3. EMPIRE MAGAZINE
Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer
Media. From the first issue in July 1989, the magazine was edited by Barry
McIlheney and published by Emap. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in
early 2008. It is the biggest selling film magazine in the United Kingdom and is
also published in the United States, Australia, Turkey, Russia, and Portugal.
Empire organises the annual Empire Awards which were sponsored by Sony
Ericsson, and from 2009 sponsored by Jameson.
4. FACTS AND STATISTICS.
Editor- Jane Crowther
Categories- Film
Frequency- Monthly
Total circulation (June 2013)- 60,912[1]
First issue- 1997
Company -Future Publishing
Country- United Kingdom
Language- English
Website- www.totalfilm.com
5. FACTS ABOUT EMPIRE
MAGAZINE!
Empire is the WORLD’S LARGEST movie magazine
Empire is the 2nd biggest UK men’s monthly magazine
Dominates the UK film market with over 70% circulation share, outselling its
nearest competitor by almost 100,000 copies
Empire has over 57,000 subscribers
47% think that the Empire brand is better than all or most other magazines
With the magazine, iPad, empireonline.com, social media and our
international editions, Empire reaches over 2.5 MILLION of the most
dedicated movie fans on the planet.
6. EMPIRE MAGAZINE
Mission Statement
Below is the mission statement for Empire Magazine:
“I’ve been editing film magazines for 12 years and we have never seen a slate like this. If
you look at 2012 you have got your Batmans, Spidermans, James Bond is returning. The
Avengers is now the third biggest movie of all time. It’s a huge, huge booming business.
Empire is growing at an astonishing rate. We have just become the second biggest men’s
magazine in the UK and we’re adding international editions all the time. Empire is an
incredible opportunity. Our readers have film at their heart but they also have a large
disposable income and an interest in a number of other products whether that is cars,
phones, fragrances or holidays. These are people with broad horizons and deep pockets
and I think that is what makes them really attractive to advertisers.”
7.
8. TOTAL FILM
Total Film is a UK-based film magazine published 13 times a year (every
four weeks) by Future Publishing. The magazine was launched in 1997 and
offers cinema, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features. Total Film is
available both in print and interactive iPad editions.
Each month, Total Film provides a range of features, from spotlight
interviews with actors and directors, to making of and on-set pieces for new
and future releases. Each issue always includes the Total Film Interview, which
is a six-page in-depth chat with an actor or director, along with a critique of
their body of work.
9. FACTS AND STATISTICS
Editor- Jane Crowther
Categories- Film
Frequency- Monthly
Total circulation (June 2013)- 60,912[1]
First issue- 1997
Company- Future Publishing
Country- United Kingdom
Language- English
Website - www.totalfilm.com
ISSN- 1366-3135
10. KEY FEATURES OF TOTAL
FILM MAGAZINE
One of the main sections of this magazine is the Dialogue. It is the section where
readers can interact with the magazine, it contains readers' letters, emails and feedback
from the magazine's social media followers (TF's Forum, Facebook and Twitter). Each
month, Total Film offers a DVD for each published missive. A regular feature within Dialogue
includes Office Spaced where snippets of conversation from the TF office are shared.
Buzz The Total Film news section, providing details on upcoming films, includes first
look photos, on-set visits and exclusive "sneak peeks". Regular features include: Ever Met
Tom Cruise? where a behind the scenes person is interviewed, e.g. a stuntwoman or a
casting director; You Talkin' To Me? where stars answer questions posed as famous film
quotes and Red Light, Green Light for what is hot and what is not in movieland. Also
included is the 60 Second Screenplay, which is a cut-down, humorous version of a movie
script. Alex Zane writes a column for Buzz titled Citizen Zane, where he talks topical film
subjects.
11. The next key section of this magazine is the Agenda Billed as being for the sharper movie fan, this section
often previews more eclectic and less mainstream releases and players. Richard Ayoade from The IT Crowd writes a column for
Agenda.
The Screen which is The main cinema reviews section, with every new movie for that month reviewed and
rated. Major releases receive comprehensive coverage, with a star rating out of five, the magazine's own Predicted Interest
Curve—a graph that demonstrates which moments of a film are likely to hold the viewer's attention and a short Verdict. Also briefly
listed are similar recommendations under See this if you liked... Smaller films receive a concise review and rating. The end of the
section is devoted to the current U.S. and UK box office charts, an irreverent flashback to an old issue and summaries of any films
that were not shown to journalists in time for that month's print deadline.
LoungeTF's home entertainment guide, including reviews of the latest DVDs and Blu-rays, as well as some
games, soundtracks and books. Regular features include Is It Just Me?, where a TF writer gets to rant about a particular (often
controversial) film-related point of view, with readers then given the right to reply via the TF Forum or website; Instant Expert which
gives a rundown of the key facts you need to know about an actor, director or movie genre; and TF Loves which picks out a certain
scene or character rated by the magazine.
13. FANGORIA
Fangoria was first planned in 1978 under the name Fantastica as a companion to the science fiction
media magazine Starlog; just as Starlog covered science fiction films for a primarily teenaged audience,
Fantastica was intended to cover fantasy films for a similar audience. The publishers were anticipating a
groundswell of interest in fantasy owing to the plans at that time for bringing Robert E. Howard's Conan the
Barbarian to the screen, plans first announced in 1978.
The Conan film did not arrive until several years later and, when it did, no groundswell in the demand for
fantasy films occurred. But before the magazine was even launched, other factors intervened to change the
magazine's focus and direction.
The first issue was assembled under the editorship of "Joe Bonham," a pseudonym taken from the
quadriplegic hero of Dalton Trumbo's pacifist novel Johnny Got His Gun. This was a cover for Rolling Stone
contributor and screenwriter Ed Naha and writer Ric Meyers, best known for his encyclopedic Great Martial
Arts Movies: From Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan.
14. FANGORIA
Shortly after the publishing trade press announced the coming launch of
Fantastica, the publishers of a Starlog competitor, Fantastic Films magazine,
brought suit on the basis of "unfair trade," contending that its young audience would
be confused by the magazine's similar title.
The launch of the magazine was delayed by several months as the court
deliberated the issue. When, in early 1979, the decision was made in favor of the
plaintiff, the publishers of Fantastica were without a usable name, and a pressing
need to get the long-delayed issue to the printers. Some quick brainstorming
sessions resulted in the name Fangoria, over the objections of Robert "Bob" Martin,
who was hired as editor during the delay.
15. FACTS AND STATISITCS
Editor- Chris Alexander
Categories- Horror (beginning with Issue 7), originally Fantasy
Frequency- Monthly (10 issues annually)
First issue- 1979
Company- The Brooklyn Company, Inc.
Country- United States
Website- www.fangoria.com
