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GIANT was a big deal (still a solid pre-feminist social overview), and it was also the year of THE KING AND I, HIGH SOCIETY, LUST FOR LIFE, WRITTEN ON THE WIND, and LA STRADA. Interesting to consider some significant movies that didn't get near a Best Picture nomination, like Nicholas Ray's...

It's funny you mention AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, which, like GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, was "more than just a movie" when it first came out, justifying its award-winning status, even if the competition might have been superior cinematically. Today's dismissive critics are simply incapable of...

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH was the STAR WARS of its day, in that it was a big, exciting 'family' movie that inspired repeat visits to the theater. Perversely, it seemed aware of that special potential before it even opened, with barker Edmond O'Brien (in the movie's final cameo) exhorting...