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Porn, by its very nature, is controversial. Society has yet to fully come to terms with the idea of consenting adults having hardcore sex in front of a camera. Fair enough.
However, one studio is taking porn to a whole new level. For them, the medium is a perfect venue through which to explore other highly contentious issues, including politics and religion.
Dark Alley Media started with a leftist-friendly dig at George Bush with the release of Gaytanamo, where director Matthias von Fistenberg featured an American despot, George the Second, leading US forces against Europe for world domination.
It must have worked, for publicity and sales, because the studio is going after a new target. And it doesn't get much more controversial than this...
Matthew Rush, director
Falcon lifetime exclusive Matthew Rush is no longer satisfied fucking and sucking in front of the camera. Now he's flexing his creative muscle behind the scenes in his directorial debut, "Rush and Release."
It shouldn't surprise anyone who knows Rush that he would jump into something new. He's done almost everything else, and we're not just talking about sex. He's a bodybuilder and personal trainer, with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology. He's acted on stage in "Making Porn" and "10 Naked Men." And he's even had a small role in "Another Gay Movie," a queer indie hit.
But more time behind the camera means less time in front. How can that possibly be seen as a good thing?
Dropping the gay-bomb
After releasing the porn-parody "Gaytanamo", Dark Alley Media has announced its next, big, "political" video. "Gay Bomb" will take us into the future to the year 2012, where George the Second leads the US against the nations of Europe. America drops an experimental gay bomb, hoping to turn enemy soldiers into homosexuals, but finds the effects of the bomb's chemicals altering American soldier behavior, instead.
The idea for the movie came from actual headlines, which revealed that the Pentagon considered the "gay bomb" for non-lethal chemical warfare in Iraq. The Air Force asked for a $7.5 million grant to develop the idea, though nothing every came of it.
Dark Alley's Matthias von Fistenberg said, "We’re really not making this up. In fact, if the Pentagon officials wants (sic) to see the outcome of this project, they should tune into Dark Alley TV on December 1."
We think the movie should become mandatory viewing at Boot Camp.
And the winner is...
Boasting pomp, parties and porn stars, the 16th annual Grabby Awards were handed out in Chicago on Saturday night. Growing from a small series of honors given by Gay Chicago Magazine in 1991, this celebration of gay video has since blossomed into one of the big award ceremonies of the year.
Justice outshone them all, taking home the awards for People's Choice, Best Actor, Best Video, Best Duo and Best Director. And if this movie is any reflection of real prison life, sign us up!
As for the rest of the winners, they are...
Lucas wins big at GayVNs
Michael Lucas was the big winner at last night's GayVN Awards held at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco. Lucas scooped an astounding 14 trophies, including Best Picture for "Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita." Hot House Studios scored four awards including Best All-Sex and Best Leather for "Black-n-Blue," Best Oral Scene (Ty Hudson and Shane Rollins) in "Justice," and Best Solo Performance (Kent North) in "At Your Service."
This year's GayVN's were filled with firsts: They were the first held outside of Los Angeles, the first in years that were open to the public and the first to occur in conjunction with an industry conference. All of the winners of the 2007 GayVN Awards are hilighted below:
Michael Lucas sued over "La Dolce Vita"
The first "La Dolce Vita" hit the big screen in 1960; set in Rome, it tells the story of a playboy society columnist living the "sweet life." The second, a recently released two-part gay porn extravaganza, is an X-rated version of the original. And even though it's up for 14 GayVN awards on Feb. 25, victory might prove more bitter than "sweet" thanks to a lawsuit filed against filmmaker Michael Lucas last week.
GayVN Nominees Announced
Nominees for the 2007 GayVN Awards have been announced, with Lucas Entertainment's "La Dolce Vita" garnering a whopping 14 nominations and COLT receiving the most nominations for a studio, at 22.
Closely following "La Dolce Vita", and tied with 12 noms apiece (including Best Picture), are Buckshot's "Big Rig", Hot House's "Justice" and Falcon's "The Velvet Mafia."
Best Porn Vids of '06
While the GayVN Awards won't be held until the end of February and Chicago's Grabby's are even later in the year both X-Factor and ManNet have announced their picks for the best gay porn DVD releases of 2006.
Phoenix-based X-Factor Magazine comes up with its annual "Hard Choice" Awards each January, culling the winners from DVD's they reviewed over the past twelve months.
Industry mourns loss of Matt Sterling, Andy Dill
The gay adult world has lost two of its own in a single day. Pioneer gay porn director Matt Sterling died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, after a years-long battle with a motor neuron disease. On the same day, porn star and adult entepreneur Andy Dill (pictured) passed away suddenly in San Francisco of meningitis.
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Hunt leaves Lucas in a huff
'Drama' is the word of the week at Lucas Entertainment, where a lawsuit and an angry performer have simultaneously been wreaking havok on Michael Lucas' studio -- not to mention his nerves.
Grabby Award winners
The 16th annual Grabby Awards for gay porn were held at Chicago's Vic Theatre last weekend. Rascal Video's "Wrong Side of the Tracks" took four Awards including Best Picture. "Tracks" also won seven Gay VN's in March and scores an 96 in BG's Movie Review Index, so this is definitely one to rent or buy. Here are all of the evenings winners.
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