‘Playboy Redux’ Art Exhibit of the Playboy Bunny

Celebrate 50 Years of the Playboy Bunny

Playboy Bunny
Tara McPherson
Oil on Linen – 48″ x 48″
©2010 Tara McPherson

Exhibit Information
Playboy Redux
Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny
August 27 – September 12, 2010

Opening Reception
Friday, August 27, 2010, 7-10PM
At our new gallery location: 2780 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago

About The Exhibit

Playboy Enterprises in collaboration with The Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh) invited over 20 contemporary and street artists to reinterpret the iconic Playboy Bunny in celebration of the opening of the first Playboy Club in Chicago 50 years ago in 1960. Known at that time for her satin bunny suit, cotton tail and rabbit ears, the Playboy Bunny served cocktails and glamour in equal doses. Many luminaries once worked as Bunnies, including Deborah Harry, Gloria Steinem and Lauren Hutton. For Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny, artists were asked to create a new look for the Bunny, a veritable makeover to create the Bunny of the future. The selected artists have presented a number of new takes on this iconic image, and works ranges range in medium including photography, painting, sculpture, drawing and video.

Playboy Redux was originally shown at The Warhol Museum in March-June, 2010. Rotofugi Gallery is proud to now exhibit and sell these works along with some new additions.

This project is part of Playboy’s year-long 50th Anniversary celebration of the Playboy Cluband Playboy Bunny. The exhibit is curated by Aaron Baker, Ned West and Rotofugi Gallery.

The Gorgon
Tim Biskup
Cel Vinyl Acrylic on Paper – 24″ x 18″
©2010 Tim Biskup

Participating Artists
Featuring Josh ‘Shag’ Agle, Jennybird Alcantara, Scott Anderson, Glenn Barr, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, R. Black, Ain Cocke, Brian Ewing, Brendan Fernandes, Rod Filbrandt, Jeremy Fish, Mike Giant, Ludovica Gioscia, Ken Keirns, Jeremiah Ketner, Jeremy Kost, Frank Kozik, Travis Lampe, Bob Masse, Tara McPherson, Hiroki Otsuka, Lisa Petrucci, Mark ‘Atomos’ Pilon, Bonni Reid, Isabel Samaras, Seth Scriver, Andrew Schoultz, Steve Seeley, Jeremy Tinder, Michelle Valigura, Saya Woolfalk and O Zhang.

PLAYBOY, BUNNY and Rabbit Head Design are all marks of Playboy, ©2010 Playboy.

Jenna Jameson brings out the cat claws

There was a story today in the Huffington Post about celebrity sex tapes and quotes Jenna Jameson, who calls out Heidi Montag for her fake crying about her sex tape.

Jenna Jameson: Celebrities LIE About Sex Tape Victimization – Heidi Montag has stopped crying over her sex tape long enough to talk business with Vivid Entertainment and stands to cash in big. Porn veteran Jenna Jameson says she never bought Heidi’s victim act.

“Why do people do porno tapes, sell them, make boatloads of money, then LIE about being victimized. I know one girl who sold her tape herself,” Jenna tweeted on Tuesday.

“@SOFTBLUSHcom I know one of the girls that acts so prim and proper and sold her tape to get famous. The others I just speculate,” she continued. “I own up to my porn, I don’t cry and say my boyfriend stole it.”

Kim Kardashian has called her sex tape “humiliating” even though she came away from it with a $5 million settlement. Kendra Wilkinson gave teary television interviews talking about her “extremely embarrassing” sex tape after it earned her millions. Danielle Staub said her sex tape was “coming around for a reason,” try as she might to stop it.

Montana Fishburne, for her part, has never been less than upfront about her hopes for her sex tape to bring her riches and fame.

“I’ve watched how successful Kim Kardashian became and I think a lot of it was due to the release of her sex tape,” she said.

AXEL BRAUN AND VIVID ANNOUNCE NEW PORN PARODIES

AXEL BRAUN AND VIVID ANNOUNCE NEW PORN PARODIES

Popular TV shows and classic movies to get the XXX treatment in 2011

LOS ANGELES – (August 23, 2010) – Axel Braun, arguably the busiest director in the adult entertainment industry, has announced a slate of new movies to be distributed exclusively by Vivid Entertainment, the world’s leading adult film studio.

On top of the already announced Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody, the 2011 lineup includes spoofs of the popular TV shows Law & Order, Starsky & Hutch, and The Addams Family, as well as classic movies like Grease, Clockwork Orange and The Godfather.

“I’ve selected TV shows and movies that have not only been popular favorites, but in which I have a real emotional investment”, said Braun.  “It makes working on these projects incredibly exciting for me and translates into products that are true labors of love”.

