Jan
31
Beauty Shot: GPTimes Guide to Male Beauty
January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Beauty Shot Redux: I found another photo of hunky daddy Dino H.; he really looks like Colton Ford‘s twin here, doesn’t he? (Oooh, now there’s a sex scene worth good money…) Unfortunately, I don’t believe Mr. Hillas has any erotic work under his belt, so we’ll just have to muddle through somehow, some way. Anyway, here’s a quick-links guide to recent Beauty Shot entries:
* “Beauty Shot: Steve Cruz, Bruno Bond”
* “Beauty Shot: Falcon Exclusive Ty Colt”
* “Beauty Shot: Remy Delaine, Kristian Winters”
* “Beauty Shot: Paul Nixon, Kevin Cavalli”
* “Beauty Shot: COLT Man Gage Weston”
* “Beauty Shot: The Other Tyler Johnson”
* “Beauty Shot: Leandro Okabe”
* “Beauty Shot Trois: Tyler Johnson, Pierce Daniels”
[Image © Men's Exercise magazine, June '08.]
Jan
31
Beauty Shot: Hunkalicious Dino H.
January 31, 2009 | 5 Comments
Beauty Shot: This isn’t porn related — plee-eee-ease let me be wrong — but, heck, neither was Beauty Shot recipient Leandro Okabe, and our posting about him was the most popular item we’ve run in weeks (CLICK HERE). So here we go: This is longtime fashion model Dino H., who has apparently now become a physique model as he cruises through his forties. Nice Colton Ford-esque look to this hunk of beefcake, eh? There isn’t a tremendous amount about him on the interwebs, but c’mon, he’s a fashion model. There have to be some nudes floating around out there somewhere. When I spotted this pic, I actually used the phrase hubba, hubba… I’m glad I was alone, but was I wrong? No, I was not. [H/T DNA magazine.]
Jan
30
The Biz: Raging Stallion Snags Newcomer Bruno Bond
January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
[Editor's note: Gay Porn Times has signed a deal to provide LGBT content to industry publication XBIZ.] The roster of studio exclusives at Raging Stallion Studios has expanded with the addition of newcomer Bruno Bond. In addition to performing onscreen, Bond will serve double-duty as head set designer for the company. “Bruno is an artist who spends most of his time working in residential and commercial design, construction and renovation,” the studio said, adding that his “swarthy good looks” make him a physical match for the masculine, Raging Stallion aesthetic. Bond shot his first vignette for the company in December. He and costar Steve Cruz clicked and subsequently began dating off-camera. Before signing with Raging Stallion he shot RED LIGHT for Mustang Studios under Cruz’s direction. CLICK HERE for the full story at XBIZ…!
Jan
30
In Print: ‘DNA’ Mag Talks RandyBlue, Sibling Porn
January 30, 2009 | 3 Comments
In Print: Look-a here, look-a here… Australia’s porn-friendly DNA magazine (issue #109) features RandyBlue exclusive hotbods Xander Scott and Reese Rideout. Nice to see these guys finally getting some press, huh? The superbrite lighting scheme for the cover is interesting, and rather appealing. The issue also has an article about twins and triplets in gay adult. “After all, even if moral disdain for incest is arbitrary, you can’t get past the fact that most people probably don’t want to fuck their brothers and, as a result, don’t,” says writer Matthew Phillp. “Why, then, would anyone want to see brother-fucking on film with an extra brother thrown in?” Siblings (actual or otherwise) in porn goes right back to the early days — see the William Higgins 1980 Catalina Video classic BROTHERS SHOULD DO IT. To name merely two additional high-profile examples, we also have helmer Gino Colbert‘s THREE BROTHERS, which set the biz afire in 1998, and the kinky surf-bum Carvahlo Twins for AMG Brasil a couple years ago. Heck, we just wrote about a new set of identical twins last week (CLICK HERE). Porn is about fantasy, of course, and the unattainable fantasy, one that just might become a reality, like a sexy sibling, is an evergreen.
