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Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., commonly known as Columbia Pictures, is an American film production and distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, [2] a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation.
Aug 1, 2024 · On a recent July afternoon, the ever-mercurial Tom Rothman arrives in good spirits for a tour of Columbia Pictures’ archives in honor of the studio’s 100th anniversary. “Ask a lot of ...
In 1924, the trio reorganize the company, creating Columbia Pictures (Brandt is eventually bought out). Unlike the other majors, Columbia did not own theaters, sticking to making budget-friendly ...
- That Certain Thing (1928) Director: Frank Capra. Come the 1930s, Columbia’s fortunes would be tied to those of its most valuable signing, director Frank Capra, who would deliver a pair of best picture winners for the studio in It Happened One Night (1934) and 1938’s You Can’t Take It with You.
- Twentieth Century (1934) Director: Howard Hawks. Keen to repeat the success of It Happened One Night, Columbia went all in on screwball comedy throughout the 1930s.
- The Reckless Moment (1949) Director: Max Ophüls. The 1940s meant one thing: film noir. Columbia was already a dab hand at making every dollar count, and its extensive run of good-looking noirs throughout the 1940s and 1950s belied Harry Cohn’s notorious penny-pinching.
- The Long Gray Line (1955) Director: John Ford. From mistaken-identity comedy (The Whole Town’s Talking, 1935) and political melodrama (The Last Hurrah, 1958) to British police procedural (Gideon’s Day, 1958), John Ford covered some varied terrain across his five films for Columbia.
100 Essential Columbia Pictures Films. Columbia Pictures, a part of the Sony studios family, turns 100, and like the lady in their famous logo, we’re raising the torch and shining a light on Columbia’s 100 essential movies. Columbia Pictures is the house Frank Capra helped build.
Jan 8, 2024 · Indie producer Harry Cohn, brother Jack and their associate Joe Brandt created the CBC Film Sales Company in 1918. And on Jan. 10, 1924, the trio formed the Poverty Row studio, Columbia Pictures. A…
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Jan 24, 2024 · Columbia Pictures, the cornerstone of today's Sony Pictures Entertainment, celebrated its 100th anniversary on January 10, 2024. Many of you may remember the "Columbia Lady" holding up the torch in the opening image before the movie starts, reminiscent of the Statue of Liberty, but Columbia Pictures has grown from humble beginnings to one of the major studios in Hollywood, and has become a ...
