Film Institutions: The Major Movie Studios: Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures (Sony) 

Columbia January release
"Django Unchained"

Columbia Pictures was formed in 1918, and today is now currently under the operation of Sony Pictures Entertainment, who still primarily distribute their films under the Columbia label. It began as a minor player in Hollywood, but today has been very successful, with lucrative properties such as Spider-Man and the recent installments of the James Bond series.

Sony Pictures Classics operates as a sub-division that distributes lower-budget films, such as those of director Woody Allen.