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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; 49 years ago (1976-11) (France) July 1987 (1987-07) (United States) September 16, 1992 (1992-09-16) (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 |
| OCLC | 224368933 |
Première is a French film magazine based inParis and published byHachette Filipacchi since 1976. Editions are, or have been, published in other markets.
The French film magazinePremière was launched in November 1976 by Jean-Pierre Frimbois andMarc Esposito and originally published by theLagardère Group. Since 2016, it has been published by Hildegarde.
The U.S. version of the magazine was launched byNews Corporation, based inNew York City andLos Angeles, with its July/August 1987 edition. Their mission was to "reflect The Second Golden Age of the Movies".[1][non-primary source needed]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]
CriticGlenn Kenny joined the US staff in June 1996,[3] and served as a critic and later as senior editor until it ceased publication.
News Corporation sold the magazine to K-III (nowRent Group) in 1991, andHachette Filipacchi Media U.S. reacquired the magazine, on behalf of the founding French publisher, in 1995. After Lyne left the magazine,Chris Connelly became 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 Hollywood because of its ties to billionaireRevlon ownerRonald Perelman, who was also half-owner ofPremiere.[2][4] James B. Meigs was listed as the editor-in-chief from the August 1996 issue.[5][non-primary source needed]
Premiere's editor, 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 Life magazine.
On March 5, 2007, publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced that it was shutting down the U.S. print edition ofPremiere and that the magazine would survive as an online-only publication.[6]
The last published issue was dated April 2007, withWill Ferrell on its cover; Ferrell is shown in character from his role for his just-released film,Blades of Glory.[7]
The online version only lasted for a few years, andthe magazine ceased all operations in 2010.[citation needed]
A Japanese editionwas launched in 1990,[citation needed] andpublished byKadokawa Shoten.[citation needed]
In September 1992, a UK edition was released, published byEmap Metro and edited byBarry McIlheney for 5 years until its closure in 1997.[8][non-primary source needed]
The February 1998 U.S. edition published in the United Kingdom incorporated a special UK film section.[9][non-primary source needed] By the October 1998 edition, this was published as a separate supplement but had ceased by January 1999.[10][non-primary source needed][11][non-primary source needed]
A Russian edition of the magazine was last published in December 2004.[12]
As of March 2007[update], in addition to the original edition in France, editions were being published in Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Spain.[13]
The Portuguese edition was canceled in October 2007.[citation needed]
The last issue of the Czech edition was released in June 2009.[citation needed]
Joining Premiere magazine in 1996 as an editor and shortly thereafter becoming the lead movie critic...
Mr. Pecker... killed an article for...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 Hollywood restaurant chain. Perelman was planning a venture with the restaurant at the time. Premiere's two top editors resigned over the incident.
и перестали... в декабрьском 2004 года и намека не было на закрытие журнала [stopped... In December 2004, there was no hint of the closure of the magazine]
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