Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
I’m busy busy busy today editing dirty movies so here’s a couple of quick links of interest. * Vice Tries To Bust Me On The Porn Set – Feminist adult filmmaker Tristan Taormino reveals her run-in with an LA Vice squad while filming her latest movie (something BDSM themed, can’t wait). This story provides a disappointing reminder that it doesn’t matter how ethical or feminist or progressive the porn may Read More …
Erika Lust’s latest film The Barcelona Sex Project is a documentary-style erotic movie that aims to enlighten as well as arouse. The film features three men and three women talking about their hobbies, their work, their passions and their sex lives, after which they masturbate on camera. I thought it was a wonderfully engaging movie, one that was both interesting and sexy. My review of the film is appearing at Read More …
Since I’ve turned Francophile I went to the video shop and hired out a number of French-related films. On a whim I decided to watch Last Tango In Paris, partly to see if it had any good Parisian scenery. Yes, I am that jaded. I also got it because I wanted to watch the famed anal sex scene again, see if it was as shocking as I remembered. Bertolucci’s 1972 Read More …
I’ve just finished writing up my review of Tristan Taormino’s Chemistry 4 for For The Girls. It’s a great film, but I must admit that admid the endless orgies and amusing porn star slapstick I kept getting distracted by the film equipment. Yes folks, ever since I did my video production course and made a short film, my interest in the technicalities of porn has come to the fore. And Read More …
Last weekend I finished a weekend practical short course on video filmmaking. Last Wednesday, while drinking wine with a couple of friends, the decision was made to enter into a 24 hour short film contest, just for a laugh. It would be good practice, I figured, and we’d have a bit of fun. I didn’t expect any masterpieces to be made, I just wanted to try my hand at my Read More …
Petra Joy reports on her blog that her latest film Feeling It is up for two major awards at this year’s International Erotic Film Festival in Madrid, Spain (FICEB). The first nomination is for Best Film and the second is for Best Director. She’s up against heavyweights from the adult industry including films from Vivid and Evil Angel. It’s quite an achievement for an indie director and it’s also a Read More …
A couple of years ago Anna Brownfield made waves when her film The Money Shot won numerous awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. When the ABC show Mondo Thingo decided to do a piece on “chick porn” they interviewed Anna as the local representative of the porn for women movement.* Now Anna is about to release her first full-on porn film called The Band. Set in the grungy Melbourne Read More …
I’ve now watched Erika Lust’s debut film Five Hot Stories For Her and I have to say I’m very impressed. This film won movie of the year at the Feminist Porn Awards and I think it deserved it. Certainly this film now shares a spot on my “all time favourites” list. Five Hot Stories For Her is a pretty good title. This movie has consists of five individual short films, Read More …
The London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, hosted by the BFI, featured a special selection of female-focused and produced erotica. Under the banner “Female Fantasies”, the festival screened a number of erotic shorts by female filmmakers, including Petra Joy. From festival website: A new wave of feminist pornographers explore authentic onscreen sexuality with humour, edge, and style. Celebrating bisexual and lesbian women’s fantasies, they are not afraid to cross genre Read More …
Good For Her’s 3rd Annual Feminist Porn Awards have been announced following a ceremony held in Toronto on Saturday night. The list of winners: Boundary Breaker of the Year Buck Angel Smutty Schoolteacher of the Year (Educational Title) Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Oral Sex Part 1 Cunnilingus and Part 2 Fellatio | Tristan Taormino; Vivid Ed Hottest Dyke Film Crash Pad Series Volume 1 | Shine Louise Houston; Pink Read More …
Script Frenzy is a very cool thing and it officially starts tomorrow. Budding writers are supposed to register their intent and then knuckle down to produce a 100 page script by April 30. I’m registered and had every intention of doing it… and then the last week has just disappeared with other work. I’ve got the excellent Celtx software and a fantastic outline but I haven’t had time to flesh Read More …
On the weekend I watched Petra Joy’s latest film “Feeling It” and I’m ready to announce that it’s the greatest porn for women movie EVER. Yes, yes, I know that’s what I said about her last film, Female Fantasies, but this is a NEW one. And I don’t think I’ve got enough rampant adjectives to describe how fantastic I think this movie is. It’s lush, it’s sensual, it’s raunchy, it’s Read More …
I got a bit of a surprise when I visited Good For Her and discovered that they’ve moved the date for the feminist porn awards forward by two months. Which is why I haven’t mentioned anything about this year’s awards before this. Unfortunately my friend Chanelle Gallant has left the store so I’m a bit out of the loop now. Anyway, the 2008 Feminist Porn Awards will be announced on Read More …
There’s an interview with Candida Royalle at The Gazette which is a Canadian student publication. A snippet: She feels in order for women to see the kind of adult films they want to see, they need to wrest the reigns of production away from the “lowlife, no talent creeps†and create films they approve of, would want women to see and that make them feel good about themselves sexually. “We’re Read More …
The recent Cinekink erotic film festival in New York featured a panel discussion called “Women Behind The Lens” featuring Candida Royalle, Audacia Ray and Julie Simone. There’s a video of the whole discussion here. I haven’t watched it yet because I just don’t have the time today but it’s there if you’re interested. Audacia has blogged about her participation here. Both she and Cory Silverberg question the validity of the Read More …