Did you guys hear that Paramount Pictures is dead?

Is this for real? I don't want to get my hopes up too early. I just spotted a standard issue on the newsstand with Darth Vader on the cover. I'm assuming this is a new release.

Paul Mendoza8 said:Is that for real? I don't want to get my hopes up—I saw a random issue at the newsstand with Darth Vader on the cover, so I'm assuming it's a newer edition.

What you saw was likely an import from England. See, Paramount Pictures—much like Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Elle, or Men's Health—operates on a licensing model.

I think their latest issue featured Darth Vader on the cover.

Yeah, I’ve actually got that issue too: April 2005.
And it’s definitely an American edition. 😕

Man, I’m gutted. That was my absolute go-to magazine for everything cinema—it taught me more about movies than anything else. Now, all I've got left is TF. It feels like the end of an era, honestly; it's a sad day for me now that my hunt for Paramount Pictures has officially come to a close.

So, here’s the official word on it: Paramount Pictures 😢

Yep, that’s exactly how this whole thread kicked off...
Between that pathetic excuse for a letter and their total marketing failure, they might as well just fade into obscurity.

I used to pick up Paramount Pictures back in the day, too. If I remember correctly, the whole reason they folded was because advertisers bailed—they were totally offended by some piece TF ran about internet piracy and how people actually do it. It was such a stupid move, honestly, because if my memory serves, that article didn't even provide any actual instructions... it wasn't like a "how-to" guide or anything practical.

The reason I'm bringing this up is that it looks like the magazine is on its last legs over in England, too. Ever since they stopped printing here in the States, I’ve found myself popping onto their website every now and then, but lately, it feels like they don't even have enough cash to maintain their own domain—which used to be totalfilm.com—since they got swallowed up by that bigger site, GamesRadar. It makes me wonder if they even bother making physical copies anymore...

Peter Reyes33 said:I used to pick up Paramount Pictures back in the day, too. If I remember correctly, the whole reason they folded was because advertisers bailed—they were totally offended by some piece TF ran about internet piracy and how people actually do it. It was such a stupid move, honestly, because if my memory serves, that article didn't even provide any actual instructions... it wasn't like a "how-to" guide or anything practical.

The reason I'm bringing this up is that it looks like the magazine is on its last legs over in England, too. Ever since they stopped printing here in the States, I’ve found myself popping onto their website every now and then, but lately, it feels like they don't even have enough cash to maintain their own domain—which used to be totalfilm.com—since they got swallowed up by that bigger site, GamesRadar. It makes me wonder if they even bother making physical copies anymore...

They’re still publishing, just like Empire. I actually picked up a copy of Paramount Pictures—the April(!) 2015 issue—just today.

jep

Picked up the April issue in New York City today.

They stopped carrying it locally, so only Empire is left.
Luckily, they have an international subscription, so I'll stick with that.
They offer a digital version too, plus some discounts.

Edward Price6 said:jep

Picked up the April issue in New York City today.

They stopped carrying it locally, so only Empire is left.
Luckily, they have an international subscription, so I'll stick with that.
They offer a digital version too, plus some discounts.

I used to grab both Hollywood and Paramount Pictures. It's a shame they aren't around anymore.

Honestly, what else do you expect from a country where the only thing left in film media is some tiny little shorts about movies tucked away in an educational curriculum?
You think people are actually looking for film magazines? 😁

But if we're being real, the internet basically killed the demand for them. I guess if a high-quality magazine actually showed up, it might find its audience, but it would take a lot of work. Most kids who used to buy things like Paramount Pictures can just find everything online in a few clicks now.

Michelle Howard2 said:If we’re setting aside Universal Pictures—which, let’s be honest, is easy enough to do—that was pretty much the only American film magazine I actually bothered picking up. And why did it go belly up? Because the circulation was pathetic, maybe 2,500 copies sold, which meant even the big distributors wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole for advertising. It’s honestly hard for me to wrap my head around the idea that in the US, you can't find more than 2,500 people willing to drop $8.25 on a movie mag. I mean, we're talking the price of a single movie ticket here. It shouldn't even matter what the content was; it's a film magazine, for crying out loud. The real issue is that any magazine would have struggled under those numbers. Unless, of course, you slash every single cost to the bone and make it look like a high-budget Universal Pictures production. For me, it was my go-to for seeing what was hitting theaters or the local video rental shops, and it had some decent director profiles thrown in. Sure, it felt a little thin and superficial at times, but I still bought it religiously. It was easily the best thing we had going.
What a total backwater! You can't even get a basic film magazine around here.

Sorry, but I haven't picked up a magazine in years, and honestly, there's a good reason for that.

Everything is right there on your computer now. I don't see the point in being nostalgic.

I’d actually consider picking up a magazine if it were worth the damn money
—not just some recycled garbage scraped from the internet or some forum thread that was poorly translated