Braun’s Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, also distributed by Vivid, has been at the top of the charts all summer long, and has already become the best-selling adult title of the year.

“We’re already getting strong retail interest in Axel’s upcoming Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody, which we announced last month”, said Steven Hirsch, founder/co-chairman of Vivid.  “There is no doubt this new slate of high-quality movies will generate tremendous excitement in the marketplace for us.”

DISCLAIMER:  Law & Order® is a registered trademark of Universal TV Distribution Holdings LLC; Starsky & Hutch®, is a registered trademark of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.; Batman® is a registered trademark of DC Comics General Partnership; Grease® and The Godfather® are registered trademarks of Paramount Pictures Corporation; Star Wars® is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. and/or Lucasfilm Ltd.
Press contact: jackie@vivid.com or 800-762-4761.

Tegan, Jenna, and Lisa Ann host ED after-party

Adam & Eve Contract Star Teagan Presley Joins Mega Stars Lisa Ann and Jenna Haze in Hosting the Official Exotic Dancer Awards After Party in Las Vegas

The Stars of D2 and FemmeCore are Back in Vegas to Blow the Roof Off Wasted Space

Tuesday, August 24 At 9:30pm
Wasted Space At The Hard Rock Hotel In Las Vegas, NV

Three of the very biggest stars in adult are descending next Tuesday, August 24th, 2010, onto Hard Rock Hotel to host the Official Exotic Dancer Awards After Party.  Teagan Presley, who hosted this party last year with record-breaking numbers, this year is joined by mega stars Jenna Haze and Lisa Ann.

“Lisa and Jenna are two of my favorite girls to work with.  I worked with Lisa in FemmeCore in a super hot domination scene, and with Jenna in the soon-to-be famous morgue scene in D2.” Presley adds, “I already know these girls love to fuck, and I know they both know how to party.  This Tuesday we are gonna end summer with a bang at Wasted Space!”

All three stars will be participating in the award show, and all have done very well at this show in previous years.  Teagan, Jenna and Lisa are all represented by A-List Features for feature dancing, and the after-party is cosponsored by A-List.

The party begins after the Award Show ends, and attendees with badges or tickets to the Awards get free admission.  Doors open at 9:30PM on Tuesday, 8/24.  VIP tables are available in very limited quantities.  For more info or for VIP information, email CoryAr@hrhvegas.com or call (702) 400-4285.  To book Teagan, Lisa Ann or Jenna for feature dancing, please email Dave Michaels of A-List Features at Dave@AListFeatures.com.

National Go-Topless Day?

Did you know that yesterday was National Go-Topless day? Me either! But apparetnly Auguest 22nd is now my favorite day to celebrate! For more information you can visit the Go Topless website HERE

GoTopless.org is a US organization, claiming that women have the same constitutional right to be bare chested in public places as men. Their spiritual leader and founder of goTopless.org states: “as long as men can be topless, constitutionally women should have the same right, or men should also be forced to wear something hiding their chest.”

What happens on National GoTopless day?

Across America, topless women and men peacefully rally in the streets, parks, on the beaches of their towns and cities.

Topfree performances are given by various artists to honor women’s right to be top free, body painting is be available. Chalk street artists also paint Art works from Old Masters (or new ones) without any nipple censure. The aim is to convey that the sight of a top free women in public is as natural as the sight of top free men. Please write to us if you are an artist (performance or visual) who would like to participate in one of future events.

Manhattan Madam next Governor?

Ex-Eliot Spitzer madam Kristin Davis’ to challenge Andrew Cuomo in New York gubernatorial election

NYDailyNews is reporting Kristin Davis, the ex-madam who supplied call girls for Eliot Spitzer when he was attorney general and governor, has gotten herself on the November ballot. Davis procured 23,000 signatures – more than the 15,000 required – in support of her candidacy as an independent challenger to Andrew Cuomo. She’ll be the first woman in New York history to run for the office while on probation (for one count of promoting prostitution in the third degree). Among those who signed in support of her pro-marijuana, pro-gay marriage candidacy were comic Prof. Irwin Corey and “True Blood”s crazy vampire king Denis O’Hare.

She is running on a libertarian platform of legalizing prostitution, marijuana and same sex marriage, and firearms rights. Davis invites contributors to “get FOK’d” by becoming a Friend Of Kristin. She has stated a goal of raising $2 million for her campaign. Kristen stated:

I am confident that I can collect more than enough signatures from cadres of escorts, ex-escorts, strippers, dancers, dommes, gays, lesbians, Libertarians, Ron Paul supporters, U.S. Marines, rappers who revere the pimp or other lovers of freedom moving my petitions under the direction of my communications consultant Frank Morano.

