My Sexy, Powerful Childhood Heroines

Now that I’m hideously old and decrepit I’m allowed to indulge in nostalgia because, well, because I say so. But since I also write a feminist blog about sex and porn I thought I might as well bring a bit of analysis into my reminiscing. Because why the hell not? So the other day I found myself musing about the women I looked up to in the TV shows, movies Read More …

There’s Now More Naked Men In Romantic Comedies: Research

Happily, it seems that romantic comedies, the much derided “chick flicks” aimed at women, are seeking to redress the balance. Chloe Angyal is studying RomComs for her PhD and she says that a spate of recent films have embraced the idea of male nudity, ostensibly to make the female audience happy and horny. Read More …

“The Thought Of Her” Nominated For A Feminist Porn Award

The nominations for the 2012 Feminist Porn Awards have been announced and I’m pleased to say that my new feature The Thought Of Her has been nominated. I’m in good company. Well-known directors like Erika Lust, Petra Joy, Tristan Taormino, Courtney Trouble and Nica Noelle appear in the list along with a large number of new names. I think I’m going to have to do some research and find out Read More …

Venus In Furs

I feel like there aren’t many new porn for women movies being released at the moment. There seems to be a bit of a lull in production, which is perhaps not surprising given the upheaval in the porn industry at present. For a while there were new feminist porn titles everywhere but right now, not so much. For my latest For The Girls review I chose to watch Venus In Read More …

The Thought Of Her DVD – Trailer

Yesterday I happily mailed off four copies of my new film The Thought Of Her to the Feminist Porn Awards. I’ve spent the last month editing and finalising this, my first long-form erotic film. It’s an extension of the idea behind the short film of the same name – erotic images of male masturbation combined with a sexy voiceover. The tame preview, above, gives an idea of what the film Read More …

Cabaret Desire Is Like Visual Erotic Fiction

As a writer and editor of erotic fiction, I’m a big fan of sexy stories. Written erotica is at its best when it has the freedom to build characters, emotions and motivation before the inevitable sex scene, allowing the reader’s imagination to colour the scenario with fabulous detail. Alas, the same can rarely be said for porn films. If the creators bother with any kind of plot, it’s often arbitrary Read More …

More New Porn For Women Movies

I finally got around to updating my Porn Movies For Women Site and ended up adding more than 20 new titles. I thought I’d share a few of the new female-friendly films that are now available. The Female Voyeur Petra Joy’s latest film is an incredible journey into sensuality and female fantasy. This erotic and sumptuous film breaks porn taboos by including a threesome where the two guys are bi Read More …

Berlin Porn Film Festival Documentary

OK, it’s done. This is my mini documentary about this year’s Berlin Porn Film Festival. Most of it was shot on a Sony Cybershot HX9V – a pocket camera that takes rather good HD video but not so good sound. I actually bought it at the airport on my way to Germany. And thank goodness I did. Our large video camera ended up being damaged, possibly dropped when in luggage Read More …

Films From The Berlin Porn Film Festival

I did a bit of surfing and found a number of short films online that were featured at the Berlin Porn Film Festival. Rosamour This amazing little film features only the bellies of two male dancers. It’s not digitally enhanced, though it looks like it in places. It’s bursting with erotic sensibility without showing any “rude bits”. I met the two guys who made it and they were gorgeous. This Read More …

The Amazing, Inspiring Berlin Porn Film Festival 2011

I’m home again, jetlagged but also bursting with inspiration and motivation after my visit to this year’s Berlin Porn Film Festival. All up I may have spent about six days travelling to and from Berlin but it was totally worth the time, effort and money just to be there and be surrounded by so many fascinating ideas and creativity. And, of course, I got to meet some wonderful people and Read More …

Off To The Berlin Porn Film Festival 2011

It’s a bit much really. Just weeks after coming home from a holiday in France I’m about to fly back to Europe to attend the Berlin Porn Film Festival. It’s costing me way too much money and I’m not looking forward to another 23 hours on a plane but I felt like I’d be missing an important opportunity if I didn’t go. My short film The Thought Of Her is Read More …

“A Real, As Opposed To A Fanciful, Risk Of Harm”

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” – Evelyn Beatrice Hall (attributed to Voltaire) I thought I’d preface this post about censorship with that (overused) quote because the film I’m about to write about is exceptionally distasteful, disturbing and, most likely, trash. The Human Centipede 2, which has just been banned by the British censor, could well be the Read More …

Fairy Tale Porn

Fairy tales, while seemingly innocent, are often rife with sexual imagery and metaphors. The big bad wolf could easily be seen as the corrupter of Little Red Riding Hood’s virginity, for example. For many of us, the fairy tales of our youth may be entangled with our first glimpses of the erotic. For girls, the promise of Prince Charming often lead to speculation about the details of the wedding night. Read More …