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. The awards are voted for by readers of the magazine.

Movie Magazines: EMPIRE.

EMPIRE is the premier movie destination, providing indispensable insight into cinema, both blockbusting and classic. Online, in-print and via app EMPIRE’s unparalleled access has led to world-beating exclusives such as the first look at Heath Ledger’s Joker, to extraordinary access to Steven Spielberg who guest edited our 21st birthday issue, to George Lucas’s backyard in the run up to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

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.

All popular movie magazines have common codes and conventions which establish them for the product that they are and allow quick recognition for their target audience.

Conventions such as a masthead, coverlines, puffs and images often feature on a magazine’s cover.

Empire Magazine Skyline:‘Magazine of the Year’

Masthead featuring the name of the magazine

Coverlines

Main image

Barcode

Covermount

Anchoring text

Puff

Date and Price

Total Film

Masthead: Magazine title ‘Total Film’

Anchoring Text

Secondary Images

Main Image

Puff

Coverlines

Quotes from relevant actors

Barcode listing price and date