Jan
30
Cory Koons’ Plushie Love
January 30, 2009 | 8 Comments
I admit this could be a giant gag, and therefore we shouldn’t be surprised if it turns out as such. But in case you’ve been wondering what robo-bottom Cory Koons has been doing lately, here ya go: Fucking around with a guy in a furry brown bear suit at PlushieSchwartz.com (caveat emptor: it’s condomless sex). I’m not sure when this vignette was filmed, but it’s definitely humorous. And Mr. Koons is inevitably an erotic pleasure to watch. But I harbor a deep mistrust and edgy suspicion of clowns or people in full body suits, an anxiety that has roots in my childhood — I’m not sure why, as I’ve never had a traumatic experience with a clown, or a plushie for that matter — so this kind of thing skeeves me out. But I present it for your delectation nonetheless. [H/T BananaGuide.]
Jan
30
The Biz: MyGayCash Unleashes The Bulldog Pit
January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
[Editor's note: Gay Porn Times has signed a deal to provide LGBT content to industry publication XBIZ.] Affiliate program MyGayCash.com has unleashed The Bulldog Pit, a new all-male paysite featuring hardcore content from Euro studio Bulldog XXX and subsidiary lines Bulldog Red and Butt Sluts. MyGayCash Managing Partner Roger McCann described the featured content as “hard-hitting, spunk-dripping, no-holes-barred” starring “rough and sleazy British lads and their continental slut-buddies.” In keeping with an emergent trend in gay adult, the Bulldog Pit will spotlight a variety of fetishes, including “leather, ass-stretching, fisting, pissing, facials, toys. There is something for everyone,” McCann said. Bulldog XXX Managing Partner Maxwell B. is pleased at the expanded audience pool provided by the new paysite. “This means we can introduce a global audience to the sleazy sex pits of London and Paris, showing them just how filthy the European boys are,” he said. “This is not glamour porn — it’s real men having hard, sweaty sex.” CLICK HERE for the full story at XBIZ…!
Jan
29
Beauty Shot: Steve Cruz, Bruno Bond
January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments
Beauty Shot: Steve and Bruno/ sittin’ in a tree/ k-i-s-s-i-n-g… That’s Steve Cruz, natch, macking on new boyfriend and freshly minted Raging Stallion exclusive Bruno Bond (more on that tomorrow). They met on the set of RED LIGHT for Mustang Studios and clicked; no word yet on his first picture for Raging Stallion, for whom he’ll also be designing sets. With so much fetish flying in one’s face these days — piss-drenched DVD extras! Fisting up to the elbow! Flatulence! — I’ve come to realize that a simple kiss is pretty much all I need anymore. And I mean a real smooch — none of that tongue-waggling, snake-kissing nonsense. I want to feel it in my toes. [Image © Raging Stallion.]
Jan
29
New Release Desk: Studio 2000′s “Chris Steele Superstar”
January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
[Editor's note: Gay Porn Times has signed a deal to provide LGBT content to industry publication XBIZ.] Gay adult boutique company Studio 2000 has unveiled CHRIS STEELE SUPERSTAR, a best-of compilation packaging the fan-favorite performer’s studio work with a range of supplementary material, including Steele’s original audition session. Nine scenes filmed by Steele in 1998 and 1999 are included in the package, including vignettes from NIGHT RIDERS (with costar Nick Savage), and CADET (with John Ross). Also included are three scenes from TRUST ME (two with Buddy Jones, and a third with Drew Peters), as well as two vignettes apiece from UNCLE JACK (Cody Matthews and Peter Wilder) and CZECH POINT (a threesome featuring Steve Harper and Thomas Lloyd, and a duo with Pavel Novotny). The two-disc set runs approximately two hours. Bonus features include Steele’s original videotaped audition session for the studio and newly recorded audio commentary, as well as an early personal appearance and strip show performed by Steele at The Nob Hill Theater in San Francisco. CLICK HERE for the full story at XBIZ…!
