Paramount's 1927 World War I epic "Wings" had the usual aerial duels . . . and then came the unusual. Director William Wellman wanted as much reality as possible: ...

William Wellman's 1927 epic World War I aviation actioneer was pioneering. ... Despite Wings being the first Best Picture winner, would you consider it a film that's been forgotten?

William Wellman directed the movie, which had a mind-blowing (especially by today’s standards) two-year run in theaters when it was released. It premiered at New York’s Criterion Theatre on ...

He was, however, the logical choice for "Wings," an extravagant $2 million salute to the fabled flying aces of World War I. Those who think Wellman had no style should begin here; the earthbound ...

The director’s actor/writer son William Wellman Jr. was very involved in the restoration and was a participant in the bonus features for the DVD.

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 ...

BRATTLEBORO — It won Best Picture at the very first Academy Awards, with spectacular midair flying sequences and a dramatic story that still mesmerizes audiences today. "Wings" (1927), a drama about U ...

Thus spake William Wellman on his deathbed in 1974. He wasn’t kidding. The man who directed the epic 1927 WWI flying drama Wings, first winner of the Best Picture Oscar, lived a life like Hemingway ...