Ann Marie Rios Interview

Ann Marie Rios is scorchin’ hot!!!

August 23, 2010
Words & Interview by Steve DiLodovico | Smutlife

Anne Marie Rios is cute and perky, but don’t let that fool you: on screen she is hotter than napalm. This petite Latina is a total sweetheart with a sexy streak of innocence mixed with decadence. She has managed to sustain a career in adult for almost a decade. In that time she has produced some scorching scenes that would have made The Great Beast Aleister Crowley blush. She studied at the Van Mar Academy of acting at Hollywood before going into the real estate game. By 2001 she was fully immersed in sin and sensuality and quickly became a fan favorite. After a brief hiatus she returned in grand fashion, much to the delight of her arduous admirers and took off with a vengeance. Now the feisty firework is busier than ever, which means all you perverts will have brand new scenes to drool over…

SL: Let’s start with the basics. Tell us a little about yourself.

AMR: Well, I’m a California native; lived here all my life. Not like the people who moved here two years ago… I’m a hardcore baseball fan, a Dodgers fan.

SL: So you must have really hated that late-inning rally my Phillies put together to beat the Dodgers.

AMR: I hate it any time the Dodgers lose, especially to the Phillies! No, the Phillies are cool. Kind of. But I have to admit I am not a Shane Victorino fan at all. That’s really the only thing I have against the Phillies.

SL: What do you have against Shane?

AMR: He’s just a douchebag. He’s a bad sportsman and I just don’t care for him.

SL: Yeah, he’s not my favorite Phillie. So tell us how you got into the Adult Industry.

AMR: Back in 2001 I was working for a real estate company. It really wasn’t a conscious choice to become and Adult actor. I grew up about 30 miles away from where 90% of the world’s porn is shot and one day I was taking a ride to a set with a girlfriend who was going to do a movie. Somehow I ended up in the movie with them. She did a couple of movies and then went back to her life; she’s a nurse now, and I’m still here.

SL: Do you find there are more Latina performers in the Adult industry now as opposed to when you first started?

AMR: When I first got in the business there were probably about 7 Latin girls, including myself. When there was a Latin movie all of us were in it, you know? I think there is more of a demand in the market these days then there was before. People are realizing that a porn star isn’t always blonde with big, fake tits and hair extensions and all of that. These days we come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

SL: You’ve become pretty prolific for someone who kind of fell into the industry almost by accident.AMR: Yeah, I host Private Calls; it’s on right after Night Calls on Playboy Radio. It’s Sirius XM channel 99 every Wednesday. It’s a spin-off of my old TV show I hosted for Playboy TV. I like to keep busy. During the years I was under contract with Metro I started directing for them. That was actually the last thing I did before I took a break from the industry. Since I’ve come back I haven’t really pursued much directing a lot because the industry has changed a lot. Directors are trying to keep their jobs, too; as much as the talent is. I find most directors I speak with (except for the ones that work on the real big budget features) are editing their own movies just to keep their jobs. I’m mostly focusing on my Playboy radio and TV stuff and web-camming on my site. Mostly I like to keep the site fresh for all the fans that have been supporting me over the years. There are a few who have been with me since I was Spice TV host.

SL: You’re website is pretty interactive. It really gives your fans a chance to get to know you.

AMR: I definitely try to keep it that way. Every girl has a site these days, but a lot of girls don’t put very much into it and then they’re pissed when they get nothing back. I know people can go on free sites; they can go almost anywhere online and watch me getting screwed. So, on my site, not only do I have all of that stuff, I also try to give stuff that no one else is offering.

SL: And you’re still starring in films, right?

AMR: Oh yes! I just starred in two new features for Metro, so it was a lot of fun to be back on set with them again. I also just starred in a couple other features; one was for Penthouse, one was for New Sensations and I have multiple sex scenes in both of those movies. The one I did for New Sensations is called The Engagement Party and the one for Penthouse is called Screw Me To Death. It involves me and my husband taking out hits on one another… it’s kind of weird, but fun.

SL: How do you get motivated for a scene?

AMR: After doing it for this long, if I don’t have motivation there’s definitely something wrong! I always try to allow myself to be the character; to be in the moment. You have to leave your life behind for a few hours and be a performer. I don’t want anyone to say anything negative to me before I do a scene. If it’s not sexy or they’re just going to talk shit on people and put me in a negative mood I don’t want to hear it. I need to be in ‘sexy mode;’ I need to feel sexy and be turned on and I need to want to be in that mode. I try and steer clear of anything negative.

SL: What do you enjoy doing in a scene, what is your “signature move?”

