THE CANDELABRA but the movie almost didn’t get made bc it was "too gay."⁠ ⁠ Director Steven Soderbergh said every major studio passed. “This was after Brokeback Mountain, by the way,” he added. “Which isn’t even as funny as this movie. We were all stunned. It made no sense. Studios were like, ‘We don’t know how to sell it.’ They were scared.”⁠ ⁠ Thankfully, HBO wasn’t. The film dropped in 2013 and swept the Emmys (11 wins.) If this had hit

🎂 Happy birthday to Rob Lowe! 🥳 In a scene-stealing performance, Lowe played Liberace’s smooth-talking plastic surgeon - because what’s a little plastic surgery between lovers? 👀✨ Behind the Candelabra | Watch now at SBS On Demand | SBS On Demand