Sometimes the name encompasses the nature of the whole movie, and other times not so much. I think the title “Girls Kissing Girls” is apt in some ways – there is plenty of making out and lots of tongue involved, but I know it made me think that kissing was all I was in for. And that’s where I was dead wrong. This four scene lesbian lady romp is packed from start to finish with plenty more than just kissing. Along with licking, sucking, and fucking, I really enjoyed that this movie featured tribbing, or scissoring, which I don’t see too often anymore. Watching two women getting off rubbing their pussies together was definitely the highlight of my day. That and the redheaded spitfire in scene one. Her intense, on the verge of tears orgasm had me totally enthralled from first moan.
-J.D. Bauchery
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For an industry sorely lacking in market research, there are certainly a lot of unspoken rules in porn: “Don’t have too much storyline,” “don’t get too artsy,” “stick with cliches; they sell!” The drab, insipid list goes on and on.
I’ve come to suspect that these rules are not the result of what audiences have truly asked for — rather, they’re what satiates the lowest common denominator. Or to be fair, perhaps it’s just that the average consumer has resigned his or herself to the fact that when it comes to porn they shouldn’t expect much by way of quality: not technically, not performance-wise, and certainly not from the dialogue.
The funny thing is, it takes just a little imagination and effort to make audiences and critics alike sit up and take notice. Read the rest of this entry »
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I’ve been waiting for Sweetheart Video’s first release since I first got word that Nica Noelle had decided to put out her own line of lesbian erotica. Fans of hot girl-on-girl action should already be familiar with Noelle, who previously worked as Sydni Ellis, from her amazing work with Girlfriends Films. Sweethearts’ first release, Lesbian Confessions, was well worth the wait. Noelle set out to make beautiful lesbian films that feature gorgeous women having real sex (I know, it’s crazy!) and definitely made it happen. One thing I appreciate is that each scene is shot in one take. There are no edits or cuts, so you get to experience the entire encounter as it happened. I really liked the first scene, mostly because I thought that Samantha Ryan was pretty amazing. It’s hard to pick out one small scene in this thirty-minute masterpiece as my favorite, but if I had to, I have to admit I loved watching Ryan’s eyes roll back in her head as Stephanie Swift buried her face between her legs. While I love the first scene, you can’t go wrong with any because they’re all really well done. Beautiful women living out their secret forbidden pleasures for you!
The Porn Librarian
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The long awaited debut of Sweetheart Video has finally arrived at Hot Movies For Her. Nica Noelle, who previously wrote, directed and performed critically acclaimed titles for Girlfriends Films as Sydni Ellis, is the full creative force behind this new studio - and after reading her “Between Takes” columns here we are very excited to have it!
What makes Sweetheart Video different? For one, I know Nica puts her whole heart into it. She is an amazing woman (if you haven’t figured that out yet!), and very selective in who she casts and what is done. She makes sure the women in the movies truly want to be with other women and have real orgasms - not just a paycheck! Plus, unlike many other movies, they don’t cut during sex scenes or position the women for the camera as opposed to their pleasure, which (unlike even in some big budget “high quality” movies) keeps the sex as hot and natural as it gets.
You may notice a man’s name in the Sweetheart Video studio description and think, is this content truly by Nica? Let me assure you, it is. Nica Noelle’s erotic visions are amazing, and Sweetheart Video is her outlet. (And on a side note, Jon is also one of nicest guys I’ve met in the industry, which makes their business collaboration even better.)
Check out her first title Lesbian Confessions now and let us know what you think!
Stay tuned for more movies coming soon, or visit SweetheartVideo.com for more info.
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There is, to paraphrase a lovely old verse, something new beneath the visiting moon.
And I’ve been writing about it quite a bit lately, because I’m still somewhat in shock.
Let me begin by saying that I’ve never completely understood the whole “BDSM” thing. Or I thought I didn’t. I have met and befriended and even “played” with a few well-known masters and S/M couples, and I found the play interesting but not intoxicating. I wondered, then, why I kept “trying it again.” Maybe I’m just a sexual adventuress, I hypothesized. Maybe I’m drawn to extreme experiences and sensations as a sort of intellectual tradition.
