Petra Joy

What do our favorite porn performers think about the industry? Inquiring minds want to know! Well, we asked and they answered! Welcome to our latest editor’s spotlight column, where we ask a bunch of stars the same question and see what kind of awesome answers grace our inbox.

Continuing with our Thanksgiving trend, this month we asked:

What are you thankful for this year?

“This year I am thankful for the people in my life that add love, support, positivity and encouragement while expecting nothing in return. I am thankful to have a wonderful partner and soul mate who has been my best friend and has been by my side through out our journey together. I am thankful for my health and the health of my loved ones. I am also thankful for the lessons that life teaches us.” – April Flores



“I am greatful that I was able to complete and publish my new film The Female Voyeur. It was 14 months in the making and there were so many obstacles during the production that I was close to loosing faith. But now it is out, looks good and I am so happy about it.  I am also thankful for the growing network of sex positive feminist filmmakers. Together we revolutionize the porn industry and change the world. I am proud to present many female made porn gems on my Her Porn compilations.” – Petra Joy

“I am thankful for my beautiful and delightful son.  He teaches me every single day to be positive and enjoy even the smallest joys in life.  Also, my fans. Without my fans and their support I wouldn’t be in the position I am in.  I am humbled at every turn. ” - Sophia St. James



“I’m thankful for Adrianna Nicole’s dangerous mind, Danny Wylde’s thoughtful blog, Dylan Ryan’s irresistible tweets, Jada Fire’s smile, Christian’s love of pegging, Jiz Lee’s gender, Mr. Marcus, all the fantastic performers in the adult industry, independent sex-positive stores, and my fans who continue to support my sex ed and porn work!” – Tristan Taormino



“I’m thankful for the relationships in my life; the ones with amazing friends, a great one with my parents and especially the one with my partner who makes me laugh, supports me, is inspiring, who over this last year, has showed me what love really is.”  – Dylan Ryan



“I am thankful for my amazing family. My wife has been by my side since I took on changing the world with my work. We have since moved to Mexico where we have adopted 7 dogs and also a family that helps us with our daily lives here. My Mom and Dad have become my Mom and Dad again after years of being separated from them due to my drug problem. My sisters call me their brother. My daughter Rebekka is still alive after 20 years of being diagnosed with HIV. I feel like a lucky man to have such a loving family.” – Buck Angel



“I’m thankful for my husband, my family, my friends and my fans. I hope everyone can be with people they love on Thanksgiving. Happy season!” – Nina Hartley



“This year has been… intense. I am very thankful for being able to produce and direct my most ambitious project, a film called Cabaret Desire. Six months preproducing, two weeks of shooting, four months postproducing… and finally, Cabaret Desire is here in my hands. I am thankful for working on the film with the Poetry Brothel and their very talented “poetry whores” who gave me inspiration and imagination. Four tales of passion and sex with actors from all over the world gathered in Barcelona to create a unique and natural work. Exotic, erotic, mysterious, stereotype-free and sensual… a film that defines my view of sex and porn, that represents my inner desires and I hope makes adult entertainment more accessible to all and proves that women enjoy their sexuality to the fullest. I am thankful for being able to express myself and bring something new to people.” – Erika Lust



“I’m thankful that I got to see a lot of family this year.  I’m also thankful that I get to share my life with an incredible woman, every year.” – Shoosh, Triangle Films




“This is an easy one for me: I’m thankful for my health and my life. I kept it private while I was going through it ‘cause I hate to be perceived as anything but healthy and vibrant, but I spent the wicked winter of 2010-2011 in treatment for ovarian cancer. Outside it snowed and snowed, six blizzards total on the Northeast! Inside I did everything I could. The big C wasn’t gonna’ take me down! And it didn’t. Come spring I burst forth disease-free and ready to rock. This spring I’m planning to add another movie to my Femme line, writing the script right now, with my buddy Jamye Waxman. Look out world, nothing’s stopping this bitch!” - Candida Royalle



“I’m thankful for my family, friends and community.  An abundance of inspiration,love,support,creative energy.  I’m thankful for learning to trust, renew, forgive,Breathe and let go of negative energy that doesnt nourish our souls.  I’m thankful for space and courage to explore my sexuality through art and feminist porn.  I’m thankful for the opportunity to connect with kinky and sex positive communities on a global level.  I’m thankful for my daughter who has given me new inspiration in everything that I do.” – Madison Young

