Cary Grant. Oliver! The Three Stooges. Since the dawn of Hollywood, Columbia Pictures has lit up screens with some of America’s most iconic stars and stories.
The Columbia logo – known as "The Lady With the Torch" – is one of the most recognized images in the world. This year, this historic studio celebrates 100 years in the business. Whether they watched Lawrence of Arabia Ghostbusters (1984) or Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, generations have found joy and inspiration in Columbia Pictures.
Now we need YOU. To mark this special anniversary, parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment has already asked fans — in a project supported by Tongal — to vote on their five favorite films or TV series from the past century. And now, they are asking fans to honor one of these five favorite titles with original artwork: This could be a single image, like a movie poster or illustration. It could also be a short video, which pays tribute to a title or character. It could be something in the middle, like an original GIF or cinemagraph.
Get creative and check out the project here!
If you have a talent for visuals and love one of these productions as much as we do, we want to hear from you. Remember: Joe Brandt, Jack Cohn and Henry Cohn started Columbia Pictures in 1924 with a few hundred bucks and a dream. Now they’re passing that torch to you.
So, what are the five all-time favorite Columbia titles, in no particular order, according to fans?
The definitive sitcom of the 1990s was a “show about nothing,” starring standup comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his self-indulgent friends. Seinfeld was beloved for nine seasons and introduced slang like “yada yada” and “master of your domain” to the English language. A total of 76 million viewers tuned into the season finale.
Breaking Bad
Widely hailed as one of the best TV dramas ever made, Breaking Bad was the tragicomic story of Walter White, alias “Heisenberg,” whose financial desperation led him from high school science teacher to meth-cooking drug dealer in the Southwestern deserts. “Breaking Bad” garnered 16 Emmys® over the course of five seasons, including Best Actor for lead Bryan Cranston.
A League of Their Own
"There’s no crying in baseball!” Telling the story of an all-women baseball league during World War II, this 1992 comedy paired America’s favorite pastime with mid-century feminism. The all-star ensemble included Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, and Rosie O’Donnell.
The Karate Kid
One of the most beloved sports movies ever made, this 1984 drama introduced millions of Americans to the concept of East Asian martial arts. Between the mantra of “Wax on, wax off” and the image of young Daniel LaRusso balancing on a wooden piling, The Karate Kid is embedded in our cultural memory.
Spider-Man™: No Way Home
With mind-blowing plot-twists and visual effects, this entry from 2021 proved to be the most introspective Spider-Man™ film yet. An unmasked Peter Parker contends with an angry public, villains from other dimensions, and alternate versions of himself, including a nostalgic cameo by Tobey Maguire. For anyone who has ever wondered how things could have turned out differently, No Way Home is a wonderfully tangled web.
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