The curious thing was that often people well-versed in BDSM would approach me, responding to some “vibe” they felt from me which caused them to believe I was “one of them.” (This even happened with one of the most well-regarded Masters in Los Angeles.) And after my scene with the amazing Kylie Ireland, she told me “It’s weird, but you have an affect on me that no other woman does. I’m submissive with most lovers, but with you, I don’t know if I want to kiss you passionately or beat the crap out of you.” She meant it in a loving way (Kylie and I are friends) but there it was again – I was giving off something that others were picking up on. What was it that I was emanating, and why?
And then I met a new lover, and things started to make sense.
After having sex for the first time with this person, I was in a state of intoxication unlike anything I’d experienced before. It didn’t feel like falling in love — or not in the usual romantic sense. It was more that I wanted to completely submit in ways I had only ever heard about others doing (and had always assumed they were “exaggerating” or being histrionic.) But the real difference with this person was that the dominance was expertly executed without any “props.” No floggers, canes, handcuffs, or blindfolds. Nothing that had previously caused me to think of BDSM as overwhelmed by accouterments and theater. With this lover it was all theater of the mind, and it knocked me on my ass.
“You want to be my slave?” he said, repeating my request with his hand around my throat. “Then you will have to do everything I say. And sometimes it will hurt, and sometimes it will be humiliating.” My whole body tingled with excitement and anticipation. Did I “want” to be his slave? ‘Want’ was too weak a word for what I felt. The desire I felt was without precedent.
And then I had a flashback. Years ago I had been in a strange relationship with a psychologically dominant person who initially exuded a state of utter self-control. He had the manner of someone who was slightly “above it all” and not prone to the emotional needs that afflict most mere mortals. He constantly spoke of being “unable to love,” and described his previous girlfriends as if they were odd species of insect he had studied for a time and ultimately lost interest in (due to their shortcomings and failings, not his.) He seemed untouched by life and by the relationships he’d had — as if for him no woman had ever crossed the rubicon into the land of the Lasting Impression. It was this detached quality that had drawn me in for reasons unknown to me, and I had pursued him with the belief that sex between us would be dark and perverse. Just before we began our affair he said to me, “You’re about to enter the darkest period of your life: your relationship with me.” Dazzled, I had played that statement in my mind over and over again, drunk with anticipation. I realized that was the last time I had felt that “all over body” shiver; that delicious excitement for what was to come.
But then my previous lover hadn’t been ‘dark’ after all – or at least not in the way I’d hoped. What I’d picked up on was not sexual dominance and expertise, but mental illness, emotional dysfunction and contempt for women. Plagued with anxiety and neurosis, his interest in sex was more theoretical than actual. He didn’t show any discernable passion, he wasn’t interested in doing anything kinky beyond the occasional threesome (and then, more so he could brag about it to his friends than for private enjoyment.) So throughout the relationship I felt in a state of denied gratification, as if I was always being teased and excited and then left hanging. I would insist on having sex all night long and still at the end feel unsatisfied. What was it that I wanted? Something big was missing, and I was always trying in vain to get it: groping in the dark, frustrated by things I couldn’t quite name. He was doing something to trigger a deeply sexual response in me, but there seemed to be no satisfying way for me to express it.
And now, without warning, I had stumbled upon the answer. Suddenly a lot of things began to make sense. Learning my need for a psychologically/sexually dominant male lover shed new light on my bisexuality and why I am attracted to women far more often than I am to men. (I don’t need a BDSM dynamic with women, and thus am able to be attracted to them more easily.) But I’ve also learned that true dominance is not synonymous with contempt or hostility — or withholding of love and emotion. In fact, as Ernest Green explained to me once, angry or hostile people make the worst masters and mistresses. Their state of mind is all wrong. Their “power” comes from weakness and inferiority disguised as strength, and ultimately it falls flat.
I also recalled something else Ernest Green said once about the BDSM state of mind: “It’s like being gay.” I’d silently scoffed at that notion, but now it was making sense. I had found, finally, a way to feel completely satisfied. It’s not the only kind of sex I’m capable of enjoying, but I realize now that I need a lover who has the capacity to expertly dominate as part of his sexual repertoire to feel fully engaged.
There is nothing more exciting than learning something new and important about the self that sheds light on past internal mysteries. After all, it’s only by knowing ourselves that we can be fair and honest with others. And to that end, I have made some definite progress.