“I am thankful for the Occupy (Wall Street, Everything, Together) Movement for standing strong against our corrupt system, and encouraging one million US citizens to take their money out of big banks that steal homes and dollars from us and never pay taxes!” – Courtney Trouble



“I am thankful for my awesome husband and partner in crime Jimmy Broadway and our three beloved dogs — and the fact that we just moved to a 4500 sq. ft. shooting space in downtown LA — looking forward to making lots of kinky Severe Society Films movies as soon as space is renovated!  Also thankful for our XBIZ Awards nomination for Fetish Studio of the Year.”  – Mistress D Severe 



And we are thankful for all of these amazing performers! Happy Thanksgiving!

xoxo-
JD and Ginger Leigh

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Yesterday I got an email from Shoosh over at Triangle Films (one of my favorite people in the industry, btw) letting me know that their movie Justine Joli LOST is going to be shown at the Berlin Porn Film Festival.  Along with the message she sent me over the catalog for the event and HOLY CRAP are there are TON of amazing movies screening there.  I can’t even name all of the awesomeness that is going to be pouring out of Berlin next week!

Along with an AMAZING selection of movies (including Lesbian Hitchhikers 2, My Own Master, Pregnant With Desire, Roulette Toronto and The Female Voyeur, among so many, many more), the festival welcomes a bunch of fantastic porno folks like Tristan Taormino, Nica Noelle, Jiz Lee and Judy Minx.  Can you say yum?!?  I can’t – I can barely type with all this drool streaming onto the keyboard!

While I only listed movies that we have on HotMoviesForHer here, there is a whole host of new films and studios that we don’t have (yet! I am using this catalog as a wish list!).  Seriously, you need to take a look.

Obviously I want to be at this festival more than I can even express, but it’s a no-go on my end, and for all the other folks that are low funds/saving their vacay for tropical destinations, be sure to watch these awesome movies here on HM4Her!

xoxo
-JD

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I had been looking forward to watching this movie since I first heard about it, which was before we even had it on the site.  As a huge Petra Joy fan, I am always ready and eager to spend a little time in her amazingly sex-positive, feminist, female-focused world.  And, of course, The Female Voyeur did not disappoint.   Petra Joy films are, well, a joy to watch and her latest masterpiece joins a collection that I consider a must-see for anyone that likes thoughtful, engaging smut.

Dished up in three vignettes, this movie focuses on just how visually-charged women can be and how much they like watching sexy exchanges.  Each piece is extra sultry and features a collection of beautiful performers that exude obvious chemistry – in both pairs and during group sex! Yum!  Along with all this delicious content, the actual quality is super high end as well, with elegant sets and post-production galore.  There is definitely something to be said for the trend of amazing quality in erotic, sex-positive porno.  Don’t think we didn’t notice!

One of my favorite things about all three of the vignettes is that each of them include strong, sexually-charged women who are running the show.  Be it in a sexy slave scenario, dirty photo shoot or pervy stage show – these women know what they want and how to get it.  And lucky for us, they go for it!  If you like female-centered porns chock full of hot bodies and exciting action, this is seriously one for you.  I promise, you will not be disappointed.

Thank you Petra Joy!  This movie makes me so happy that I am, indeed, a voyeur!

Watch “The Female Voyeur” Now!

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Happy International Women’s Day!!  March 8th is the day when we take extra time to really celebrate women on a global scale and show just how much we appreciate and respect them.  Since we do that every day here at HM4Her, I thought I would take a few minutes and give a little super shout out to some of my favorite porno makin’ ladies from around the world.  The focus tends to land on the USA more often than not, so I want to make sure you know about all these fabulous women of the world!

First up is the amazing Erika Lust.  Based out of Barcelona, Spain, Lust (though she is Swedish) creates the most beautiful erotic scenes that just burst at the seams with emotion and sensuality.  She is also an accomplished author, writing about porn, sexuality, and even where to pick up a good dildo when you are traveling through Europe.  Her documentary “Barcelona Sex Project” is one of the most thoughtful, engaging pieces about masturbation that this jaded reviewer has ever seen.  In fact, when I have to make a recommendation for great porn for women, Erika Lust always tops my list.  Definitely check her out!

