"our greatest romances are gay"

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We might have been able to guess that Soderbergh's take on the kitsch-addicted superstar would turn out to be "mesmeric, riskily incorrect, outrageously watchable and simply outrageous" (The Guardian). Or that Michael Douglas would be "shrewd, rude, wickedly funny" (Indiewire) in the central role. What is interesting is that the film, which was made for HBO because it was "too gay" for mainstream cinematic release, has turned out to be "both hilarious and heartrending" (The Playlist), an "intimate love story" (Thompson on Hollywood) and Soderbergh's "most emotional and touching work" to date (Hollywood Elsewhere). This is interesting but not surprising, for it only confirms my suspicion that the best love stories, these days – the most wrenching, plangent and affecting – are gay.

Put it this way: what was the last great straight love story you saw?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2013/may/23/behind-candelabra-liberace-soderbergh?guni=Network%20front:network-front%20main-2%20Special%20trail:Network%20front%20-%20special%20trailosition1