I’m also making progress in other, less lofty ways, thanks to a little direction. Here’s a little hint: Butt plugs are awesome. And I think Sweetheart Video may need to do a girl/girl anal strap on DVD soon, don’t you? I’m hopeful that the visiting moon will stay a while. As long as we’re alive, and thinking, growing and learning, there are always new mysteries to uncover.
Sweetheart Video’s first releases Lesbian Confessions is now available AT HOTMOVIES and at local retail stores, as well as at www.sweetheartvideo.com. Lezlove Video has given the debut film a 5-star rating and it has earned 4 “A’s” from AVN.com
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Nica’s most recent hm4her editorial, Never Say Never, discusses an upcoming movie in which she and Manuel Ferrara get it on. I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal, I imagine that Mr. Ferrara has serviced hundreds if not thousands of women in his illustrious career. However, this is the first b/g scene that Nica has ever performed in and it’s really interesting to read about how a woman who typically sleeps with women, ended up in bed with a man. As someone who doesn’t do dudes, I found the piece to be really insightful and was excited when I saw that she had written more about shooting the actual scene over on her blog!
Here’s an excerpt:
The experience of doing b/g for me was probably a little different than for girls who do it all the time. First of all, I had already met and befriended Manuel and so I felt pretty comfortable going in. It felt more like preparing for a romantic rendezvous than for a porn scene. The one thing I was worried about was whether my “technical” performance would be any good – after all, I rarely make love to men, even in my personal life. But Manuel guided me through the technical issues specific to The Penis, all the while making me feel as if he were totally focused on me and we were actually making love. Manuel is like a latter day Don Juan; a passionate lover of women, sex and romance, and for the time you are with him, he is fully yours.
You can check out the rest here!
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I guess the old adage “never say never” is true after all.
I always said I would “never” do a boy/girl scene, and I meant it. And now here I am about to do one. Granted it’s going to be edited as soft-core so it won’t be an “explicit” scene. And it’s for a lesbian feature film, so I haven’t defected to the other side or anything. But it will still be a brand new experience for me.
Originally I didn’t expect the scene to have much importance. It was meant to show the relationship between a “straight girl” character and her cavalier, thoughtless boyfriend. I’d planned to cast a functional male performer in the boyfriend role, as soon as I could figure out who the best candidate was. But I certainly didn’t think I’d be into the scene on a sexual level — I just wanted to get it over with.
I’ll admit that it’s not often I feel an overwhelming attraction to a man. I experience moderate attractions from time to time, and every now and then get a respectable (if fleeting) “crush.” But rarely does it motivate me to spring into action. I don’t pursue men or dream of romantic trysts with them. I’m much more likely to develop such fantasies and feelings toward a girl.
But every once in a while my mind and body has an unexpected reaction to someone of the opposite sex. This exception happened most recently in Las Vegas during the 2008 AVN convention. I was hanging out at Circle Bar with Michelle Lay one night when somehow we got on the topic of male porn stars.
“I don’t know who any of them are,” I admitted. “I never watch boy/girl porn. I don’t think I’d want to be with any male porn stars. Oh, except maybe that one guy…”
“Who?” Michelle asked excitedly.
“I don’t know his name but he’s really beautiful – I think he’s French?”
“Manuel Ferrara!” she said, guessing the one man who fit that description.
“Is that his name? Yeah, he doesn’t seem like a typical porn guy, but I’ve never met him…”
And then suddenly, as if on cue, Manuel Ferrara was standing in front of us. It was as if he’d simply dropped out of the sky.
“Manuel — we were just talking about you!” Michelle said. “Nica was just saying that you’re the only guy whose porn she’d want to watch!”
Manuel turned to look at me and I was instantly frozen. Felled by a tragic case of “deer in the headlights” syndrome. Couldn’t move; couldn’t speak. Finally I uttered “hi” – or I think I did. Manuel was very gracious about my sudden catatonia, though he looked a bit puzzled. He was charming and friendly and then he moved on.
“Nica, I hate to say this, but you just acted kind of retarded in front of him,” Michelle whispered to me.
“I don’t know what happened,” I said. “I couldn’t even open my mouth.”
“Oh my god — YOU like a BOY!” Michelle teased.
