tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541509247287561088.post5596212846842273260..comments2022-12-01T23:14:47.137-08:00Comments on Destructible Man: The Phenix City Story (Phil Karlson, 1955)The Flying Maciste Brothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342766561263208927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541509247287561088.post-75468133408291724972011-07-20T15:33:23.551-07:002011-07-20T15:33:23.551-07:00Yojimboen - Thanks for confirming the title card i...Yojimboen - Thanks for confirming the title card issue -- for a few hours while we were putting this piece together on 2 coasts, we were a little confused since we were looking at 2 different versions of this film... Larch was one of those guys like John Vernon who, even late in his career, was being "introduced" in main title credits. Heads like that are irreplaceable to late 20th century mainstream American cinema. <br /><br />Chip -- You bet your bottom bippy, The Black Klansman is on our deconstruction cue. Many and much thanks for stopping by and speaking up! And great job over at your own Cinemachine!!!The Flying Maciste Brothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342766561263208927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541509247287561088.post-59363861797145216112011-07-20T13:50:19.642-07:002011-07-20T13:50:19.642-07:00Great flick, great post.
I recently saw "The...Great flick, great post.<br /><br />I recently saw "The Black Klansman" ('66) which had another little black girl victim mannequin. What happened to it had me saying "holy shit" to the screen for about half a minute! A good outright race-hatred exploitation film overall, might be worth your time if only for the destructible!The Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511505932392754809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541509247287561088.post-39265521850416119572011-02-21T12:24:43.177-08:002011-02-21T12:24:43.177-08:00FYI your guess that the two title cards were creat...FYI your guess that the two title cards were created for European consumption is correct.<br /><br />I saw the movie the movie a dozen times growing up in the UK and remember them well.<br /><br />For my money though, the star of the movie was John Larch as the toothpick-chewing vacant-eyed thug, Clem Wilson. <br /><br />I don't think Larch ever got the praise he deserved for creating such an iconic character.yojimboennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541509247287561088.post-77523765809556695382011-02-19T12:03:11.143-08:002011-02-19T12:03:11.143-08:00Great telling of a terrifying time in the South. ...Great telling of a terrifying time in the South. Even more terrifying is what happened next. These monsters born of man didn't sink into the Earth or all get put behind bars. Instead they hit the road looking for fresh feeding grounds, one of the spots where some of them settled down was McIntosh county Ga. Clear the other side of the state of Georgia just south of Savannah on U.S. 95 the most used highway for folks to get to Florida. It was along this stretch of highway that this scum was allowed to set up business by a man so ruthless and cruel no one thought to defy him. His name was Sheriff Poppell and you can read his story and the story to follow Phenix City in 'Praying for Sheetrock' by Melissa Fay Greene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com