Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy show-biz affair
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- May 22, 2013
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This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, right, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candalabra," premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)
This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candalabra," premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)
In this Jan. 4, 2013 photo, actors Michael Douglas, left, producer Jerry Weintraub, center, and Matt Damon, from the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra", pose for a portrait in Pasadena, Calif. The film premieres Sunday, May 26, at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
In this Jan. 4, 2013 photo, actors Michael Douglas, left, and Matt Damon, from the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra", pose for a portrait in Pasadena, Calif. The film premieres Sunday, May 26, at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
In this Jan. 4, 2013 photo, actors Michael Douglas, left, and Matt Damon, from the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra", pose for a portrait in Pasadena, Calif. The film premieres Sunday, May 26, at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK - The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself.
