Bel Ami will kick off their U.S. promotional tour by attending the GayVN awards in San Francisco and hosting a blowout party March 27th at the 440 Castro Bar. Bel Ami stars Luke Hamill and Dolph Lambert will appear at the bash where there will be giveaways, Bel Ami movies playing, and drink specials. Furthermore, Lambert and Hamill will update fans from the GayVN Awards and the 440 CASTRO partyvia Twitter, with pictures and chances for fans to win prizes, “part of a massive expansion of the company to give fans the best possible online experience,” according to a company press release. To kickoff their Twitter debut, Bel Ami’s inviting fans to complete the phrase “I love Bel Ami because…” by adding their own Twitter entry by March 28. Bel Ami will choose The top 15 and give winners a free DVD. “Bel Ami has received lots of attention this awards season,” a Bel Ami company rep told XBIZ, “so we thought this would be a good way to connect with fans — by inviting them to view this trip to California through the eyes of a Bel Ami boy.” GayVN nominations for individual performers in the Bel Ami crew include Best Actor nominations for Brandon Manilow and Ralph Woods as well as a nomination for Dolph Lambert who is up for Best Newcomer. Bel Ami founder, George Duroy received two nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Director. Bel Ami other nominations include Best All-Sex Film, Best Pro/Am Film, Best Foreign Release and Best Cumshot.
Before we get into the book, written by 20-year veteran porn director Mike Donner, here’s some things you may not have known about the porn industry (with our own added commentary):
Versatile actors tend to get paid more than total tops or bottoms. We bet they make an assload more cash.
One should pick a porn name that’s sexy, not stupid; for example, Drake Fillmore, OK. Cheeks Quickshaft, FAIL. You don’t want viewers laughing during the opening credits when they should be prepping the lube.
Any porn model on set should be ready to bottom (that means you too, standing by the camera). Bottoms should also ass-douche and consider taking Immodium AD the night before—no one likes unexpected chocolate treats in the middle of a sausage dinner.
You shouldn’t show up to a porn interview wearing underwear that’ll leave unattractive wasitband marks on your hips.
Not having sex two days before the scene can help a cumshot go from Lil’ Squirt to Old Faithful. Our high school basketball coach basically gave us the same advice when he told us not to cum a few days before a big game: “You’ll make better baskets and your rim shots will more likely to go in.” He was wrong, but all the boners in the locker room was better than winning.
It’s rude to call other models “girls”, but it’s completely acceptable (encouraged even) to call your bottom a “bitch” while fucking them. Feminism has come a long way!
There’s no porn worker unions, actors should get paid up front, not sleep with flirty producers, and should expect to be taxed by the IRS—just several ways to avoid getting screwed in a porn movie.
Some studios make their actors trim their pubes for that “bigger cock” look, also some viewers find bush a big turn-off; but not this viewer.
