Industrial Content: Film Magazines Timeline

The History of Film Magazines

These are some of the film magazines that have been published and (some of which) that are still in circulation. 

·      Photoplay- the first American film magazine founded in 1911 in Chicago 

·      Picture Play- (originally titled Picture-Play Weekly) was an American magazine focusing on the film industry. Its first edition was published in 1915 

·      Screenland- a magazine about movies which first published in 1920

·      The Hollywood Reporter- an American digital and print magazine which focuses on Hollywood films ad television. It was founded in 1930 

·      Sight and Sound- a British monthly film magazine founded in 1932

·      Film review- began regular release in 1951 after a 1950 trial

·      Positif- a french film magazine founded in 1952

·      Film Comment- features reviews and analysis of filmmaking from around the world. It was founded in 1962 

·      24 images- a french language film magazine published in Canada. It was founded in 1979.

·      Empire- first published in 1989

·      Moving Pictures- focussed on the film industry and the art of film and was first published in 1989

·      Entertainment Weekly- an American digital-only entertainment magazine that covers film, television. Music. Broadway, books and other popular culture. It was founded in 1990 

·      SFX- founded in 1995 and covers the latest news about science fiction and fantasy films including interviews and reviews

·      Total Film- founded in 1997 and offers reviews and other features

·      Cinema Scope- a film magazine published in Canada with articles on world cinema. It was first published in 1999

·      British Film- covers news surrounding the British film industry The first print publication was in 2005 

·      Little White Lies- a British film magazine, website and podcast founded in 2005

 

It is very important that media producers keep up to date with the social and cultural contexts at the time they are working. This is particularly when it comes to distribution and circulation of products. As the world is moving online, so must magazine producers. This is seen in most of the magazines that are still distributing. Some companies- such as entertainment weekly- started their brand online so as to keep up with the technological advances at the time. Other companies- such as Little White lies- juggle multiple different platforms to ensure they can have a wide variety of viewers engaging with the product. Companies such as British Film started off as print and then launched a website to ensure that they were still reflecting the technological advances that were happening in the world at that time