Whatever works: Goodbye, Jamie Gillis
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”
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
Porn Parodies of the Ancient World: “Connie & Floyd”
There is a reason, and it is not Eon McKai, that porn earned its reputation for horrible production values and lackluster directing.
“Pornstar Tweet”: Where the elite meet to beat meat, tweet
Just like “Ginger Lynn’s Token Ring Ethernet Sex Party,” “Pornstar Tweet” seeks to capitalize porntastically on an ephemeral trend.
Turn It Off!: George C. Scott in “Hardcore”
“Hardcore” really is like a Porn Valley Chamber of Commerce pamphlet brought to life. But could it be too magical?
The Ropey Volley Awards: Gram’s Dirty Dozen of 2009
In a very real way, all porn is good. But the following titles were better.
“Insatiable” 30th Anniversary Edition
We wish the sadder-but-wiser Chambers were still around.
“The Devil in Miss Jones”
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 […]
Your weekend cavalcade of pubes
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 […]
Spector of porn haunts “I’m Good At Freaky”
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 […]
"The Devil Made Me Do It": Review by Tina Tyler
“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 […]
Laura Doone, hair pie Or: Hairetics of Doone
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.
Christy Canyon’s archival boobs
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 […]
Coroner: Chambers died of natural causes
“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. […]
American Nudes – they’re out there somewhere
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 […]
Marilyn Chambers: Beyond the Far Door
Marilyn Chambers, who provided one of the first – and most flattering – definitions of “porn star,” was found dead Easter evening. She would have […]
American Swing: The heyday of Plato’s Retreat
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), […]
25 years of Nina Hartley, 50 years of Fantastic
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 […]
Little Angel Puss – I’m surprised we still need porn
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. […]
Ginger Lynn: When metal chicks mattered
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 […]