First published in July 1989, edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap, Empire Film Magazine was, and still is the leading British Film Magazine. It is also published in Australia, Turkey and Russia.Empire is extremely popular amongst the British public, undoubtedly for its wide spread coverage of mainstram films and art and independent films.
There are various other articles present in the magazine, along with the customary film reviews and news articles. These include;
- A Classic Scene a transcript from a notable film scene.
- A regular Top 10 feature list, which list's Empire's top ten of film related subjects.
- The At Home section which focuses on DVD/Blu-ray etc. sales and reviews.
- Pint of Milk. A section which asks celebrities silly and unusual questions, including the question 'How much is a pint of milk?' A clever technique into their touch with reality.
- 'Spine Quote', a quote published on the spine of the edition which obscure and sometimes direct links to the featured article/s. There is a prize for the reader if the send in to Empire the correct film that the quotation is from.
- Kim Newman's DVD Dungeon, in which reviewer and critic Kim Newman reviews the most obscure DVD releases, usually low budget horror films.
- Celebrity Mastermind is another regular in which celebrities are asked questions about their own films they appeared in or directed. Celebrities range from Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Lee (who are near the top of the scoreboard) to John Carpenter and Michael Keaton (who are near the bottom of the scoreboard.)
- The Masterpiece section is a regular article, since issue 167 (May 2003), in which a two page spread article is written about an At Home DVD release. The selection are random and follow no pattern, for example not the best film released on DVD, specific directors works or even the worst DVD release.
Below is a page analysis of the magazine, using the section which seems most similar to mine,
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