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Whatever works: Goodbye, Jamie Gillis

February 22, 2010 Gram the Man 3

Jamie Gillis, an actor whose eccentric and devious performances made porn seem like performance art, died February 19. He was 66.

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Preventing “This Ain’t El Topo XXX”

February 4, 2010 Gram the Man 11

There are several reasons why “El Topo” can’t be a porn parody, chief among them that there are no roles for Kagney Linn Karter

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Porn Parodies of the Ancient World: “Connie & Floyd”

February 3, 2010 Gram the Man 1

There is a reason, and it is not Eon McKai, that porn earned its reputation for horrible production values and lackluster directing.

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“Pornstar Tweet”: Where the elite meet to beat meat, tweet

February 1, 2010 Gram the Man 0

Just like “Ginger Lynn’s Token Ring Ethernet Sex Party,” “Pornstar Tweet” seeks to capitalize porntastically on an ephemeral trend.

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Turn It Off!: George C. Scott in “Hardcore”

January 19, 2010 Gram the Man 11

“Hardcore” really is like a Porn Valley Chamber of Commerce pamphlet brought to life. But could it be too magical?

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The Ropey Volley Awards: Gram’s Dirty Dozen of 2009

December 29, 2009 Gram the Man 6

In a very real way, all porn is good. But the following titles were better.

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“Insatiable” 30th Anniversary Edition

November 24, 2009 Gram the Man 1

We wish the sadder-but-wiser Chambers were still around.

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“The Devil in Miss Jones”

October 30, 2009 Gram the Man 5

Studio: VCX Director: Gerard Damiano Cast: Georgina Spelvin, Claire Lumiere, Erica Haven, John Clemens, Harry Reems, Gerard Damiano (As Albert Gork) Suicide spinster Justine Jones […]

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Your weekend cavalcade of pubes

October 9, 2009 Gram the Man 1

The late director Jim Holliday narrated a 1988 compilation called “Only the Best of Breasts” that should make anyone fall in love with Desiree Cousteau […]

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Spector of porn haunts “I’m Good At Freaky”

September 23, 2009 Gram the Man 0

At no point in the movie “I’m Good At Freaky,” which premieres Thursday night at the Los Feliz 3, is the title character identified as […]

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"The Devil Made Me Do It": Review by Tina Tyler

August 6, 2009 Gram the Man 0

“The Devil in Miss Jones” star Georgina Spelvin’s autobiography got high marks from Tina Tyler, who sent this review from the Great White North. Tyler […]

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Laura Doone, hair pie Or: Hairetics of Doone

August 4, 2009 Gram the Man 0

This mound of Laura Doone is essentially one of their stock vaginas (which is not how I refer to the ladies in my swingers’ commune) with hair on it.

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Christy Canyon’s archival boobs

May 25, 2009 Gram the Man 1

When women with large breasts do it, apparently, stalking is adorable. That is how Christy Canyon responded when my large-breasted friend Alix Lakehurst went on […]

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Coroner: Chambers died of natural causes

May 19, 2009 Gram the Man 1

“Behind the Green Door” star Marilyn Chambers died of a cerebral hemorrhage and aneurysm resulting from heart disease, the L.A. County Coroner’s Office reported yesterday. […]

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American Nudes – they’re out there somewhere

May 14, 2009 Gram the Man 0

I watched a preview of L.A.-based Cult Epics’ 3-disc collection “American Nudes,” featuring antique porn from the 20s, 30s, and 40s, photo-hobbyist films from Irving […]

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Marilyn Chambers: Beyond the Far Door

April 13, 2009 Gram the Man 3

Marilyn Chambers, who provided one of the first – and most flattering – definitions of “porn star,” was found dead Easter evening. She would have […]

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American Swing: The heyday of Plato’s Retreat

March 26, 2009 Gram the Man 1

Larry Levenson, a brisket wholesaler, started the swing club Plato’s Retreat in 1977. Charging between $25 and $36 for admission (which included a dubious buffet), […]

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25 years of Nina Hartley, 50 years of Fantastic

March 11, 2009 Gram the Man 0

Nina Hartley, a woman beloved of everyone she meets, turns 50 today. “Tonight I’ve got a hot date,” she said. “I’m waiting for the weekend […]

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Little Angel Puss – I’m surprised we still need porn

March 10, 2009 Gram the Man 5

I got a tanker of antique porn movies the other day from VCX, which reissues titles from the Golden Age from its various catalogue acquisitions. […]

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Ginger Lynn: When metal chicks mattered

January 6, 2009 Gram the Man 0

One of the most inspired events of this year’s AEE will be watching Ginger Lynn and Shayla LaVeaux play RockBand with Tom Byron at the […]

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