AMR: (Laughing) I have quite a mouth on me! I like to talk a lot of shit, I like to talk dirty and I like people to talk dirty back to me. I don’t degrade people and I don’t want people degrading me, but I do like more than just moaning and all that standard crap. For me, being descriptive in what you’re doing and vocalizing that: it intensifies it for me.

SL: What’s your life like outside work?

AMR: I do a lot of Yoga. I’m a certified Yoga instructor. I practice Hatha and I’ve even recently gotten into the Bikram, even though it’s pure hell and torture it is so good for the body! I’m very into sports: I love going to Dodgers games. I love to travel, hike, surf… I love to be anywhere near the ocean. And I love my dogs!

SL: Where can your fans find you?

AMR: The best place to find me is my personal blog: Anne Marie’s Adventure. It’s pretty much an online journal. There are a lot of pictures from my travels and stuff. It’s completely free, there’s nothing hardcore there, but I do blog on there. There’s also a calendar on there that tells what my shooting schedule is; all my appearances and web-camming. There’s a direct link to my Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.

SL: Last words?

AMR: To the fans that are already familiar with me and have been supporters I’d like to say thank you! Every day there’s a new girl who wants to be a porn star and I think part of my ability to sustain a career for almost a decade (and still be pretty damn busy) is because I have such awesome, amazing supporters and fans. I always love to send a shout-out to all my men in uniform, because I really do love a man in a uniform. Especially firemen! I love the veterans, all the men and women who support us and allow us to be as crazy and free as we are. I send love to all of our troops, wherever they are, so that they are safe.

Are you dancing with the devil?

Mike South make a post today that I think everyone should read.  Especially those in our industry, those directly effected by piracy and all those porn stars who bitch about not getting paid as much or making as many movies as before because of piracy and those tube sites.  So before you book your next job with certain people, I just want you to remember what this story says – word for word.  Because you may very well be working with the same people who are in fact stealing from everyone else.

If you book even one job with these people or have anything to do with them business wise, you are directly contributing to their stealing everyone else’s content and that means you are helping them fuck everyone else.

It Ain’t About Piracy, It’s About The Money

Back in August of 2007 a California Judge awarded 5.4 million dollars to Jules Jordan in a copyright infringement case against a company called Kaytel. The amount was substantially reduced on appeal on the grounds that Jordan had no standing to file the suit. Yesterday the ninth circuit court of appeals re-instated the original judgement. At first glance one looks at Jules and thinks good for you man. But anyone who knows the facts knows this isn’t about fighting piracy, after all Jules Jordan distributes for Brazzers, whose owners own 5 of the 5 largest tube sites in the world. Tube sites that infringe the copyrights of every single company in this business. Brazzers, in the name of Mansef Inc. is currently under federal indictment on money laundering and other charges. Additionally Brazzers is facing a civil suit from Pink Visuals in the amount of 6.75 Million dollars for…you guessed it…. copyright infringement. So when this sanctimonious little douche bag starts wrapping himself in the “I’m fighting piracy” flag, remember he is doing way more to enable it than he is to fight it. Actions speak WAY loader than words.

Brian Plumper Fucked Up Big Time

In what is turning out to be the be the biggest OOOOPS of the year, it seems that someone forgot to get a signed model release when they filmed Montana Fishburne in her first sex scene which he was trying to rush to release before Vivid released their sex tape with Montana Fishburne.

Only ya, the dumb ass can’t legally release it without her having signed on the dotted line and what do you think the chances of her doing that now are going to be?

And today TMZ reveals ….

Montana Fishburne Demands Halt to Sale of Pumper Video

Montana Fishburne claims she got screwed by her sex tape partner … over footage of some eXXXtra-curricular work they did on the side — and now she’s hired some lawyers to clean up the mess.

TMZ has obtained several letters that Fishburne’s legal team fired off to a porn star named Brian Pumper — demanding that his production company immediately stop all sales of “Phattys Rhymes & Dimes 14” … which features a scene between Montana and Brian.

According to the letters, Montana never signed a release for Brian to use the X-rated material in his video.

As for why Montana agreed to engage in coitus in front of Pumper’s cameras in the first place — Fishburne tells us Brian offered to help her “practice” for her big debut with Vivid Entertainment … and the footage wasn’t supposed to be sold.

So far, we’re told Pumper has not responded to the letters.

Can anyone say OOOOPS???!!

So now the question is, did she really sign the releases and this is just another publicity stunt or is what she saying true?  Did Brina Plumper make this hugeeeeeeeeeeeee huge mistake?

Guess we’ll find out soon enough!  Either way it’s some amazing free press for her Vivid movie which I am told is still selling insanely well.