Those are just a sampling of the many factual tidbits from Donner’s How To Be A Gay Porn Star. Donner’s quite hilarious and experience without our additions. He’s written and directed 200+ gay and bi videos and been nominated for 58 awards (he won 22), so he knows his topic well. Plus, he’s got porn stars Rod Barry, Dean Phoenix, and Justin Wells backing him up with personal anecdotes throughout. Each chapter ends with “Daddy Donner” regaling readers with first-hand tales such as when a performer accidentally unloaded in his eye while shooting. During an interview, Daddy Donner said, “Porn should be fun, and anyone who’s done a shoot knows it’s also pretty hilarious. And hard work. Hilarious, hard work. You’ve got someone’s testicles in your face while you’re at work – how serious can you be?” Though he says the porn stigma has worn away somewhat and that amateur porn sites let anyone fuck on camera, actual porn stardom require lots of hard work, fitness, mental health, friendliness, and the ability to take direction, and fuck for hours. Make sure you don’t have “political or papal inspirations,” Donner says, “a hard-on is a job requirement. If you can’t get that basic skill, consider another line of work,” and “if you’re looking for a boyfriend, try church.” You can read the first chapter of the book, buy it, and see some funny pics from How To Be A Porn Star at Mike Donner’s website. Also, Rod Barry recently considered Donner’s book, and shared how he became a porn star on his blog. Got an exhibitionist streak or always felt curious about trying porn? Take Donner’s advice and try your skills on camera… you may surprise yourself! Whad’ya think guys? Any takers? Rod Barry previously on QC: Rodd Barry and Alton Cox at MikeHancock.com Bound Gods: Luka and Rod Barry QCX: Bound Gods – Rod Barry and Dak Ramsey Rod Barry Enters Rehab For Alcohol Abuse Dean Phoenix previously on QC: Kyle King and Dean Phoenix at HotHouseBackRoom.com Kyle King at HotHouseBackRoom.com Dean Phoenix and Danny Roddick at ColtStudioGroup.com QC Movies: On Fire Porn Gossip Round-Up! Justin Wells previously on QC: FalconTV: Justin Wells and Tony Bishop Men Over 30: Justin and Lee Men Over 30: Lee Covington & Justin Wells Circle Jerk Boys: Troy Montgomery and Justin Wells
Lucas Entertainment announced that it just signed a versatile 25-year-old Russian newcomer Dimitri Romanov to their exclusive stable. He’s got a fat uncut cock and a handsome face. Always one to tout his own greatness, Michael Lucas, director and CEO of Lucas Entertainment said, “”I met Dimitri three months ago in Russia and could tell he had the raw talent to become a star. I helped him come to the U.S. and signed him as an exclusive right away. He has an unbridled sexuality which comes across in every scene. Dimitri is also versatile and enjoys fucking and getting fucked, which I find very valuable in a performer.” Romanov will have two scenes in the upcoming Lucas porn film, Entrapment, based on the gay sex shop arrests recently protested in NYC (however, the young adult stars look nothing like the old men actually arrested in those stings). He’ll star in scenes alongside musclestud Vin Costes and daring bottom Ryan Raz (who’s also appeared at Men Hard at Work).
(UPDATE: 3/1/09) – A few new developments over the last week: First. Edison appeared in a Vancouver court to give testimony against Sze Ho-Chun, the computer technician who allegedly leaked the nude celebrity pics while repairing Chen’s laptop. The testimony took place in Chen’s native Vancouver because of his refusal to return to Hong Kong since the scandal first broke. A Canadian judge and Hong Kong’s chief magistrate co-commissioned the hearing as Hong Kong police questioned Chen. Chen testified that of the hundreds of nude pics of the four female celebrities exposed in the scandal, at least 40 were taken during one of his trysts by a female celebrity who later gave him a burned DVD of the images as a “present” for his “personal appreciation.” He denied accusations that he had transferred the photos to his phone to show others and added that he had deleted all the nude celebrity pics from his laptop, not realizing that someone with technical know-how can still extract deleted files from a computer. Chen was initially reluctant to reveal the indentities of the four females in questions because ”I’m quite a private person. I enjoy my privacy, I need my privacy. This was never meant for anyone else to see. I’m determined to protect their innocence. They have suffered enough.”
Meanwhile, as Chen’s first movie after the scandal is set to premier in Hong Kong, actress Celia Cheung publicly discussed her role in the sex photo scandal for the first time on TV Friday night. She blamed Chen for the scandal saying she was fed up with the actor for not returning her attempts to contact him or even apologizing once the photos leaked online. In discussing their relationship, she implied that Chen was a dishonest, unreliable hypocrite who brought shame to the women involved; though they did not expect Chen’s protection a year ago, they now expect him to give them their due respect and dignity. She cried while discussing her family’s support during the scandal. Chen reacted the following day by issuing a statement saying that the scandal was his fault and he accepted all blame.