Jan
29
FlavaWorks Wins Judgment Against City of Miami
January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
FlavaWorks Inc., parent company of voyeur site CocoDorm.com, has received a summary judgment in its favor against the City of Miami, which had sought to shutter the site due to alleged zoning violations. The City of Miami Code Enforcement Board had sought to evict CocoDorm, which operates in a house in the city’s Edgewater residential neighborhood. A 2007 ruling by the Code Enforcement Board alleged CocoDorm was illegally operating an adult business in a residential district. CLICK HERE for more details…!
Jan
29
Johnny Hazzard Sizzles in the Kitchen
January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
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He can bring home the bacon/fry it up in a pan… This morning we’ve got the second installment in Johnny Hazzard‘s web series “Naked Chef.” In this vignette he talks about brines and whips up a chicken breast to demonstrate. (I brine all the time, and it works like a charm.) Of course he’s adorable, but chefs wear hairnets and, well, clothes, in their kitchens for a reason. I think he can wear some pants from here on out…
See also:
* “Johnny Hazzard’s Kitchen Gets Hot”
[H/T Unzipped the Blog.]
Jan
28
Free Speech Coalition to Host 2257 Forum
January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Press Release Roundup: The Free Speech Coalition has scheduled a panel to discuss recent government revisions to the 2257 regulations; in particular, how those changes affect third-party recordkeeping (CLICK HERE for background details). The FSC panel will be held on February 12 from 1:00-3:00 pm, the final day of the XBIZ Conference, at the Woodland Hills Marriott hotel. “There are a couple of things we’re trying to do,” FSC Executive Director Diane Duke told XBIZ. “We want to bring people together around the issue of third-party records and the significant changes that have happened with the 2257 regulations. Any time we get those, we get a lot of calls at the office, so we want to see if there is a desire to have some recommendations regarding how to comply with the new third-party records rules, whether you’re somebody who keeps records, or you’re looking for somebody to be your third-party record-keeper. We’re going to come together, have some discussions around that, see if there’s any interest in getting those recommendations out. And if there is — and I think there will be — make sure we have all the right people to develop that process.” The panel is open to all; FSC membership or registration with XBIZ Conference is not required.
Jan
28
U.K. Retailer Clone Zone Avoids Financial Meltdown
January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
[Editor's note: Gay Porn Times has signed a deal to provide LGBT content to industry publication XBIZ.] Clone Zone Ltd., a prominent U.K. gay adult retail and distribution chain, has averted a financial meltdown. (CLICK HERE for background details.) The company has been purchased by novelty manufacturer Libertybelle U.K. Ltd. and will continue operations from four of its 10 brick-and-mortar outlets in Birmingham, London and Manchester. The sale includes “the Clone Zone brand, stock and Internet retail business,” according to a published report. The remaining retail locations will be sold. “The business, as it was structured, found it hard to maintain market share when faced with growing competition on the Internet,” said Asher Miller of David Rubin & Partners, a London-based insolvency firm appointed to the case. “With this restructuring and renewed investment, coupled with a new focus on Internet retail, the Clone Zone business will have the best chance of survival.” CLICK HERE for the full story at XBIZ…
Jan
28
The Biz: Blake Riley Extends Channel 1 Contract
January 28, 2009 | 5 Comments
[Editor's note: Gay Porn Times has signed a deal to provide LGBT content to industry publication XBIZ.] Performer Blake Riley has extended his exclusive contract with gay adult production and distribution house Channel 1 Releasing. He was discovered on MySpace by directrix and Channel 1 principal Chi Chi LaRue, and promptly cast in his first film, KNOB BOBBIN’, in 2006. He went on to anchor such titles as LINK: THE EVOLUTION, BOTTOM OF THE 9TH: LITTLE BIG LEAGUE 3 and RESTLESS YOUTHS. Riley recently made headlines when it was announced he’d lost his virginity to a woman — onscreen — in the bisex blue movie SHIFTING GEARS: A BISEXUAL TRANSMISSION. Riley has since become a prominent public face (and body) of the studio. For the company’s line of branded novelties, Topco Sales modeled the CyberSkin Vibrating Ass on Riley’s hindquarters. CLICK HERE for the full story at XBIZ…!
