The news on Roman Ragazzi’s suicide brought up memories of the pornstars I’ve met and worked with: Joey Stefano, Christian Fox, Kyle McKenna… all took their lives/overdosed. Why so many in THIS industry? Why no one –thus far– in the other businesses I’ve been involved in? Could it be porn itself and the life style it offers? I doubt it. But then again, why are these broken souls attracted to porn in the first place? (photos ©: Raging Stallion and FalconStudios)
A step by step video guide: Bruno Boni walks you through everything you wanted to know and never dared to ask.
Have you checked the free downloads (available at the ‘student profiles’)? Filmed and cut MTV-style, they wouldn’t pale against any mainstream clip. Kudos to CorbinFisher for aiming high and raising the bar (photo © CorbinFisher)
Carnaval in Rio was Bjorn’s first action video. At a time (back in the late 80s) when most porn was US produced, Kristen Bjorn opened a whole new world: exotic men, lush locations, daring choreography.
Here’s to the many thrills those early works brought to my life –and to porn aficionados all over the world. And a toast to the countless, unrivaled masterpieces that followed.
Writes the Bruno Gmuender catalog: “The success of Porn – From Andy Warhol to X-Tube proved that there is a cultural relevance in gay porn beyond the short moment of satisfaction.
Now JC Adams (Gay Porn Times) presents a worthy follow-up with Gay Porn Heroes. The book is a tribute to the amazing men, across four decades, who have fired our erotic imagination and stoked debate about what it means to be considered an erotic icon. From Al Parker to Brent Corrigan, Jeff Stryker to Matthew Rush, Lukas Ridgeston to Pierre Fitch, these are the skin stars who make us smile—and turn us on!”
What goes on a porn set? Here are two (rare) behind the scenes snap shots. One with Lucas Kazan directing Karel Rok and Martin Dejdar (check it out printed in “PORN. From Andy Warhol to XTube”, published by Gmuender), the other with the cast and crew of The School for Lovers. From l to r, Jason, 2nd camera Alfio Martini, Matthias Vannelli (with the goat), Production Manager Ettore Tosi, cameraman Leonardo Rossi (blurred), Martin Dejdar, Lucas Kazan, Karel Rok, Jean Franko
Got a lovely message on FB. “I love ur stuff”, writes Eka. “Great movies and great models. Ur movies are always different from others, with unique stories to tell, i feel like i’m watching real blockbusters”. Well, thank you Eka.
Words of encouragement like yours make all the difference. And yet I wonder: how many viewers are sexually wired the way Eka and I are? Do production values matter? Have ‘reality’ porn and its aesthetic indifference forever changed the way we produce and consume erotica?