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What are the Big Movies of 2007?
September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
[Slight edits 09/12/07] As we cruise into mid-September, it’s time to start looking at potential awards contenders. The 2008 GAYVN Awards will unspool in February 2008, while the 17th Annual Grabby Awards are set for May 2008.
I called and emailed around, polled my peers and the idea seems to be that the Best Picture field is a bit slim, according to my decidedly unscientific research. I’m not sure about that; we’ve got lots to pick through, but although many of ‘em are clear contenders for specific categories, it’s hard to pinpoint whether they’ll earn a Best Picture slot.
There is no one big movie dominating the landscape; think Rascal Video’s eventual winner a couple years back, WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS 1-2 or Lucas Entertainment’s back-to-back Best Picture GAYVN winners, DANGEROUS LIAISONS and MICHAEL LUCAS’ LA DOLCE VITA.
Chi Chi LaRue does have LINK: THE EVOLUTION now in release, but it’s a plotless raunchfest and seems to be a lock for Best All-Sex Video. But what about Best Picture? Similarly, Michael Lucas is flacking THE INTERN, which is more along the lines of a sex comedy. The reviews aren’t in yet, but will Lucas Entertainment’s momentum be enough to propel it from the "Best Sex Comedy" ghetto?
Raging Stallion Studios has never won the GAYVN or Grabby for Best Picture, but this could be their year. MIRAGE was a giant hit and earned ecstatic reviews: "Dazzlingly erotic, a peerless Egyptian-themed epic," raved ManNet.com. "Porn has rarely, if ever, looked better," purred Adult Video News. "This is a leading awards contender for 2008." But wait! RSS just wrapped production on the big-budget epic GRUNTS, set for release at year’s end. Will they compete against themselves and siphon off votes?
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Another company with two potential contenders is Kristen Bjorn’s Sarava Productions: Both ROCKS & HARD PLACES 1-2 and EL RANCHO are prime Bjorn porn, and the legendary director is one of the few whose cachet propels his (usually) plotless films out of the "Best All-Sex Video" ghetto. But do you think the controversy over the condomless duo scene in the non-retail version of EL RANCHO will derail his chances?
Buckshot Productions/COLT Studio cleaned up a couple years back with BUCKLEROOS 1-2 and now they’ve got a new Jerry Douglas production, BROTHERHOOD on tap. We can expect it will figure in the awards derbies.
Titan Media’s had a pretty good year and the only question is which of their well-reviewed titles will emerge a Best Picture nominee: BARNSTORM, CAMPUS PIZZA, FOLSOM LEATHER, H20, ROAD TO REDNECK HOLLOW and SHACKED UP are on the menu, for starters.
JUSTICE for Hot House Video was a big contender in 2006 and this year, they’ve got a variety of all-sex pictures: COMMUNION; FULL THROTTLE; TOUGH STUFF; PACK ATTACK 2: MARCO PARIS and PACK ATTACK 3: C.J. KNIGHT; TRUNKS 4: WHITE HEAT, among others. For sure some of these will be among the nominees for Best All-Sex Video and Best Leather Video. Will they have the oomph to break into the coveted Best Picture slot?
How ’bout pics from AMG Brasil, Bel Ami, Big Blue Productions, Eurocreme, Falcon Studios, Jet Set Productions, Red Devil Entertainment or Studio 2000, all of whom have produced headline-grabbing XXX titles in 2007? Use the email address below and chime in!
Contact JC Adams at JCAdamsXXX@aol.com
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Hi JC. Private Lowlife from Hot House was released late last year, and will be eligible for Grabby consideration. Not only was the sex great (meaning a possible Best All-Sex nomination), it might also be considered in a Fetish category due to its military theme.
But primarily, I think it actually belongs in the Best Comedy category. The stock footage used in the opening credits, and the mash-ups of stock footage and sex in the intros to each scene were priceless, and made me laugh more than any other video since last year’s Little Big League: 2nd Inning. This was one of the cleverest, and classiest, videos of the year.
Matt: I’ll have to check out PRIVATE LOWLIFE again, thanks. Hot House has a LOT of good movies this year, but I’m not sure which ones could be Best Picture candidates just yet.
It’s about time that JOE GAGE got some credit for the fantastic films he is making for Titan! They have substance and style and the hot scenarios and sexual tension he builds are definetly award-worthy. JOE is waaaay overdue for some recognition by the Gayvn’s.
I just saw a sneak preview of COLT’s Hawaii which might get a GAYVN nod for any of its scenes.Mirage is more of a Best Picture nod with storyline and sex scenes.It would be cool if Grunts and Mirage were nominated.Hothouse’s “Verboten Part 1″ and Channel 1’s “Link:The Evolution” are shoo ins for Best Leather video.The Intern is gonna get a Best Picture nod,we all know that already.Lets hope by years end there were be some strong contenders in the field.
I may be a bit prejudiced, but I vote for “LINK V: The Evolution”. Never have I had such a great time on a porn set with so many hot guys everywhere I turned and the brillant Chi Chi LaRue at the helm. Leather, raunch, and sex. What better combination is there?