Jan
28
Constant Readers Debate Gay-for-Pay, Porn’s Financial Woes
January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Folks, we’ve got a couple of interesting debates going on right now in the comments section of several recent items. A good way to keep abreast of the latest goings-on is to scan the “Recent Comments” widget to your left, but sometimes the good stuff scrolls past too quickly. And sometimes the original item gets pushed down the page. So here are quick-links to both recent items where our opinionated Constant Readers are debating gay-for-pay, as well as what the skin biz should do to weather the recession. Chime in!
Click here:
* “Financial Woes Deflate Porn Biz”
* “Bits & Bobs from GayPornLand“
Jan
27
The Biz: FlavaWorks, Rockafellaz Announce Team-Up
January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Press Release Roundup: FlavaWorks Inc. has announced a “production partnership” with Rockafellaz Entertainment that will “allow both companies to expand their titles and offerings for their customers,” per the press release. FlavaWorks is among gay adult’s most prolific provider of content featuring ethnic men, while Rockafellaz is a nascent start-up founded by the mononamed performer Rock out of his Georgia apartment. “I’m delighted that this partnership has taken place and I thank FlavaWorks for this opportunity,” Rock said. “Now that I am not only a porn star, but a CEO as well, I will have the opportunity to really give the fans what they want.” Recent titles include RAW RODS 3: GETTIN’ THAT NUT; RAW DICKIN’ IT; and ROCKAFELLAZ: THE ORIGINAL GANGSTAS OF PORN, all of which can now be purchased at FlavaWorks’ CocoStore.com. Perhaps as a hedge against financial storm clouds, a similar production partnership between Hyde Park Productions and Surfside Studios was recently announced (CLICK HERE).
Jan
27
Fresh Coat of Paint at JasonCurious
January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Press Release Roundup: My colleague Jason Sechrest has slapped up a fresh coat of paint at JasonCurious.com. Feel free to mosey on over and take a look (after you’ve had your fill here, of course). The most dramatic change is on the landing page, which has been redesigned. And now you can apparently watch his internet talk show — Bottoms Up! via RudeTV.com — for free each Tuesday eve, 4:00-6:00pm PST. Yesterday’s guest was studpup Orion Cross; recent guests include Beau Marcus, Tristan Mathews and Tory Mason. [Sechrest with Blake Riley © JasonCurious.]
Jan
27
The Biz: Foreskin Frenzy, MuscleHunks, Free DVDs
January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
More scoop about new, upcoming and recent releases from around GayPornLand, as reported by XBIZ (some of these stories were penned by me, others by the XBIZ staff):
* Continuing its foray into the gay adult niche market, Third World Media is prepping FORESKIN FRENZY 2 for retail and wholesale release. “The first volume of FORESKIN FRENZY was met with curiosity,” said director Ed Hunter. “Until then, no one had made a foreskin movie the way we had, with the cock-docking and foreskin fucking.” Third World said they are servicing an untapped market for this particular niche. “For men who have been circumcised, and that’s most of the men in the U.S., the elusive foreskin holds immense fascination,” Hunter said. “There’s so much fun you can have with it.” The condomless feature also includes “copious rimming, deep-throating, ass-to-mouth, and, of course, tongue-swirling and biting foreskin play.” (CLICK HERE)
* Hyde Park Productions has announced a plan to stimulate retail outlets (ha-ha) that includes giving away up to five copies of its newest release TWINKS IN PARADISE. Any adult video store, bookstore or online retailer can receive the free DVDs. “The smaller adult retailers have been ignored and that doesn’t work for us,” the studio said. “We understand that distribution companies may not like what we are doing, but they are part of the reason we are.” (CLICK HERE)
* “The annual MuscleHunks Man of the Year contest has been announced. MuscleHunks.com features photographs of champion bodybuilders doing hardcore scenes. The studio behind the content is Dynamite Studios. “We have launched the career of many of today’s hottest muscle stars, including Christian Engel, Zeb Atlas and Mark Dalton,” Dynamite Studios’ Rich O said. “I travel the world, looking for talent, and last year was an exceptionally good year — our viewers are going to have a tough time choosing.” (CLICK HERE)
[Chase Graham © KnightBoyz.com.]
