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Premièreis a French film magazine based inParisand published byHachette Filipacchisince 1976. Editions are, or have been, published in other markets.
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 Cover of the June 2006 U.S. edition, featuringTom Cruise | |
| Editor | Peter Herbst (U.S. edition) |
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| Categories | Film Entertainment |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | November 1976(France) July 1987(United States) September 16, 1992(United Kingdom) |
| Final issue | April 2007 (U.S. edition) |
| Company | Hachette Filipacchi Hildegarde (current French edition publisher) |
| Country | France United States United Kingdom |
| Language | French English |
| Website | www www |
| ISSN | 0894-9263 |
History
editThe French film magazinePremièrewas launched in November 1976 by Jean-Pierre Frimbois andMarc Espositoand originally published by theLagardère Group.Since 2016, it has been published by Hildegarde.
US edition
editThe U.S. version of the magazine was launched byNews Corporation,based inNew York CityandLos Angeles,with its July/August 1987 edition. Their mission was to "reflect The Second Golden Age of the Movies".[1]Susan Lyne was the founding editor, and among those working for the magazine wasPeter Biskind,who spent a decade at the magazine as executive editor. He said that, early on, the magazine "gave us a lot of freedom to do hard-hitting, in-depth reporting."[2][3]
CriticGlenn Kennyjoined the US staff in June 1996,[4]and served as a critic and later as senior editor until it ceased publication.
News Corporation sold the magazine toK-IIIin 1991, andHachette Filipacchi Media U.S.reacquired the magazine, on behalf of the founding French publisher, in 1995. After Lyne left the magazine,Chris Connellybecame editor-in-chief in early 1996, while Nancy Griffin served as deputy editor. Both editors resigned suddenly in May of the same year after publisher Hachette Filipacchi's then president and chief executive,David Pecker,told Connelly not to publish a column aboutPlanet Hollywoodbecause of its ties to billionaireRevlonownerRonald Perelman,who was also half-owner ofPremiere.[2]James B. Meigs was listed as the editor-in-chief from the August 1996 issue.[5]
Premiere'seditor, Peter Herbst, was appointed senior vice president and group editorial director for Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in 2002. From 1995 to 2000, Herbst was editor-in-chief ofFamily Lifemagazine.
End of U.S. edition
editOn March 5, 2007, publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced that it was shutting down the U.S. print edition ofPremiereand that the magazine would survive as an online-only publication.[6]
The last published issue was released in April 2007 and featuredBlades of GlorystarWill Ferrellon its cover.[citation needed]
The online version only lasted for a few years, and the magazine ceased all operations in 2010.
Other international editions
editJapan
editA Japanese edition was launched in 1990, and published byKadokawa Shoten.
UK
editIn September 1992, a UK edition was released, published byEmapMetro and edited byBarry McIlheneyfor 5 years until its closure in 1997.[7]
The February 1998 U.S. edition published in the United Kingdom incorporated a special UK film section.[8]By the October 1998 edition, this was published as a separate supplement but had ceased by January 1999.[9][10]
Other European editions
editIn addition to the original French edition, editions are also published in Poland and Spain.[11]The Portuguese edition was canceled in October 2007. The last issue of the Czech edition was released in June 2009. The Russian version of the magazine disappeared in 2005.[12]
References
edit- ^"The Very Best of Premiere".Premiere.Autumn 1992. pp. 70–79.
- ^abWelkos, Robert W. (March 10, 2007)."Premiere magazine goes from 'it' read to has-been".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJanuary 4,2013.
- ^Pogrebin, Robin (April 6, 1998)."Once a Renegade, Hachette Magazine Chief Gains Respect".The New York Times.
The integrity of Mr. Pecker's various ventures has been questioned over the years, particularly after he killed an article forPremiereon behalf of the Revlon executive Ronald O. Perelman, then a co-owner of the magazine. The article was to examine the business dealings of the actorSylvester Stallone,including his role in thePlanet Hollywoodrestaurant chain. Perelman was planning a venture with the restaurant at the time. Premiere's two top editors resigned over the incident.
- ^"Interview with Glenn Kenny,"rockcriticsarchives.com,accessed February 19, 2017.
- ^"Premiere".Premiere.January 1999. p. 12.
- ^"Premiere magazine to shut down".Chicago Tribune.7 March 2007.Retrieved9 February2022.
- ^"Special Launch Issue".Premiere.Autumn 1992. p. 9.
- ^"Over Here".Premiere.February 1998. pp. UK1–UK16.
- ^"Over Here".Premiere.October 1998. pp. UK1–UK20.
- ^"Premiere".Premiere.January 1999.
- ^"Hachette shuts print edition of Premiere magazine".Reuters.March 5, 2007.RetrievedFebruary 18,2012.
- ^"журнал Premiere".ru-kino.livejournal.com.Retrieved2024-01-14.
External links
edit- Official site(French)
- The Site of Movie MagazinesCovers for all 230+ issues.