Over the next few days it seemed the Gods were having a marvelous time at my expense. Everywhere I went I would run into Manuel Ferrara. I’d pass by him in the convention hall, at the bar, in the lobby, at the awards show. And any time our paths crossed Manuel would be charming, sweet and elegant. Me? I acted like a complete moron.
“Please do not be afraid of me,” Manuel said to me in his terrifyingly sexy French accent. He didn’t want me to be uncomfortable, and he couldn’t understand why I was having so much trouble.
“I’m sorry,” I told him. And I was sorry — for myself. I meant to act sophisticated and confident; not like a fifteen year old girl meeting her favorite rock star. But despite my odd behavior we managed to become friends by the end of the week. Our friendship was largely based on the fact that I couldn’t speak to him in full sentences, but to him that was part of my charm.
“I’d like to say more to you, but I just can’t seem to talk,” I explained.
“But that is what is so cute!” he said.
Manuel is nice to girls. I can’t stress enough how powerful that is, and how easy it is to pick up on. There are plenty of guys (particularly in Los Angeles) who strut around like they’re God’s gift to women, and exude a vaguely hostile, contemptuous vibe toward the gentler sex. Manuel is not one of those men. His love of women and generosity of spirit makes him even more beautiful than do his high cheekbones, full lips and gorgeous body. And that combination of extraordiary beauty and sincere humility is intoxicating.
When I returned to Los Angeles I turned my attention to Sweetheart’s next feature film, “Angel.” I needed to cast my character’s boyfriend — a role that would be limited to some heated dialogue and a quick soft-core scene. I called Katherine Annelle to ask her advice about male performers.
“What about Manuel Ferrara?” she suggested innocently.
The Gods were up to no good again. But the idea was certainly exciting, and I trust Kathy’s judgment. I decided to ask Manuel if he’d be interested. (That is, if I could get the words out.)
Manuel graciously agreed to play the role. Then he added, “You are aware that most people do not hire me for my acting, right?”
Gulp. Yes, I’m aware. Am I ever.
I told him that I’d never done a boy/girl scene before, so we’d both be trying out new territory albeit in different ways. He said he was game.
After casting Manuel it occurred to me that although the scene will be edited as soft-core, it will now be authentic — just as my girl/girl scenes are. I won’t be faking the attraction or the chemistry, and I know I can trust him to lead the way to a great scene — rather than one I just want to “get over with.”
So it seems the Gods weren’t having fun at my expense in Las Vegas, after all. They were just pointing me – speechless though I might have been – in exactly the right direction.
Look for Nica Noelle’s first ever boy/girl scene in the upcoming Sweetheart Video feature film, “Angel.” Check www.sweetheartvideo.com for more details and upcoming release dates.
Love,
Nica
Director, Writer & Performer
NicaNoelle@aol.com
SweetheartVideo.com
Watch Nica now!
(Watch her as Sydni Ellis!)
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I can’t help but compare this one to movies by Girlfriends Films. It’s pretty obvious that the folks over at Channel 69 have taken a page out of GF’s playbook with this all-girl extravaganza. I mean, Sydni Ellis (Nica Noelle) is even on the cover! No matter, this movie is a great addition to the genre made popular by Girlfriends. You’ll see lots of kissing, caressing, and beautiful women writhing in ecstasy in the four deliciously drawn-out scenes. My favorite was the first, featuring Ellis and Elexis Monroe. They’re both dressed in beautiful lingerie and I love the contrast between Ellis’ porcelain skin and Monroe’s bronzed body. Watching Ellis arch her back while Monroe has her face buried between her pale thighs is amazing. Overall, I feel like this film isn’t quite up to par with my favorite Girlfriends flicks, but it is definitely worth watching.
-The Porn Librarian
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As Ricky Ricardo might say, “I have a lot of ’splaining to do.”
When I last updated my HotmoviesForHer blog, I was with Girlfriends Films and my stage name was Sydni Ellis. Fast forward six months later and my new company is called Sweetheart Video and my name is now “Nica Noelle.”
What the hell happened? Well, it’s a bit of a story. Or rather, it’s a terribly long, dramatic, convoluted story about which some want to hear all the sordid details while others couldn’t care less. I’m going to assume, dear reader, that you fall somewhere in the middle of those two extremes.
