Bigger Than Life (1956)
January’s theme is “5 DIRECTORS” in which we analyze films by a different director each week and we end Nicholas Ray week with a technical marvel that deals with something that isn’t often focused upon during the Hayes code. Addiction. James Mason produced and starred in this story based off of a true to life article from the New York Times in which a man is diagnosed with a fatal condition. Fortunately there’s a new miracle drug called Cortisone that can keep him alive so long as he doesn’t abuse it. Spoiler: He abuses it. Hide the bibles when dad’s on the junk. You don’t want to go where…
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