Seattle Gay News
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 21, Volume 41, May 24, 2013
by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer BEHIND THE CANDELABRA HBO Premieres May 26 Steven Soderbergh knows who’s significantly responsible for the major success of his malestripper romp Magic Mike: Gay men eager to ogle the barely covered bits of Channing Tatum and his hunky posse. The Oscar-winning director’s upcoming feature will obviously court the same audience – and not just because Matt Damon lets it all hang out, too. Behind the Candelabra is so Gay that major Hollywood studios would have nothing to do with it. The revealing biopic of groundbreaking entertainer Liberace stars Michael Douglas as the shiny showman who died of AIDS-related pneumonia Michael Douglas (l) and Matt Damon in Behind the Candelabra
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Some hot Gossip on tap for Sunday by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer
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SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL VARIOUS LOCATIONS Through June 9 The 39th annual Seattle International Film Festival continues this week, providing a fantastic opportuniuty to view films from all over the world of all genres and subjects. Here are some more upcoming features that were available for preview. (For detailed venue information, see the official SIFF Guide.) FUREVER Rating: Very Good Genre: Documentary USA Sun., June 9, 6:30 p.m., Egyptian A profile of the pet death-care industry and how we grieve for our beloved animals in America. This interesting documentary, which inFurever
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In case you haven’t heard, Gossip performs this Sunday, May 26, at the Moore Theatre. The garage trio, featuring out band members Beth Ditto and Hannah Blilie, will appear as the main act
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by Herb Krohn SGN A&E Writer
for “Yahoo! On the Road with Gossip,” which also includes sets by Capital Cities, Twenty One Pilots, and Willy Moon. Tickets are complimentary and are scheduled to be distributed by Yahoo! around the city on the day besee music lounge page 32
(l -r) Hannah Blilie, Beth Ditto, and Nathan Howdeshell of Gossip
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