Premiere May 1997

FEATURES
68 A 'World' Apart
BY PETER BISKIND
Wnat did it take for Steven Spielberg jump back behind the camera after the three-year hiatus that followed Schindler's List? Two 15,000-pound T-rexes and a Michael Crichton-generated morality tale of humanity and self-restraint, The Lost World: Jurassic Park offered other challenges for the always-striving director as well. One of the toughest things about a sequel is the expectation that goes along with it, that you're gonna top the first one," says Spielberg. "And therein lies all of my anxiety."
76 Day in the Life
BY BRUCE WAGNER
Parker Posey, the rising star of Party Girl, SubUrbia, and the upcoming The House of Yes, takes a twirl around Los Angeles with one of the town's keenest observers. This indie princess may hate Hollywood endings, but she knows what she does like: her daddy, martinis, and the truth.
60 Kicking Ash
PHOTOGRAPHED BY DAVID STRICK
PREMIERE goes behind the scenes on the set of Volcano to show how filmmakers obliterated Wilshire. made palm trees spit fire, and hauled "ash." "We had to burn Los Angeles down to prove we love it," jokes director Mick Jackson.
85 PREMIERE'S 1997 Power List
In our annual ranking of Hollywood's top 100 superpowers, we fearlessly size up the stars, the moguls, and the storytellers who influence which movies get made. Who's the only actor to make the top ten? (Hint: His first name is Tom) Who's Hollywood's most powerful woman? Here's the inside scoop on why Will Smith, Nicolas Cage, and Independence Day's Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin are in this year, why Demi Moore and Sylvester Stallone are down, and why Mike Ovitz is nearly out.
DEPARTMENTS
33 In the Works
Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas don The Mask of Eorro, Patricia Arquette reflects on mirrors for Goodbye, Lover, and John Singleton gets Shaft-ed.
38 Hollywoodland
The two-gun salute; Anaconda's land of snake-believe; Tsui Hark's Double Team spirit. Plus: Judy Davis's crush on Gorbachev.
56 Braving the 'Element'
BY GLENN KENNY
Luc Besson has been thinking about The Fifth Element, which he calls "a diamond" of a futuristic adventure story, since childhood. Now, with the help of Bruce Willis and $90 million, he gets to watch it sparkle.
61 In the Line of Fire
BY NONNY DE LA PENA
Members of La Eme, California's so-called Mexican Mafia, are on trial for several murders, some of which may have been committed in retaliation for Edward James Olmos's 1992 American Me. What's the real connection between the film and the gang?
66 The People Vs. Movie Hype
BY LIBBY GELMAN-WAXNER
Libby ponders how the "Martha Stewart of feminism" and People Vs. Larry Flynt detractor, Gloria Steinem, stacks up against "the perfect Cosmo girl," Eva Peron.
101 Home Guide
The Manchurian Candidate wins on laserdisc; Clark Gable gets a little screwy in It Happened One Night; Professor Rotwang explains the master shot; and how to do without Dolby.
OTHER
20 LETTERS
24 CALENDAR
100 CLASSIFIEDS
115 THE MARTINI