Petra Joy is another director that makes my short list of fabulous porn for women.  This German filmmaker whips art and sex together to make the most delicious pieces of porno candy.  Her films are creative and raw in a way that makes you want to hit the rewind button after each scene so you can take it in again to see everything you missed.

Up in the Great White North we’ve got Bren Ryder of GoodDykePorn – and that’s just what she makes.  Bringing real folks to the screen for real, authentic sex, Ryder tosses the mainstream idea of ‘lesbian porn’ on it’s ass and gives us lady lovin’ ladies a chance to show you how we really get down and dirty.  You want to see this!

I know, there are so many more amazing women I didn’t get a chance to touch on!  I could be here all night making a list of everyone that needs to be on here, but alas, I chose to just focus on a few so I can go celebrate all the lovely ladies out and about in the world!  Go out and do the same yourself… after you watch all this super hot porn!

xoxo
-JD

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Happy Lady Porn Day!  That’s right, today is Lady Porn Day – a specific day dedicated to exploring porn and masturbation for women!  So exciting, right?  Rachel Rabbit Write of RabbitWrite.com saw the crazy stigma around women watching dirty movies and decided to do something about, which led to this fabulous online campaign of smut appreciation.

So many bloggers and porno folks are getting into the action, including Jiz Lee, Violet Blue, Lux Alptraum, and a ton more! Just check out the hashtag #LadyPornDay postings on twitter!

In honor of the work folks are doing to celebrate and educate about the awesomeness of lady porn, here are some of my personal favorite sex positive, female friendly movies – specifically one that I think will change women’s ideas of what porn is all about! Read the rest of this entry »

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We are so excited that Petra Joy is back with another installment of her seriously amazing series Her Porn.   Compiling the best of porn for ladies from a whole host of videos, Joy has created a totally fun and inspiring romp around the sexy playground and found so many super sexy scenarios for us to enjoy.  From the standard plumber comes over to bone story (scene 1), all the way to the rose colored memories of the 17^th (and last) scene, these vignettes are filled with some of the hottest, and most interesting erotic experiences.

What I really love most about the Her Porn series is that it’s not just a super long porno featuring one director’s content over and over again.  These compilations take sexy scenes from a variety of really fucking talented ladies that know how to bring their amazingly arousing visions to the screen.  This volume, 2, includes pieces from Anna Brownfield, Candida Royalle, Maria Beatty, Shine Louise Houston, Annie Sprinkle, and of course, Petra Joy herself.  If that list doesn’t send a few tingles down your pants, I’m not sure what will!

There really is no way to qualify which of these scenes were my favorites.  Honestly, they are all so completely different and amazing that it’s near impossible to talk about one over the other.  The few that stood out so intensely in my mind were the ones that made me really think, or made me wish I was home under the covers.  The two that made me sit down and really think about were definitely ‘Dildoman’ (scene 4) and ‘Who Wears The Dress?’ (scene 5).

‘Dildoman’ is a animated short that ends up featuring a woman fucking another woman with a man, using him as a dildo (sorry for the spoilers).  I wasn’t sure how to take it and I needed a minute to process through the whole thing before moving on.  Man, I love porn that makes me think!

With ‘Who Wears The Dress’ a male/female couple is fighting because they are both wearing the same dress to a fancy occasion and the woman is not happy that her man is dressed as woman, but it turns to super hot action as they fight.  I love that the story turns on its head and have never seen anything like it.  Bravo to Candida Royalle for breaking stereotype boundaries and bringing us such super hotness.

On the making-me-melt tip, the top stop goes to scene 13, which is a snippet from Shine Louise Houston’s  ‘Champion,’ which I’ve been dying to see for years.  I am actually really embarrassed to admit that I’ve never seen it!  And just getting this tiny taste has me super geared up to see the whole thing.  Just watch it and you will know what I mean.  Syd and Dallas, be still my horny heart!

You need to watch this movie!