First of all, I want to say that my time at Girlfriends Films was invaluable to me. Girlfriends Films showed me that you can be successful in porn by following your own heart and mind rather than sheepishly going along with the crowd. The founder of Girlfriends Films is a true innovator and he was generous enough to teach me things that otherwise would have taken me years to learn. I will always be grateful to him for giving me my start and the confidence to make films I believe in – even if they go against the conventional wisdom of what will sell.
But it was time for me to move on and find my own way. Jon Blitt of Mile High Media gave me that opportunity. I call him my “professional soulmate” because we’re always on the same page and it’s been that way since our very first meeting. Together we conceptualized and created Sweetheart Video, a girl/girl erotic studio that we hope will surpass all others in terms of quality, diversity and innovation.
Our first titles are getting ready to hit the shelves as I write. Set for release are Nina Loves Girls!, a documentary starring the legendary Nina Hartley where she explores her strong lesbian side (and explains in depth her philosophies about porn, love, monogamy and womanhood.); Lesbian Daydreams, a vignette series that shows what can happen when a woman’s erotic imagination runs wild; Rivals, a sexy catfight series that I’ve had a blast filming (I shot a scene with Kylie Ireland where she spat in my mouth! It was the hottest thing I’d ever experienced!), and many others. I’m finally doing the interracial series I’ve always wanted to do (Lesbian Beauties – Interracial), as well as a “kissing” video for hardcore kissing fans. And of course I’m continuing with my lesbian soap operas, beginning with Lesbian Chronicles – Wasted Years. In that series, I play a massage therapist and single mom who is searching for herself and for what really turns her on. It stars Elexis Monroe, Micah Moore, Keisha, Aubrey Adams, Kylie Ireland and many others. *Check Sweetheartvideo.com for news, galleries, and all the latest information about our upcoming releases.
Now, for the mysterious name change from Sydni to Nica. I know that’s probably the weirdest thing of all, and I realize I have to address it.
I changed my name because signing with Sweetheart was a new beginning for me. And I knew in my heart that this was going to be home, that it was going to be permanent (or as close as anything gets to permanent in this random, unstable world.) Nica is my real name, while Sydni was a name I thought of in a pinch (at my first shoot with Girlfriends Films when they asked how I wanted to be billed. “Ellis” was my then-lover’s middle name, and I took it as a little “inside joke” between us.)
In short, I chose the name Sydni Ellis before I realized I’d have a lifelong career doing erotic films and that I had actually stumbled upon my destiny. But now that I’m clearly on that path (I’m even writing a memoir), I can’t quite stomach being known forever by a name that means nothing to me.
It’s been a wild year, with lots of changes and triumphs and plenty of drama. I’m grateful to the lezlovevideo.com forum, an online community of lesbian erotica enthusiasts, for being true friends and supporting all of my decisions as well as being loyal enough to wait all these months for my new films.
So now that I’ve given you the backstory and you can rest assured that I’m not schizophrenic (yet!), I hope to get back to the business of making films and writing about my experiences here at HotmoviesForHer.com. I’ve never been so excited about the future – and the present – and I’ve never been so happy professionally. The Germans coined the term funkshunslust, and it means to experience pure joy by simply doing what you were born to do. It might sound funny, but I finally feel I’ve got that. Funkshunslust. (Hmm… sounds like a good title for a film, don’t you think?)
Please check out our website at SweetheartVideo.com and write to me at NicaNoelle@aol.com
Love,
Nica
Director, Writer & Performer
NicaNoelle@aol.com
SweetheartVideo.com
Watch Nica now!
(Watch her as Sydni Ellis!)
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Boundaries. So many boundaries crossed in this movie. Maybe it’s just because I’m trained to have lots of ethics surrounding therapists and patients, but at any rate, it was a difficult dynamic for me to watch. Ok, boundaries aside, this movie is really pretty good. One of my favorite things about lesbian films (and lesbian sex in general) is that the sex isn’t over when the orgasm is. It can just keep going and going and going and in this movie, it did just that. Some of these scenes are almost an hour long each. A few new things for me, including nipple-vaginal rear entry sex. Oh, and Sydni Ellis is, of course, awesome. There is something so hot about her fresh-faced, elementary-school-teacher-looking-self getting all hot and bothered wearing a strand of pearls (the real, non-cum kind).
-J.D. Bauchery
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