Welcome to our first Retro Review! Over the years, we’ve reviewed almost 1000 hot movies and decided it was time to take a look back at some of our favorites. We’re going to be highlighting one review every Saturday in an effort to make sure no one forgets these great films.
Afrodite Superstar is one of the quintessential XXX movies for women, in my opinion, and is also a Feminist Porn Award and AVN Award Winner. Check out what what our friend Essin’ Em had to say about it back before she left HotMoviesforHer and the East Coast behind!
I heard Simone Valentino speak at a $pread Magazine (a magazine by, for and about sex workers ) event in NYC earlier this year, and was entranced by the way she talked about how she prepared herself for a shoot, and was intrigued at how personal and sensual her preparation was. Her description of her tasting herself before she had to douche for a scene was vivid, and her presence was something to behold. Since then, I’ve been desperately wanting to watch one this film, and I’m so glad I have finally been able to do so.
After a weekend away in Toronto and two days out of the office, I’ve been a busy, busy pervy pants, trying to fit in all my porn watchin’ and recap writin’ into what seems like the fastest 8 hour days I’ve ever experienced. While fast days are usually a good thing, these ones are flying by to the point that I look at the clock once, then the next time I glance that way, it’s 4 hours later! That said, I wanted to make sure all you slowwwww day people were getting love too. And is there a more perfect day to celebrate that love than Humpday!? I think not! So, for all you trucking through a slow ass Wednesday, this link love is for you.
Let’s get to it!
- What does a sex worker look like? Audacia Ray and a bunch of people at the “Speak Up! Media Skills for the Empowered Sex Worker” seminar (including Dylan Ryan!) created this awesome PSA to show everyone how sex workers are just like you and I.
- Bondage wear and kinky toys are being manufactured in Karachi, Pakistan… in a small facility next to a mosque and the offices of a radical Islamic organization. While that may seem totally suprising to us, it is, in reality, a very lucrative and thriving business choice in the region. As well, many women that are piecing together the corsets and backless spanking skirts have no idea what they are making. For me this raises questions of informed consent, even though it’s just manufacturing… but I thought it was definitely something to post. (via Jezebel)
- Though writing porn reviews can be a totally fun and interesting job, it too can have it’s down sides just like anything else. Who wants to watch more porn when they get home from watching 8 hours of it? Not me, and can I just say that it’s nice to hear someone else’s first person account. (via The Frisky)
I just finished reviewing The Surrender Of O for next week and it’s got me thinking how much I like Adam & Eve movies. The consistently put out really great pornos, and coming from a big lesbo, I think that’s a pretty good compliment. Besides creating some pretty hot wanking material, it’s also worth noting that they also donate 25% of earned profits to international charitable organizations. I’m guessing that translates to some pretty big bucks!
Anyways, this is a list of my five favorite Adam & Eve movies, in no particular order.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno has been all over the news lately, apparently because the word “porno” in a title is way more than most people can handle. I’ll be heading to the theater to see it for the obvious reasons, but also because I am a little in love with Elizabeth Banks.
This morning I read a great review by Audacia Ray, director of The Bi Apple and sexpert extraordinaire. Everything Ray writes is insightful, but I really love this comparative review between the movie and her experiences in the industry. It’s funny and pretty great that Premier readers will have a better idea about the industry because of it.
Today’s Top Five Tuesday pays homage to my favorite bisexual movies and will hopefully bring to light some great flicks that fall into a genre that doesn’t get enough love from the industry. Good bi porn captures raw sexuality without restrictions and hopefully you’ll see it like I do in these movies!
In my experience, bisexual movies are really amazing or total crap. Apparently there is no middle ground when it comes to this particular genre. There’s nothing worse than watching bi porn where half of the participants are obviously not thrilled to be there. Since in the amazing world of porn all women are pretty much bisexual, it’s really important to find male performers who have a genuine interest in men and women. Not just some dude who’s desperate enough to close his eyes while another guy sucks him off.
The directors and performers in these movies set out to capture a broader picture of human sexuality, resulting in great porn for those of us who like to play outside the box.
It’s a sad time for sex writing enthusiasts everywhere, but especially in NYC.Only weeks after discontinuing Audacia Ray’s “Naked City” column, the Village Voice is pulling the plug on Tristan Taormino’s sex column “Pucker Up” too.After nine years and more than 200 columns, the paper cited budget cuts as the reasoning behind relaxing their pucker.Very disappointing, but not to worry, you can still hit up PuckerUp.com to get your fill of the Anal Sex Queen’s signature sassy sex writing.
And you can always check out Tristan’s super sexy instructional films and her amazing reality-porn Chemistryseries on HotMoviesForHer.com!
