TriStar Pictures

TriStar Pictures, Inc. (spelled as Tri-Star until 1991) is an American film production/distribution studio of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, owned by the Sony subsidiary Sony Pictures Entertainment. it acquired Columbia Pictures' pre-1984 library in April 1985. it also acquired RKO Radio Pictures library in the UK. also, TriStar has the licensed library. it includes the Judy Garland film library under license from Warner Bros. Pictures via Turner Entertainment (except The Wizard of Oz). TriStar acquires Picturehouse Films, PBS, Silver Pictures, Destination Films and CBS Films. it has divisions such as TriStar Animation, TriStar Home Entertainment and TriStar Games.