I hate to be a dick…

Updated on November 5, 2010 By Ken Begg 16 Comments

(OK, clearly that’s not true, but anyway)

I noticed that a movie called Secret Ceremony is playing on TCM latenight tonight in their cult movie slot.  It looks like the sort of star-studded (Elizabeth Taylor as, what else, a prostitute; Robert Mitchum, Mia Farrow) grand camp melodrama trash I love, and I was wondering if anyone could record it for me and burn me a disc.  If anyone can, I promise to *gasp* actually review it, although not having seen the film yet, I don’t know what it’s actually like.

Anyway, if anyone can do this, let me know.  Obviously I’ll pay for the disc and postage.

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  • Ericb

    When did you become a detective?

  • Lawyer Ku

    His middle name is Richard, after all…

  • Elizabeth

    Aw, Ken, why’d you have to ruin a great setup for me like that?

    If I had a DVD recorder, I’d totally do this. Sorry. :(

  • I assume thar between Mia Farrow underplaying her role and Liz Taylor overplaying it, Robert Mitchum is completely invisible.

  • roger h

    Ken, no problem, I’ll Tivo and transfer or straight burn to disc.

    been awhile since i could sacrifice to Jabootu.

    I should still have the library address somewhere.

    -r

  • Mr. Rational

    And roger h for the win!

    :::checks card:::

    Rats. I picked eight.

    So…who had five comments in the “Help Ken” pool?

  • Roger, you’re a brick! That reminds me, I need to send you a list of all the weird old VHS tapes I’m going to dump so you can have first pick if you want.

    I know there’s a copy of Puma Man in there somewhere.

  • roger h

    you mean “THEP UMA MAN” wow

    “Believe it or not, this movie’s still on, it should have ended two hours ago”

  • Actually, I believe it’s PEW–ma Man.

  • alex

    I remembers seeing this film on TV a while back. Typical of Joseph Losey who at that point seemed to make shallow pretentious films only to impress critics. I remember Liz Taylor packing a few extra pounds (but still quite attractive I think) and Mia Farrow in a crappy black wig that hides her beauty. They were scenes that suggested some kind of lesbian attraction between the Liz and Mia character but Losey didn’t have the guts to go there. Too bad.

  • Rock Baker

    What happens to the rest of the tapes? Is there any way I can get in on that action? Maybe I can wallpaper your place for you, or wash your car, or maybe I can give you my prized John Agar autograph? (What am I saying?!?! I always lose my head when I hear someone is tossing videos!)

  • John Campbell

    Ken you’re throwing out tapes?

    Won’t that kill your deal for the episode of “Hoarders” you’re doing soon?

    (Okay, I’m JUST as bad, but the way everyone describes Ken’s home, I just picture stacks and stacks of video cassettes/DVD’s with narrow paths through it all.)

  • John – – That’s pretty much the case. I have a LOT of crap. The VHS tapes, though, take up a lot of space, weigh a bit, and continue to degrade as they sit. Some of undoubtedly already bad. So the best thing is they go to a good home, preferably someone who can transfer them to disc.

    Rock: Sure. Roger should get first crack, though; he’s been making me DVDs for years now.

  • Rock Baker

    Wow, thanks! I’ll drop you an email when you get ready. If you have any and Roger doesn’t scoop them up, I have a deep thirst for 70s bigfoot movies (though I’m not 100% sure why that is)…

  • BeckoningChasm

    John – – That’s pretty much the case. I have a LOT of crap.

    That’s one angle. I thought it looked great, like someone had put a couch in a great video store. I’m doubting I’ll see it again this January but the memory, well, they can’t take that away from me.

  • roger h

    I am not too picky, probably just take a grab bag of sorts.

    Disc ready for Secret Ceremony, film looks dreadful but copy came out good.

    Will send to Park Ridge Library address.