Looking at these film magazine front covers, it is easy to see that there is a definite link of similarity between them all. The all have the bar code on, they all have bold coloured text usually on the left handside of the page but also in other places and they all have a clear picture of the main character of the latest blockbuster that has been released when the magazine is printed. There is also the title of the magazine boldly shown at the top in the centre of the magazine which seems to change to relate to the film shown on the front cover.
Also notice how the colour mainly used on the front cover match with the genre of the film, for example, a slasher movie would use 'red' colours to connote and anchor the genre of the film across to the audience.
Also there is ideology used, for example the 'total film' magazine above has a picture of a globally known character Batman, look at his figure, a muscular well built male, this is how the audience is meant to interprete a super-hero.
Looking at Empire magazine with 'Hellboy' on the front cover, look at how binary opposition is used, the protagonist, Hell Boy himself is made to look like an antagonist, as he is the devil, muscular and smoking a cigar, not the everyday look of a protagonist, however in the film he is a super-hero.
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