History Creator / ScreenGems

* ''Film/{{Boogeyman}}'' (2005)

Columbia wasn't done with the Screen Gems name yet, however. In 1948, two years after the name was stripped of its cartoon studio status, the name went in use as the name for Columbia's television unit. It started off distributing Columbia films on TV, but later began making its own series, such as ''Series/TheDonnaReedeShow'', ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'', ''Series/TheMonkees'' and ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily''. It also distributed most of the early shows from Creator/HannaBarbera (most notably ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''). During this time, Screen Gems gave birth to its iconic {{Vanity Plate}}s. The first came to be known as The Dancing Sticks, a collection of animated straight lines of different colors. The second was the S filmstrip. The version used during this era was notorious for being NightmareFuel, giving it the nickname, "The S From Hell".

Columbia wasn't done with the Screen Gems name yet, however. In 1948, two years after the name was stripped of its cartoon studio status, the name went in use as the name for Columbia's television unit. It started off distributing Columbia films on TV, but later began making its own series, such as ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'', ''Series/TheMonkees'' and ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily''. It also distributed most of the early shows from Creator/HannaBarbera (most notably ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''). During this time, Screen Gems gave birth to its iconic {{Vanity Plate}}s. The first came to be known as The Dancing Sticks, a collection of animated straight lines of different colors. The second was the S filmstrip. The version used during this era was notorious for being NightmareFuel, giving it the nickname, "The S From Hell".

* ''Film/MonsterHunter'' (2020)

* ''Film/{{Quarantine}}'' (2008)

...that was, until 1999. By this point, Columbia had given rise to three additional brand names for film production: Creator/TriStarPictures, Triumph Films, and art-house unit Sony Pictures Classics. Deciding that three brands wasn't enough, the company decided to revive the Screen Gems name for "films that fall between the wide-release movies traditionally developed and distributed by Columbia Pictures and those released by Sony Pictures Classics," mostly of the action/thriller genre. They are essentially Sony/Columbia's answer to Creator/{{Miramax|Films}}[=/=]Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany's Creator/DimensionFilms. Under this new regime, Screen Gems enjoys a healthy lifestyle, releasing several successful films, including the ''Film/Underworld2003'' series and [[Film/ResidentEvil films]] based on ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''.

* ''Film/ArlingtonRoad''
* ''Film/AttackTheBlock''
* ''Film/BattleOfTheYear''
* ''Film/{{Boogeyman}}''
* ''Film/{{Brightburn}}''
* ''Film/{{Burlesque}}''

* ''Film/TheCave''
* ''Film/TheCovenant''
* ''Film/DeliverUsFromEvil''

* ''[[Film/{{DEBS}} D.E.B.S.]]''
* ''Film/DontBreathe''
* ''Film/EasyA''
* ''Film/TheExorcismOfEmilyRose''
* ''Film/FiredUp''
* ''Film/TheForsaken''
* ''Film/FriendsWithBenefits''
* ''Film/GhostsOfMars''
* ''Film/{{Girlfight}}''
* ''Film/HalfPastDead''
* ''Film/{{Hostel}}''
* ''Film/InTheCut''
* ''Film/KeepWatching''
* ''Film/LakeviewTerrace''
* ''Film/{{Legion}}''
* ''Film/LoneStarStateOfMind''
* ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''
* ''Film/TheMothmanProphecies''
* ''Film/NickAndNorahsInfinitePlaylist'' (with Creator/LionsGate)
* ''Film/{{Obsessed}}''
* ''Film/ThePerfectGuy''
* ''Film/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''
* ''Film/{{Priest}}''

* The ''Film/ResidentEvil'' films
* ''Film/TheRoommate''
* ''Film/{{Searching}}''
* ''Film/{{Slackers}}''
* ''Film/SlenderMan''
* ''Film/{{Snatch}}''
* ''Film/StompTheYard''
* ''Film/SweptAway''
* ''Film/{{Takers}}''
* ''Film/ThinkLikeAMan''
* ''Film/{{Ultraviolet}}''
* The ''Film/Underworld2003'' franchise
* ''Film/{{Untraceable}}''
* ''Film/{{Vacancy}}''
* ''Film/TheVow''
* ''Film/TheWeddingRinger''

* ''Film/WhenTheBoughBreaks''
* ''Film/YouGotServed''

Columbia wasn't done with the Screen Gems name yet, however. In 1948, two years after the name was stripped of its cartoon studio status, the name went in use as the name for Columbia's television unit. It started off distributing Columbia films on TV, but later began making its own series, such as ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'', ''Series/TheMonkees'' and ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily''. It also distributed most of the early shows from Creator/HannaBarbera (most notably ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''). During this time, Screen Gems gave birth to its iconic VanityPlate, the S filmstrip. The version used during this era was notorious for being NightmareFuel, giving it the nickname, "The S From Hell".

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The big reason for the Screen Gems name being used for Columbia's TV shows was because the then-new novelty had a negative stigma from the then-floundering movie studios, most of which wanted no part in the potentially threatening medium; before Columbia, only Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures had actually dipped its toes into the novelty. For that reason, they used a different name to obscure the relationship to the movie studio; Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox did a similar thing by calling their TV department "TCF Television Productions, Inc." until 1958. However, by 1974, virtually all of the fear of TV by the studios had been dead for almost two decades, and they'd made their own TV production departments (and even before then, one of the logos that predated the "S from Hell" featured the Torch Lady herself, making the link with Columbia very obvious despite the different name). This meant that the Screen Gems name had little purpose anymore, and Columbia decided it was time to retire the Screen Gems name...