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One of the stereotypes that drives me craziest when it comes to porn is that all dirty movies are made by men, to get men off.  What?!  There are SO MANY women bringing some of the hottest erotic smut I’ve ever seen to the table – making movies with other women’s pleasure in mind.  So this week, I’ve decided to focus on the awesomeness that is For Women By Women porn – pinpointing in on hot hot hetero flicks that features gals and guys getting busy, because lord knows if I didn’t narrow it down, I would be here all night trying to decide which 5 movies to choose. Read the rest of this entry »

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This past weekend I attended a friend’s wedding and was seated next to a lovely married straight couple.  And because I am me, we ended up chatting about porn (you know, like 20 feet from my friend’s grandma – not that granny might not love porn, but I’m sure said friend probably doesn’t want to hear it at her wedding.  Don’t worry, I think everyone else was on the dance floor actually.).  Straight porn, specifically, and how it’s just not hot.  And again, because I am me, I came to the rescue and set the story straight (literally).

I explained that while there are many hetero porns that aren’t as female focused and many that could care less about either performer’s pleasure, as long as they get a money shot; there are, in fact, a whole host of super sexy straight flicks that are more than worth a watch.  So for this week’s Top Five Tuesday, I am busting out the top of the hottest hetero movies I’ve come across in my time as a porn connoisseur. Read the rest of this entry »

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Studio: Strawberry Seductress Category: By Women

As you may recall, Her Porn is Petra Joy’s collection of fantastic porn scenes for women. There are a lot of different genres represented and I love the fact that she’s compiled this amazing film to share all of this amazing XXX.

Right away I recognized this scene, it’s from a film I reviewed years ago when I first started this gig, but I thought this was a good way to highlight two great films! Scene six is a short clip from Maria Beatty’s Ecstasy In Berlin, an amazing black and white film starring Paula Rosengarthen and Sonya Sovereign. If you’re a fan of Beatty or erotic fetish films, you definitely need to read my review and check out the entire film.

For those of you looking for an intro, let me tell you a little bit about the Joy’s selection for Her Porn. She offers a 10 minute short from the film that really captures the artistic feel of Ecstasy in Berlin. Rosengarthen is recalling submitting to Sovereign, so there is a dreamy quality as she’s spanked and flogged.

My favorite part of this excerpt was definitely watching Rosengarthen tied into her corset by her surprisingly buxom butch lover. Let me just say I had forgotten that Sovereign had all of that ass hidden underneath her jacket until she stripped down!

Another great film highlighted by Joy in what is officially my favorite compilation of they year. I’d like to hope that somewhere in New Orleans, if I were to walk into the right unmarked club’s door, I’d find this very show going on.
-The Porn Librarian

Watch “Her Porn Volume 1 (Disc 1)” Now!

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This just in – Oprah loves porn!  Why else would she spend an entire hour-long show dedicated to porn and erotica for women?  Well, I guess it could be the statistic that 1 in 3 porn consumers are women, and that 70% of those women watch it in secret, so maybe Oprah just wanted to put the spotlight on something taboo, but relevant to so many women.  I guess it could have been ratings – I mean, what gets bigger rating than talking about sex?  Nah, I still think it’s because Oprah loves porn.*

And because Oprah loves porn (it may even be one of her favorite things!) and talked about all the hot lady movies there are out there, we thought maybe we’d have some newbies coming to the site today.

So, welcome Oprah viewers!  Congratulations on your decision to see what kind of sexy stuff is out here in the internet adult world!  You’ve come to the right place if you are looking for a comfortable, classy site that was make just for you.

We are not just a lady-friendly site, we are an adult site specifically created for women!  And even better, we are totally women-run!  That’s right, those pictures you see to the right are really us! Well, the Porn Librarian isn’t actually a pile of books, but since she usually has her face buried in one, we figured that would be more representative of her.  Anyway, I digress.  Welcome to HotMoviesForHer!

In celebration of you, we thought it would be fun to spotlight some of the great porn that Oprah mentioned, as well as some of our favorites… kind of like a HotMoviesForHer Porn Club!   We also want to make sure that you know that we aren’t here to tell you what kind of movies you should like.  Women all like different things and their porn preferences run from the tamest erotica to the hardest of hardcore.  And who are we to say otherwise?  So, these picks are just some suggestions to get you rolling, but be sure to explore the whole site and find the flicks that truly get your motor running!

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