Paramount unveils newly restored 'Wings' at the Academy

Posted by · 10:32 pm · January 17th, 2012

AMPAS president Tom Sherak, Paramount CEO Brad Grey and the family of William A. Wellman toast the studio’s 100th anniversary.

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Celebrate 100 years of Paramount on your iPad

Posted by · 4:17 pm · January 2nd, 2012

Paramount Pictures has launched a new app for the iPad that celebrates the studio’s landmark 100th anniversary this year. The 100 Years of Movie Magic app “is an exploration of the studio’s incredibly rich and storied history,” the iTunes blurb reads. Every studio should do something like this.

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The Academy to screen Technicolor restoration of first-ever Best Picture winner 'Wings'

Posted by · 7:26 am · December 5th, 2011

William A. Wellman’s “Wings,” which won the first Oscar for Best Picture in 1929, has been fully restored and is ready for its close-up again. The Academy will screen the film with live music accompaniment next month as part of Paramount Pictures’ 100th anniversary.

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