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'''Availability:''' Sony is much better at keeping older theatrical logos on current releases of their films than [[Sony Pictures Television|their TV output]] (which is another story). In the early days of [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia Pictures' video division]], however, this logo would be plastered by their home video logo (although the "Columbia Pictures" text alone would be seen for a split second, possibly due to poor editing). Otherwise, all later video releases, DVD and Blu-ray releases, and TV broadcasts retain this logo. | '''Availability:''' Sony is much better at keeping older theatrical logos on current releases of their films than [[Sony Pictures Television|their TV output]] (which is another story). In the early days of [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia Pictures' video division]], however, this logo would be plastered by their home video logo (although the "Columbia Pictures" text alone would be seen for a split second, possibly due to poor editing). Otherwise, all later video releases, DVD and Blu-ray releases, and TV broadcasts retain this logo. | ||
* The first film to use this logo was ''Murder by Death'', while the last to use it | * The first film to use this logo was ''Murder by Death'', while the last films to use it were ''Happy Birthday to Me'' and ''The Blue Lagoon''. However, in international territories, it was used until at least 1982 as this appeared on ''Death Wish II'' (released domestically by [[Filmways Pictures]]). | ||
* On some airings of ''The Mirror Crack'd'' (the 1980 Angela Lansbury version), the logo is not shown at all, but is still intact on most home media releases and uncut TV airings. However, it's plastered by [[StudioCanal|the black-and-white variant of the 2003 StudioCanal logo]] on most newer releases. | * On some airings of ''The Mirror Crack'd'' (the 1980 Angela Lansbury version), the logo is not shown at all, but is still intact on most home media releases and uncut TV airings. However, it's plastered by [[StudioCanal|the black-and-white variant of the 2003 StudioCanal logo]] on most newer releases. | ||
* The 1980 [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] release of the [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]] film ''The Eagle Has Landed'', which Columbia distributed in the United States, also has this logo. | * The 1980 [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] release of the [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]] film ''The Eagle Has Landed'', which Columbia distributed in the United States, also has this logo. | ||