Assessing who stands to lose the most in the scandal, The Electric New Paper said that Cheung will likely emerge “relatively unscathed” although her photos were the among the most explicit, because she had already put acting on the back-burner when they surfaced. Her husband dismissed talk that the scandal put their marriage on the rocks and stood up for her saying, “‘those (referring to the sex photos) are history, stuff that happened long ago’.” She’s also known as a bit of a bad girl who drank and smoked as a teen (Oooo… how wicked!) and has recently been pictured looking very happy with her son Lucas. As for Edison, he was a huge Hong Kong pop star and had just appeared in The Grudge 2 and a tiny role in The Dark Knight straddling Hong Kong and Hollywood before the scandal broke. He’s all but retired from film at age 28. having been axed from the upcoming action movie, Jump, and having the credit card company Manhattan Titanium pull all their ads featuring him. There are also rumours that the Hong Kong triads had put a HK$500,000 ($10,000) bounty for one of Edison’s hands (yow!). He gets about 60-40 odds for re-emerging from the scandal, having ruined his own and several other careers and personal lives. Sadly, in conservative Hong Kong, celebrity sex tapes aren’t quite the career booster that they are in the U.S.
However, in what seems his first commercial engagement since the scandal, Edison made several appearances in Singapore this last Friday for events associated with Carl’s Jr., Adidas, and Bang & Olufsen. During his public appearance at theGrand Hyatt Hotel for the release of Carl’s Jr.’s the 100 percent Angus Beef Thickburger (tee-hee), he had 10 bodyguards and over 200 screaming fans. He ignored questions hurled from the audience about Cheung’s recent interview. However, his appearances sparked some web ire with one unnamed executive calling it a “PR fiasco.” Pics of the event are here. Download the Complete Set of Pictures Here.
About two weeks back,Raging Stallion studios issued a press releasek because their latest release, To The Last Man sold so well that they had to place an “emergency order” with their DVD replicator to resume filling wholesale orders.
“We sold out of all 5,000 units of the initial run earlier this week, with strong orders from Europe leading the charge,” the studio announced. “Normally, a 5,000-unit run will last eight to twelve months, even for a hit movie. The numbers being seen on ‘To the Last Man’ are extraordinary.”
Not to be outdone, their infamously catty rival, Lucas Entertainment, issued its own press release about their upcoming feature, Return to Fire Island with an eye towards mocking Raging Stallion for its unpreparedness.
“Lucas Entertainment is proud to announce that the company has planned far enough ahead to meet demand for ‘Return to Fire Island,’ the best-reviewed title of 2008,” the studio said. “Sales of the title have been awe-inspiring since its release in late November. The company has filled orders from every corner of the globe, including North America, Europe and Africa without delays or service interruptions.”
Raging Stallion’s To The Last Man is awesome, so how can anyone blame them for not having enough for the firestorm that followed? But in his porn life, Michael Lucas has always enjoyed sticking it to others. So why should his professional life be any different?
Thanks to XBIZ.
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is a Grammy-nominated American R&B and pop singer-songwriter-dancer-director-actor who made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16. The album featured the hit single “Run It!”, which topped the Billboard Hot 100, making Brown the first male artist to have his debut single to top the chart.
According to the a press release,Falcon exclusive, Matthew Rush will be leaving the studio after his final live web-cam show on January 11th, 2009. Rush recently made headlines when he sucked off gay-for-pay musclestud Zeb Atlas. When asked why he let his contract expire, Rush said, “I’ve been with them almost 10 years and I feel that I don’t fit the Falcon look anymore. I’m older, I have tattoos and I want to have to ability to do different things. I’m not retiring by any means.” We sure will miss his muscley body his beautiful ass and massive tool, but hopefully we see him pop in and out off porn flicks from time to time. Though he may not have the Falcon look anymore, he still looks great to us. And who knows? Maybe he’ll go to grad school, open up a sex shop boutique, or write the Great American Pornstar Memoir. Either way, we wish him all the best!
