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22nd March
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US Representative proposes a new customs bill that controls or prohibits the import and export of pornography
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See article
from business.avn.com
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Representative Candice Miller is a Republican pas proposed a restructuring of Immigration and Customs Enforcement away from its current department and set it up as an agency all on its own.
Miller's bill, HR 877, would also create the position of Director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who'd have the power to:
Investigate and, where appropriate, refer for prosecution, any criminal violation of Federal law relating to or involving ... (B) customs, trade, or import or export control, including the illicit possession, movement of, or trade in goods, services,
property, contraband, arms, instruments of terrorism, items controlled or prohibited from export, pornography , intellectual property, or monetary instruments...
The bill is being referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security for consideration before being brought to a vote by the full House-
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16th March
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Marriage 2.0 cut for an NC-17 rated version for a more mainstream market
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See article
from business.avn.com
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Marriage 2.0 is a 2015 USA romance by Paul Deeb.
Starring Nina Hartley, India Summer and Ryan Driller.
Wander the Internet or your neighborhood and it's clear: throughout our culture, much of what was true 20 years ago is not necessarily the case now. Our relationships, romantic and otherwise, are in many ways beginning to reflect these new realities. Set
against the vivid, natural beauty of Northern California and San Francisco, Marriage 2.0 follows a couple (India Summer and Ryan Driller) on their search for personal freedom, emotional and sexual bliss within the context of an honest and committed
modern relationship. What makes Marriage 2.0 a different kind of relationship movie is its frankness; for all the pleasures of open relationships, jealousy and vulnerability do not magically disappear. This love letter to San Francisco - the cultural
epicenter of the alternative relationship movement - suggests that the ideas of growth, novelty, and sexual adventure can exist within a millennial marriage. Marriage 2.0 tells a story both timely and universal.
An edited version of the independent film Marriage 2.0 has received an NC-17 Rating from the MPAA for explicit sexual content and graphic nudity throughout. The film is distributed in the US by Adam & Eve, Marriage 2.0 and features hardcore
performances from adult stars, at least in the uncut Unrated version. S creenwriter and producer Magnus Sullivan said:
We are very pleased with the NC-17 Rating from the MPAA. It's an affirmation of our mission of producing an independent film that contains explicit sex, but is driven by dramatic narrative. Marriage 2.0 is a new kind of film bridging adult and mainstream
cinema. It's truly a marriage of independent cinema and adult films that creates a realistic and compelling story about a couple searching to redefine the model for a 'successful' relationship.
Gareth May, a contributing writer for British lifestyle and culture site TheDebrief.co.uk, described Marriage 2.0 as a potential game changer for the porn industry. May wrote:
There are some great performances in the movie. India Summer especially excels, and Nina Hartley's brief role shows she clearly has comedic timing and talent. The movie is most remarkable for its limited use of hardcore sexâ?¦Marriage 2.0 is a very
different kind of porn film.
Marriage 2.0 features performances from adult entertainment stars such as India Summer, Ryan Driller, Dylan Ryan, Nina Hartley, and Mickey Mod, along with appearances from internationally renowned sex and relationship experts, such as Emily Morse and
Reid Mihalko. The film follows a couple (India Summer and Ryan Driller) on their search for personal freedom, as well as emotional and sexual bliss within the context of an honest and committed modern relationship.
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9th March
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A weekend at CineKink and NYC Porn Film Festival
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article from theverge.com
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7th March
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The Independent takes a look at the US porn industry as it celebrated its Adult Oscars
See
article from independent.co.uk
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4th March
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After 50 years of feminism, women want to fantasise about dominant men. By Stephanie Gutmann
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article from spiked-online.com
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26th February
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Politicians make another attempt to repress adult entertainment in Kansas
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See article
from xbiz.com
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A Kansas morality bill that would establish repressive new zoning rules where strip clubs and DVD and sex toy and novelty stores could be located is being debated. Senate Bill 147 would initiate statewide zoning limiting where sexually oriented video
stores, sexual device stores, adult arcades and strip clubs could be located.
