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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.''' (commonly known as '''Columbia Pictures''') is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of [[Sony Entertainment]]'s [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], itself a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony and one of the major American film studios. | '''Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.''' (commonly known as '''Columbia Pictures''') is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of [[Sony Entertainment]]'s [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], itself a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony and one of the major American film studios. It was headquartered in 1993 at Sony Pictures Studios (formerly MGM Studios) in Culver City, California. | ||
Columbia Pictures was originally founded as "Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales" in 1918 by Harry Cohn, his brother Jack Cohn, and Jack's friend Joe Brandt. Brandt was president of CBC Film Sales, handling sales, marketing and distribution from New York along with Jack Cohn, while Harry Cohn ran production in Hollywood. Many of the studio's early productions were low-budget affairs; the start-up CBC leased space in a poverty row studio on Hollywood's Gower Street. Among Hollywood's elite, CBC's reputation led some to joke that "CBC" stood for "Corned Beef and Cabbage". | Columbia Pictures was originally founded as "Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales" in 1918 by Harry Cohn, his brother Jack Cohn, and Jack's friend Joe Brandt. Brandt was president of CBC Film Sales, handling sales, marketing and distribution from New York along with Jack Cohn, while Harry Cohn ran production in Hollywood. Many of the studio's early productions were low-budget affairs; the start-up CBC leased space in a poverty row studio on Hollywood's Gower Street. Among Hollywood's elite, CBC's reputation led some to joke that "CBC" stood for "Corned Beef and Cabbage". | ||
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*The 3D version appears on the company's Golden Age 3D features, including ''Man in the Dark'', ''Miss Sadie Thompson'', and ''The Mad Magician''. | *The 3D version appears on the company's Golden Age 3D features, including ''Man in the Dark'', ''Miss Sadie Thompson'', and ''The Mad Magician''. | ||
*The ''Three Stooges'' shorts that include the "Short Subject" variants will likely be retained, being followed by the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo. | *The ''Three Stooges'' shorts that include the "Short Subject" variants will likely be retained, being followed by the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo. | ||
*While the 6th logo debuted in 1993, the classic 1955 CinemaScope variation without 2014 Sony byline makes a surprise appearance on ''The Interview'' (2014), while the classic 1968-1974 variation with Sony 1996 and 2014 bylines makes a surprise appearance on two Quentin Tarantino's hits: ''Django Unchained'' (2012) and ''Once Upon a Time In Hollywood'' (2019). The 1953 or 1955 variations with Sony 2014 byline also makes a surprise appearance on ''Vivo'' (2021) after the Netflix logo. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' It's held up remarkably over the 40 years it's been used. It also served as the basis for the 1955 [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems Television]] logo. Even though its not plastered, it's often followed by the Sony Pictures Television logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' It's held up remarkably over the 40 years it's been used. It also served as the basis for the 1955 [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems Television]] logo. Even though its not plastered, it's often followed by the Sony Pictures Television logo. | ||