On Summer Solstice, you would see the Sun rise on your horizon at the eastern point of the longest track. It would follow the track high in your sky, and eventually set on the western horizon. It would be up for about 17 hours, thus making summertime days long and warm.
The Deer Hunter. This 1978 epic war drama is considered one of the greatest American films of all time â as well as among the most controversial. Most of the controversy stems from the depiction of the Vietcong using Russian Roulette to torture American POWs.
The result: A movie deemed a classic decades down the road leaves the ceremony without any statues. In hindsight, some of the Academy's choices can seem downright absurd. Here are the 12 most controversial best picture Oscar winners of all time, from oldest to newest. MORE These 21 Famous Actors Have Never Won an Oscar.