Some of the main restrictions would forbid new sex toys and novelty stores and strip clubs from operating within 1,000 feet of schools, day cares, churches or libraries and prohibit the sale of alcohol.
The stores and clubs would be mandated to close at midnight with the bill, and operators would be forced to go through background checks to see if they have been convicted of certain criminal activities that are specified in the bill.
Editors as the Topeka Capital-Journal, however, are staunchly against the new bill saying:
The businesses serve a population, employ people and pay taxes. If there were no demand for them they would go out of business. Legislators have better things to do than pander to people who want their own moral outrage placed in the statute books.
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21st February
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Could something nasty like ATVOD happen in the US in response to complaints about free content on tube sites
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article from xbiz.com
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15th February
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RZA to star in upcoming bio pic of porn star Vanessa del Rio
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See article
from pitchfork.com
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RZA, the Wu-Tang Clan rapper, has been cast in an upcoming biopic about porn star Vanessa del Rio .
The movie is currently untitled. It's directed by Thomas Mignone, who's done music videos for artists such as Sepultura and Slipknot, and also stars Drea de Matteo ( The Sopranos ) and Taryn Manning ( Orange is the New Black ).
According to a press release, RZA plays a character who works the doors at the burlesque club Vanessa dances at. After hours, he secretly uses the club's audio gear to pursue his true passion of music, laying down tracks and rhymes in the new hip hop
and rap genres being explored at the time.
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14th February
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US court case against 'pleasure gel' for failing to deliver the goods
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See article
from thedailybeast.com
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The author of 50 Shades of Grey is being sued over inadequate sex lubricant.
Last week, Tania Warchol filed a class-action lawsuit in California claiming that the Fifty Shades of Grey Come Alive Pleasure Gel For Her failed to deliver on its promise of sexual gratification and improved orgasms. (The suit names author Erika
Mitchell (EL James) and Delaware corporation Lovehoney as defendants.)
Warchol is suing on behalf of everybody who bought this over the last four years, and is seeking a refund and punitive damages. She is claiming that the sex gel violates California's unfair competition and false advertising laws. The complaint reads:
Based on Defendants' representations, Plaintiff believed the Product has powerful aphrodisiac qualities and would increase her sexual pleasure as advertised. The Product did not deliver the purported benefits.
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6th February
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Florida lawmakers propose malicious law to make strip clubs unviable
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See article
from orlandosentinel.com
See also Kansas Bill Tries to Regulate Adult Businesses Out of Existence
from business.avn.com
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Patrons of strip clubs and adult theaters would have to pay a Florida state tax before going in, under a malicious proposal being looked at by state lawmakers seemingly attempting to close down such venues.
The House Finance & Tax Committee agreed to advance the sin tax bill out of the committee. The measure would impose entry requirements on adult establishments, including a $10 fee on top of any other existing admission charges. Also, it would
require the business to keep records identifying customers.
Committee Chairman Republican Matt Gaetz, said the proposal would discourage people from frequenting the businesses.
The proposals have yet to make their way to the Senate. Anticipating opposition because the measure would hit businesses, House Finance & Tax Committee members said they need to carefully define the proposal.
Representative Mike Hill said that while he agreed with the adult-entertainment surcharge, he was concerned about individual privacy in requiring the businesses to keep records on customers:
When else, because you're buying a certain product, you're going to buy a loaf of bread, (and) you have to put your name down?
Representative Charles Van Zant said the surcharge should be $10 on night clubs, where do you not have human nudity, and $25 on those who do. Van Zant claimed that because of connections between adult entertainment and human tracking, the
state should collect names.
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28th January
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Winner of the 2015 AVN Award for the Best Romance Movie
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See Worldwide VoD at Hot Movies
New users get first 10 minutes free (5 for premium titles)
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Second Chances is a 2014 US adult film by Eddie Powell & Jacky St. James (New Sensations Romance)
Starring Allie Haze, Jessa Rhodes, Carter Cruise, Brendan Miller, Logan Pierce and Chad White.
Promotional material
2015 AVN Award Winner for Best Romance Movie
2015 AVN Award Winner for Best Actress -- Carter Cruise
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Director - Feature
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Screenplay.