Jan
27
Jacob Slader Returns for Spunk Video
January 27, 2009 | 3 Comments
[Editor's note: Gay Porn Times has signed a deal to provide LGBT content to industry publication XBIZ.] One of my favorite people in the skin biz, Jacob Slader, has returned to blue movies, although it isn’t clear if this new gig is a one-off. He’s back in BAREBACK ABDUCTION 2: THE CONVERSION OF CHASE PETERS for Spunk Video and director Gary Carlton. “Jacob coming out of retirement to once again lead the gang was a dream come true,” Mr. Carlton says in my XBIZ article. “He brings such tremendous energy to my set that I could think of no one else for this role.” I can back that up; we became friends (bonding over our love for Lord of the Rings) when I first hired him for SEX WITH STRANGERS (All Worlds Video). His swaggering domination of Caleb Carter was just as scarily sexy in person as it appears onscreen. My interview with him for XXX Showcase was also memorable; it’s not online anywhere, so let me see what I can do about that. He shot a condomless video before his first comeback, then went rubbers-only for a couple of years, and drifted back into the sub-genre as he was considering retirement. In the new film he plays the ringleader of a gang of aggressive thugs called the ‘Spunk Mob,’ a role he reprised from the 2007 original, who kidnap a homophobic, fanatically religious bigot (Chase Peters) and hold him prisoner as they subject him to a series of sexual temptations. More sexual coercion; it’s interesting that such aggression, which has always been a part of gay adult, is now surfacing all over GayPornLand. Apologies for the crappy screen-grab (some video players are unnecessarily difficult), but I wanted to give you a taste of what he looks like today.
XBIZ:
* “Spunk Video Arranges ‘Bareback Abduction’“
Jan
26
Financial Woes Deflate Porn Biz
January 26, 2009 | 20 Comments
[Edits 6:38 pm.] The mainstream media has clearly overfed itself on the same dish of financial woe-is-me soup. It’s time for a new course, and MSNBC has provided it (with help from the publicity-seeking antics of Larry Flynt and Joe “Girls Gone Wild” Francis and their wink-nudge plea for a government bailout for the skin biz). An article by Michael Ventre titled “Even Porn Industry Hit by Slumping Economy” has struck a chord as it pings around the interwebs. “They are definitely struggling,” sez one economist. “[T]his is the first time I can honestly say the adult business is not recession-proof,” intones AVN publisher Paul Fishbein. Too much crappy porn is partially to blame, he says; so is freely available porn on the interwebs, especially if you don’t care about quality. “[I]t seemed in the past we could hang in there,” says Steven Hirsh, president of Vivid Entertainment Group. “This time, though, we’re dealing with a downturn in DVD sales at the same time there is an economic downturn.” However, the article quotes performer-director Rob Rotten of Punx Productions, who is unfazed by what he perceives as a deck-clearing “transition period” for the adult business. He believes a return to real quality is essential. “I think the general public just got sick of paying $49.95 for a poorly edited, poorly shot, poorly made video,” Mr. Rotten says. Here, here! Chime in, Constant Readers, with what you think gay adult should do to weather the recession.
See also:
* “Financial Woes Hit Gay Adult“
[H/T Constant Reader Will G.]
Jan
26
Vegas Kraves Reese Rideout
January 26, 2009 | 10 Comments
RandyBlue exclusive hotbod Reese Rideout has posted another video to YouTube: a wonky, 4:21 quick-cut documentation of a recent appearance at Krave nightclub in Las Vegas. I like a porn actor with a sense of humor, even if I’m not exactly sure we’re speaking the same language. (“Who knew…Reese Rideout was also a surrealist filmmaker?” sez Unzipped the Blog.) Watch for the blink-and-you’ll-miss-them cameos: Blake Riley!! CJ Madison! Um, Amanda Lepore! Tres bien.
