Both from 1974, “99 And 44/100% Dead” and “The Nickel Ride” represent minor blips on the filmographies of their A-list directors — Robert Mulligan (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) and John Frankenheimer (“The Manchurian Candidate”), respectively — and for good reason: They’re decidedly average. In “Nickel,” Jason Miller plays a “warehouse manager” in the world of […]
John Frankenheimer
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The Nickel Ride / 99 and 44/100% Dead
Both from 1974, “99 And 44/100% Dead” and “The Nickel Ride” represent minor blips on the filmographies of their A-list directors — Robert Mulligan (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) and John Frankenheimer (“The Manchurian Candidate”), respectively — and for good reason: They’re decidedly average. In “Nickel,” Jason Miller plays a “warehouse manager” in the world of […]
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Grand Prix
While “Fast Five” continues burning up the box office, Warner Home Video brings one of the all-time great racing movies to Blu-ray with 1966’s “Grand Prix.” Directed by the great John Frankenheimer (“The Manchurian Candidate,” “Seconds,” “Ronin”), it hails from the days when going to the movies was a real event. This, for instance, comes […]