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Editing
2015 XBIZ Award Winner for Best Actress - Feature Movie -- Carter Cruise
2015 XBIZ Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actress -- Jessa Rhodes
2015 XBIZ Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actor -- Chad White
2015 XBIZ Award Nominee for Best Director of the Year - Feature Release - Eddie Powell & Jacky St. James
2015 XBIZ Award Nominee for Feature Movie of the Year
College freshman Madison Presley (Carter Cruise) thought that she had met her soul mate when she started dating handsome football player Josh Rochette (Chad White.) That is, until she is devastated by the revelation that she has become the butt of a
giant, well orchestrated fraternity prank. Fast forward three years to her senior year, and Madison has (mostly) moved past the heartbreak with the help of her unfailingly loyal friend, Dean (Brendan miller) and her wisecracking roommates, Olivia (Jessa
Rhodes) and Lucas (Logan Pierce).
But when Josh unexpectedly comes back into her life with a scheming sorority girlfriend (Allie Haze) on his arm, Madison's world is thrown into a tailspin. Although older, wiser, and far more cynical than when she'd first fallen for him, she's left
wondering whether something truly wonderful can come out of giving people "Second Chances."
See Worldwide VoD at Hot Movies
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27th January
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Winner of the AVN 2015 Award for Best Parody and Best Movie
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See Worldwide VoD at Hot Movies
New users get first 10 minutes free (5 for premium titles)
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24 XXX - An Axel Braun Parody is a 2014 US adult film by Axel Braun (Wicked Pictures)
Starring Alektra Blue, Kiki D'Aire, Ash Hollywood, Penny Pax, Kaylani Lei, Brie Simone, Claire Robbins, Seth Gamble, Ron Jeremy, Giovanni Francisco, Tyler Nixon and Kurt Lockwood.
Promotional material
2015 AVN Award Winner for Movie of the Year
2015 AVN Award Winner for Best Parody
2015 AVN Award Winner for Best Director - Parody
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Editing
Guess who's back! It's Jack! He's Gonna Need A Hacksaw!
Legendary director and 24 mega-fan Axel Braun delivers porn parody gold with this hilariously sexy spoof featuring uber bad-ass Jack Bauer on the longest, funniest day of his life. Think you can't laugh your ass off, be hugely entertained, and get
totally turned on at the same time? You don't know Jack!
See Worldwide VoD at Hot Movies
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26th January
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Matthieu Leblanc's adult film wins AVN 2015 Award for Best Foreign Feature
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See Worldwide VoD at Hot Movies
New users get first 10 minutes free (5 for premium titles)
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Anissa Kate: The Widow (English Language) is a Europe adult film by Matthieu Leblanc (Marc Dorcel)
Starring Melanie Memphis, Claire Castel, Anissa Kate, Cherry Kiss, Tarra White, Szilvia Lauren, Cayenne Klein, Math and Gery Taylor.
Promotional material
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Foreign Feature
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Director - Foreign Feature
2015 XBIZ Award Nominee for Best European Feature Release of the Year
"When Anissa inherits her deceased husband's vast wealth; she finds herself in a world full of lies, lust and more lust as people try to use her beautiful body to gain access to her fortune! Claire Castel plays the secretary to a powerful
businessman who tries to plot against Anissa to get what he wants. But Anissa has no intention of submitting! She uses her greatest asset to botch the plan...her gorgeous body and insatiable appetite for sex! Her submissive and devoted maids are eager to
help in order to get exactly what she wants. Deep throats, anal fucks, threesomes, large breasts, double penetration and facials. Through these six incredible hardcore yet chic scenes, you will quickly realize that Anissa's desires are insatiable.
See Worldwide VoD at Hot Movies
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25th January
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Brad Armstrong adult film wins AVN 2015 Award for Best Drama
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See AVN 2015 Award Winners
from business.avn.com
See Worldwide VoD at Hot Movies
New users get first 10 minutes free (5 for premium titles)
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Aftermath is a 2014 US adult film by Brad Armstrong (Wicked Pictures)
Starring Kaylani Lei, Brandi Love, Jessica Drake, Vicki Chase, Bonnie Rotten, India Summer, Chloe Amour, Aubrey Addams, Asa Akira, Sarah Jessie, Ryan Driller and Mr Pete.