* ''Film/DearJohn''

The big reason for the Screen Gems name being used for Columbia's TV shows was because the then-new novelty had a negative stigma from the then-floundering movie studios, most of which wanted no part in the potentially threatening medium; before Columbia, only Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures had actually dipped its toes into the novelty. For that reason, they used a different name to obscure the relationship to the movie studio; Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox did a similar thing by calling their TV department "TCF Television Productions, Inc." until 1958. However, by 1974, virtually all of the fear of TV by the studios had been dead for almost two decades, and they'd made their own TV production departments. This meant that the Screen Gems name had little purpose anymore, and Columbia decided it was time to retire the Screen Gems name...

...that was, until 1999. By this point, Columbia had given rise to three additional brand names for film production: Creator/TriStarPictures, Triumph Films, and art-house unit Sony Pictures Classics. Deciding that three brands wasn't enough, the company decided to revive the Screen Gems name for "films that fall between the wide-release movies traditionally developed and distributed by Columbia Pictures and those released by Sony Pictures Classics," mostly of the action/thriller genre. They are essentially Sony/Columbia's answer to MiramaxFilms/TheWeinsteinCompany's Creator/DimensionFilms. Under this new regime, Screen Gems enjoys a healthy lifestyle, releasing several successful films, including the ''Film/Underworld2003'' series and [[Film/ResidentEvil films]] based on ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''.

The big reason for the Screen Gems name being used for Columbia's TV shows was because the then-new novelty had a negative stigma from the then-floundering movie studios, most of which wanted no part in the potentially threatening medium; before Columbia, only Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures had actually dipped its toes into the novelty. For that reason, they used a different name to obscure the relationship to the movie studio; Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox did a similar thing by calling their TV department "TCF Television Productions, Inc." until 1958. However, by 1974, virtually all of the fear of TV by the studios had long since subsided, and they'd made their own TV production departments. This meant that the Screen Gems name had little purpose anymore, and Columbia decided it was time to retire the Screen Gems name...

The big reason for the Screen Gems name being used for Columbia's TV shows was because the then-new novelty had a negative stigma from the then-floundering movie studios, most of which wanted no part in the potentially threatening medium; before Columbia, only Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures had actually dipped its toes into the novelty. For that reason, they used a different name to obscure the relationship to the movie studio; Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox did a similar thing by calling their TV department "TCF Television Productions, Inc." until 1958. However, by 1974, virtually all of the fear of TV by the studios had subsided, and they'd made their own TV production departments. This meant that the Screen Gems name had little purpose anymore, and Columbia decided it was time to retire the Screen Gems name...

...that was, until 1999. By this point, Columbia had given rise to three additional brand names for film production: Creator/TriStarPictures, Triumph Films, and art-house unit Sony Pictures Classics. Deciding that three brands wasn't enough, the company decided to revive the Screen Gems name for "films that fall between the wide-release movies traditionally developed and distributed by Columbia Pictures and those released by Sony Pictures Classics," mostly of the action/thriller genre. They are essentially Sony/Columbia's answer to MiramaxFilms/TheWeinsteinCompany's Creator/DimensionFilms. Under this new regime, Screen Gems enjoys a healthy lifestyle, releasing several successful films, including the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' series and [[Film/ResidentEvil films]] based on ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''.

* The ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' franchise

Screen Gems is the name of several businesses owned by Creator/ColumbiaPictures over the film studio's history.

* ''Film/NickAndNorahsInfinitePlaylist'' (with ''Creator/LionsGate'')

The original incarnation of Screen Gems was founded in 1940, as an in-house animation unit for Columbia, taking over from the outsourced work from Charles Mintz's studio. It lasted until 1946 (although its product kept coming out as late as 1949) For more information on this era, see Creator/ColumbiaCartoons.

* ''Film/NickAndNorahsInfinitePlaylist''

Columbia wasn't done with the Screen Gems name yet, however. In 1948, two years after the name was stripped of its cartoon studio status, the name went in use as the name for Columbia's television unit. It started off distributing Columbia films on TV, but later began making its own series, such as ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'', ''Series/TheMonkees'' and ''ThePartridgeFamily''. It also distributed most of the early shows from Creator/HannaBarbera (most notably ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''). During this time, Screen Gems gave birth to its iconic VanityPlate, the S filmstrip. The version used during this era was notorious for being NightmareFuel, giving it the nickname, "The S From Hell".

...that was, until 1999. By this point, Columbia had given rise to three additional brand names for film production: TriStarPictures, Triumph Films, and art-house unit Sony Pictures Classics. Deciding that three brands wasn't enough, the company decided to revive the Screen Gems name for "films that fall between the wide-release movies traditionally developed and distributed by Columbia Pictures and those released by Sony Pictures Classics," mostly of the action/thriller genre. They are essentially Sony/Columbia's answer to MiramaxFilms/TheWeinsteinCompany's Creator/DimensionFilms. Under this new regime, Screen Gems enjoys a healthy lifestyle, releasing several successful films, including the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' series and [[Film/ResidentEvil films]] based on ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''.

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...that was, until 1999. By this point, Columbia, had given rise to three additional brand names for film production: TriStarPictures, Triumph Films, and art-house unit Sony Pictures Classics. Deciding that three brands wasn't enough, the company decided to revive the Screen Gems name for "films that fall between the wide-release movies traditionally developed and distributed by Columbia Pictures and those released by Sony Pictures Classics," mostly of the action/thriller genre. They are essentially Sony/Columbia's answer to MiramaxFilms/TheWeinsteinCompany's Creator/DimensionFilms. Under this new regime, Screen Gems enjoys a healthy lifestyle, releasing several successful films, including the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' series and [[Film/ResidentEvil films]] based on ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''.