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*Premiere*
	Cover of the June 2006 U.S. edition, featuring Tom Cruise
Editor	Peter Herbst (U.S. edition)
Categories	Film; Entertainment
Frequency	Monthly
First issue	November 1976; 48 years ago (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.premiere.fr (French); www.premiere.com
ISSN	0894-9263

Première is a French film magazine based in Paris and published by Hachette Filipacchi since 1976. Editions are, or have been, published in other markets.

History

The French film magazine Première was launched in November 1976 by Jean-Pierre Frimbois and Marc Esposito and originally published by the Lagardère Group. Since 2016, it has been published by Hildegarde.

US edition

The U.S. version of the magazine was launched by News Corporation, based in New York City and Los 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 was Peter 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]

Critic Glenn 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 in 1991, and Hachette 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 about Planet Hollywood because of its ties to billionaire Revlon owner Ronald Perelman, who was also half-owner of Premiere.^[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 of Family Life magazine.

End of U.S. edition

On March 5, 2007, publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced that it was shutting down the U.S. print edition of Premiere and that the magazine would survive as an online-only publication.^[6]

The last published issue was dated April 2007, with Will 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, and the magazine ceased all operations in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Other international editions

Japan

A Japanese edition was launched in 1990,^{[citation needed]} and published by Kadokawa Shoten.^{[citation needed]}

UK

In September 1992, a UK edition was released, published by Emap Metro and edited by Barry 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]}

Other European editions

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]}

References

^ "The Very Best of Premiere". Premiere. Autumn 1992. pp. 70–79.
^ ^a ^b Welkos, Robert W. (March 10, 2007). "From 'it' read to has-been". Entertainment & Arts. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
^ Kenny, Glenn. "The only looming boy in New York City | An Interview With Glenn Kenny". rockcritics.com. Interviewed by Aaron Aradillas. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2024-11-19. Joining Premiere magazine in 1996 as an editor and shortly thereafter becoming the lead movie critic...
^ Pogrebin, Robin (April 6, 1998). "Once a Renegade, Hachette Magazine Chief Gains Respect". The New York Times. p. D1. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2024-11-19. 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 actor Sylvester Stallone, including his role in the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain. Perelman was planning a venture with the restaurant at the time. Premiere's two top editors resigned over the incident.
^ "Premiere". Premiere. January 1999. p. 12.
^ "Premiere magazine to shut down". Chicago Tribune. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ "[cover page]". Premiere. No. 236 (US ed.). April 2007. Retrieved 2024-11-19 – via moviemags.com (as updated 4 August 2024).
^ "Special Launch Issue". Premiere (UK ed.). Autumn 1992. p. 9.
^ "Over Here". Premiere (UK ed.). February 1998. pp. UK1–UK16.
^ "Over Here". Premiere (UK ed.). October 1998. pp. UK1–UK20.
^ "[not given]". Premiere (UK ed.). January 1999.
^ guessseventysix (2005-11-30). "журнал Premiere" [Premiere magazine]. ru-kino.livejournal.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-14. 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]
^ "Hachette shuts print edition of Premiere magazine". Reuters. March 5, 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved February 18, 2012.