Promotional material
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Drama
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Director - Feature
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Special Effects.
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Screenplay
2015 AVN Award Nominee for Best Editing
2015 XBIZ Award Nominee for Best Director of the Year - Feature Release - Brad Armstrong
2015 XBIZ Award Nominee for Feature Movie of the Year
Brad Armstrong, writer/director of the epic love story "Fallen" and the 2014 smash hit "Underworld", is proud to present his follow-up masterpiece "Aftermath", a sordid tale of forbidden love. Leading man Ryan Driller
and XBIZ / XRCO Best Male Newcomer Tyler Nixon play father and son, while three-time AVN Best Actress Winner Jessica Drake is the woman who loves them both. Wicked Contract Girl & Performer of the year Asa Akira, Performer of the Year Bonnie Rotten,
MILF superstar Brandi Love and Best Actor Winner Xander Corvus round out an amazing cast. An intensely powerful coming-of-age drama that explores and shatters sexual boundaries, "Aftermath" is destined to become an instant classic.
See Worldwide VoD at Hot Movies
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10th January
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Nevada considers mandating condoms for porn performers citing the success of condom requirements in keeping the state's legal brothels, HIV free
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See article
from businesswire.com
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Nevada health officials have announced that they are considering applying the same strict regulations required of sex workers in brothels in Nevada to the adult film industry. Since 1988, when the State Health Department first mandated condom use for all
prostitutes in all brothels, there have been no reported HIV infections tied to Nevada brothels. Nevada is the only jurisdiction in the United States where prostitution is legally allowed.
In the twenty-seven years that Nevada has required condom use in its brothels, there has not been a single case of HIV transmission found in, or tied to Nevada brothels, said Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
According to the L.A. Daily News, Nevada's health regulations on licensed brothels require 'each patron to wear and use a latex prophylactic while engaging in sexual intercourse, oral-genital contact or any touching of the sexual organs or other intimate
parts of a person.
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8th January
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US film censors pass new Fifty Shades of Grey movie as suitable for older children.
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See CARA Rating Bulletin [pdf]
from filmratings.com
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Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 USA sexy romance by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
Starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan and Jennifer Ehle.
Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.
The US film censors of the MPAA have awarded the film an R rating for:
Strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior and graphic nudity, and for language.
An R rated film is considered suitable for children aged 17 and above. The rating also means that younger children may see the film in a theatre if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Clearly this openness to children rather restricts the amount of sex allowed in an R rated film and means that Red Shoes Diary type chocolate box erotica is about as sexy as these films can become.
Of course the marketeers will now have a damn good try at convincing you otherwise.
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8th January
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Death threats to a muslim porn star may be taken a little more seriously after Charlie Hebdo murders
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Thanks to Therumbler
See article
from independent.co.uk
See article
from business.avn.com
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A Lebanese-American porn star has received death threats after being ranked the number one actress on the adult website Pornhub.
Mia Khalifa moved from Beirut, Lebanon to the United States at the age of ten before eventually moving to Miami, where she is now based.
The 21-year-old history graduate was ranked the most popular performer by Pornhub after only only a short period in the industry. In fact so short that she doesn't seem to have appeared in a full length commercial feature yet.
Her ranking drew strong criticism from many, including some in the Middle East who branded her a disgrace to the country and shameful . A scene that seemed to rile was from one of her videos showing her giving a blow job and then
having sex whilst wearing a hijab.
However Khalifa has been gamely defending herself against criticism with some humerous replies. One Twitter user threatened her head will be cut soon while another warned Khalifa would be the the first person in Hellfire , to which she
quipped: I've been meaning to get a little tan recently .
Khalifa told the Washington Post such scenes are satirical and should be taken as such, adding: There are Hollywood movies that depict Muslims in a much worse manner than any scene Bang Bros [the production company] could produce.
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5th February
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27th February - 1st March 2015, New York
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