Film Magazine Research

Empire is populist in both approach and coverage unlike less irreverent and more 'serious' magazines such as Sight and Sound. It reviews both mainstream films and art films, but feature articles concentrate on the former.

The regular Top 10 feature lists Empire's choice of the top ten examples of something film-related. For example 10 Best Chase Scenes or 10 Best Movie Gags in The Simpsons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_magazine

http://www.filmfun.info/

1922 - 1942

Film Comment features critical reviews and in-depth analysis of mainstream, art-house and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Comment

Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdom's second best-selling film magazine. It offers film and DVD news, reviews, and features. The magazine was launched in 1997 and is published every four weeks

It provides a range of features, from full-length interviews, with established and up-and-coming actors and directors, to major film previews, from Top 100 lists to retrospective pieces — all illustrated with film stills and profile shots. All issues contain The Total Film Interview — an in-depth chat with a celebrated actor or director, along with a critique of their body of work and a rating of each major film to date.

In 2004, a Total Film survey of 25 British film critics produced a list of their Greatest British Films of All Time. In 2006, Total Film released a magazine featuring the top 100 films, as selected by a readers' poll.

Screen 

the main cinema reviews section. Major releases receive comprehensive coverage, with a star rating out of five and the magazine's own Predicted Interest Curve

Buzz 

Provides details on upcoming films including new releases, film events, new talent, interviews and fun articles.

Lounge 

 A home entertainment guide, including latest DVDs and (occasionally) soundtrack CDs, movie-related books and games. There is also a periodic retrospective of a particular film, entitled "Lounge Loves", as well as other large-scale features that are DVD-related.

The Total Film Quiz 

a four-page section generally includes a montage round, a crossword and a variety of questions.

Each month, it offers a DVD or other film-related prize for each published letter. Additionally, TF features a monthly competition, which can be entered by post or text message. Prizes are usually hardware.

The magazine usually finishes with a one-page parody of a recent release entitled "The Abridged Script".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Film

FILMINK is an Australian film magazine published monthly by FKP International Exports since July 1997. It calls itself as "Australia’s Best Movie Magazine."

Common elements include the extended "front of the book" section called "Keeping It Reel" with small features like "New Faces," "Dumb Ideas," "Hollywood Arseholes," "Talking Movies," "Director’s Cut," "Cameo," "Icon," "FILMINK Loves," "Backstory," "Role Model," "Premiere", "quoteUNQUOTE" and "What's Wrong With the Australian Film Industry with Reg Diplock, the peoples critic".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmink

Common Codes & Conventions

1. Many different font sizes within the cover
   
2. Common to have a high profile actor/actress at that point in time on cover.
3. Photo often covers part of masthead.
   
4. Background colours/ theme of page etc, matches the genre of the film displayed on front
5. Don't have much text, often plain covers.
6. Most have humour linked in to cover, or taglines
7. Date of Magazine always shown.
8. Usually some sort of special featured within to capture the audience