Back December, Craigslist posted an ad in NYC looking for someone to buy a lightly used sex machine from a sex toy reviewer who had no room for it.
Sex machine for sale (not a person, an actual machine) – w4mw – 27
Date: 2007-12-03, 9:37PM EST
So I’m a sex toy reviewer, and a little over a year ago I acquired a fucking machine to review (Topco brand, it retails at $395). It’s kinda big, and I really want it out of my apartment. It has all but one attachment (the one I used, which I will throw away), and technically it is lightly used.
Yes, it’s true, I’m trying to sell my lightly used sex machine on CL. I’m asking $100 for it, you come pick it and get it out of my life. It’s manageable to get it on the subway (probably easier with two people), but I recommend wrapping the box in brown paper or something, since it has pictures and words that will make your package very obvious.
CL doesn’t allow me to post the link to the review, but go to fleshbot[dot]com and search “Marital Aid Test Kitchen: The Fucking Love Machine,” and scroll down to the bottom of the page – the review was posted on October 20, 2006.
Turns out the mystery reviewer looking to ditch the dong machine was none other than HotMoviesForHer’s contributing writer and all around sexpert Audacia Ray. Sure we found this out only days after the inital post, so why are we talking about it nine months later, you ask?
Well, a good project, just like a baby, takes a while to come together and make something with legs. Or a running motor and attachments that thrust, in this case. Anyway, it turns out the ad was way more than an ad… more like fodder for Audacia’s latest film project. I present to you:
In the five minute clip (embedded below) it’s easy to see why you’d want to shell out the $2.99 to check out the whole 25 min short. It’s awesome! Unfortunately for us, Audacia is having issues with her online checkout provider as we speak and has no way to accept payment right now. But she is working hard to fix the sitch and should hopefully be back online soon!
Ever since watching the Audacia Ray’s interview with Marisa DiMattia of Needled, a site for everything tattooed, on the third installment of Live Girl Review, I’ve been thinking about tattoos and sex and how they overlap and influence each other.
Lucky for me, when I arrived into the office this morning, I had not one, but two(!) links waiting for me in my messages. Both were for Marisa DiMattia’s new column on Suicide Girls called Marisa DiMattia’sErotic Ink, which is all about, what else, sex and tattoos. In her column, Marissa not only talks about sex and its links to both tattoos and the act of tattooing, but shares results of a survey she did with 561 tattooed people about their experiences with tattoos and sexin’. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s Wednesday at the news is flowing. Instead of going on and on about humpday being the best day for loving links, let’s just get to em!
- Dan Savage makes me so happy. Aside from giving some of the best sex advice ever and making Santorum a word I can say again without throwing up in my mouth, Savage has perfectly captured how I feel about Sarah Palin and all the prego scandals. Check him out on Real Time with Bill Maher over at Daily Bedpost.
- A whole article about the perils of wearing high heels, then one line that totally makes the bunions and fucked up tendons worth it. (via Jezebel)
- This looks like such a good movie! Even if it doesn’t include Dolly Parton… let’s just be thankful that no one tried to actually remake the original. (via fleshbot)
- What the what? Roald Dahl was a sex spy? That TOTALLY changes my take on Willy Wonka… ok, not really. And he wasn’t a sex spy, per se, but he was a spy and ”A certain amount of hank-panky was condoned, especially when it was for a good cause.” But a sex spy sounds sooo much better! (via TheFrisky)
- Porn star fired from Subway because of his porny past. Apparently an angry customer recongized gay porn star Kurt Wild from his movie days and threatened to boycott the store if he wasn’t fired. A few questions… why?? … and who cares? … and how did this guy even recongize Wild if he wasn’t watching the porno himself? And if he was checking out the old porno, what the fuck gives him the right to judge someone performing as bad, but someone watching as good. Holy hypocritical. Read more about this on $pread Magazine’s blog.
While my pre-brithday day off yesterday was awesome, unforutantely I missed the hump day link love. I’m not complaining, of course, but who am I to deprive our readers of their weekly porno/sexy news? So, instead of forgoing for the week, I figured I would just take this lovely Thursday afternoon and turn back time (Cher style, of course) to bring hump day once more. I can do things like that, it’s my birthday!
- While masturbation isn’t really a taboo topic over hear in pornoland, it definitely is thought to be in the real world. I get the whole idea of patriarchy and women seen as mothers and sexless beings without a man sexin them up (I was a women’s studies major after all), but I just can’t understand why it is still so damn risque!! Masturbation is the safest sex, totally healthy and the best way to get to know what gets you off. Anyway, the folks over at TheFrisky rounded up a bunch of lady self lovin’ stories that are definitely worth a looksie. (via thefrisky)