Daniel Radcliffe pens a new song performed by the cast of EQUUS. Check out that tight bulge!
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Is Luke’s last name, Hass, short for “Hot ASS”? Man oh man, the guy is smoking. We’re looking forward to his solo work. But more importantly, where can we get a pair of those shorts? And how can we get his cock in our mouths (or better yet, ours in his)?
Having finished his contract with Raging Stallion, porn star Luke Hass announced on his blog he’s going solo. “We shot a series of great movies together, but I wanna experience the industry, work for other companies, with other models and also do porn in a different way.” In saying his goodbye, he gives love to some of Raging Stallion’s staff and crew, and also has some especially kind words about 10-inch mega-pornstar, Michael Brandon, who succumbed to his crystal meth addiction this last September.
Hass admits, “The life of a non-exclusive is definitely not as stellar as an exclusive model. You have to do your own promotion and you also don’t get to be flown everywhere for private parties or promotions.” His blog makes it sound like the decision is mutual but not without some friction or at least a behind-the-scenes backstory. Either way, we wish him luck. He’s definitely a hot piece, any guy would be lucky to have him and we look forward to see more of him in the future!
ILJA ALEXANDER is an Asian singer/songwriter, model and actor from Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has a beautiful voice, handsome face and nice body. See more at QC Japanese.
Finally! A show for men who love watching men love men on film. For the upcoming show Everything you Wanted To Know About Gay Porn Stars (But Were Afraid To Ask), director John Roecker interviewed sixteen gay porn stars (including Kris Anthony, Brad Benton, Nick Capra, Caleb Carter, Alan Gregory, Jason Hawke, Johnny Hazzard, Jeremy Jordan, Matt Martin, Joey Milano, Nick Piston, Jason Ridge, Marc Sterling, Danny Vox, Bret Wolfe, Harlow Cuadra) to learn what makes them tick. Far from just being racy, reality-show schlock, the mini-series actually sounds interesting and (gasp!) even socially relevant. The episodes tackle coming-out, drug abuse, romantic relationships, HIV awareness, porn star bloopers, and how one star got drawn into murder. The show debuts on here! Network November 14th—heck it out. We’ll see if we can get some video clips of the show posted here for everyone. Get a rundown of the episode topics, after the jump!
Hey everybody… good news! Apparently, there really is someone for everybody. Very soon, the horse-hung Ice Queen of Porn, Michael Lucas will wed Richard Winger, an international businessman and President Emeritus of New York City’s LGBT Center. The two men will marry in a private Los Angeles ceremony celebrating the couple’s eight-year relationship. “I’m very excited about the upcoming ceremony,” said Lucas, “and I’m proud to be having it in a state that accepts our relationship. This is not only a declaration of our love, but as a way to show that gay people can marry just like heterosexual couples. While it’s difficult to believe these rights may be swept away by such ignorance, it’s moments such as this when we need to come together and fight for a cause.” “I have loved Michael for eight years, ever since we met at a Holiday Party,” added Winger, “and I look forward to reaffirming our love and our relationship.” The couple will use the event to host a fundraiser for Equality California, a leading statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights and advocacy organization. Through their “No On Prop 8” campaign the group has been spearheading the fight against the homophobic Proposition 8 initiative, which calls for the elimination of the right for same-sex couples to marry.
Michael’s wedding is a good reminder that California gays still need your help! Support for proposition 8 is growing and gay activists are being outspent by almost $10 million, mostly because of the deep pockets of the Mormon Church. If you can, please donate to Equality California or No On 8—it’s easy, it’s simple, and it’ll make a world of difference. As for Lucas’ wedding, the event will be attended primarily by members of the adult entertainment industry. Makes you wonder how messy the all-you-eat buffet might be and how porn stars might party in the after-reception shenanigans at the hotel.
Following their nuptials in California, the couple plans to commemorate the ceremony with a gathering in New York City in November.
