Tristan Taormino

Surprise! In honor of the upcoming 2012 AVN Awards, this week’s Top Five Tuesday is packed full of the noms that I love. Yes, there are more of you that I want to take home and keep for myself, but I am limited to 5 so work with me. I ‘m not going to yammer on here. Just check out my picks and feel free to let me know who you love!

Belladonna: Sexual Explorer – As soon as I layed my eyes on this title, it was my pick for Best All-Girl Group Scene.  I reviewed it not too long ago and it quickly made it’s way to my must-watch-again (and again and again) list.  There is definitely chemistry between these ladies and you can tell they are enjoying themselves and each other the way they would if the cameras weren’t rolling.  Besides, it’s a Belladonna porno.  You can’t go wrong.

Bobbi Starr – I am LOVING all of the movies coming from Bobbi Starr Productions.  I have always admired this lady for her porno performing skills, but there is no doubt the she deserves to be in the running for  Best Director – Non Feature.  She is pervy and smart.  It is a match made in my porno heaven.  All of her work is stellar, but she happens to be nominated for Shut Up and Fuck.  Watch it!

Julie Simone Is A Dominatrix – We totally fell in lust with Julie after her 20 questions interview.  She is a total pro in the BDSM world and damn does she know how to put her pets through the ringer.  Holy men in bras, this flick is hot!  It is up for Best BDSM Release.

Andy San Dimas – Look, she’s just hot.  Plus she is down for getting it on all the time.  I never second guess whether or not she likes her job.  She is a professional, but definitely puts her whole self into her pornos.  I have mad respect for her and I totally have a crush on her.  Andy is nominated for Best Actress.

Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex 3: Adrianna’s Dangerous Mind – If there is one movie on the list that I not only love watching, but also hold near and dear to my heart, it would be this one.  J.D. and I reviewed this porno scene by scene.  I feel like I spent quality time with it, got to know it, had it over for coffee, etc.  Rough Sex 3 is over the top fantastic.  Watching rough sex scenes spun from the mind of the beautiful and talented Adrianna Nicole is empowering and a total turn on.  Nominated for Best Group Scene, this is one movie that will always and forever remain on my “best of” list.  P.S. Tristan Taormino is  the bomb.  Just sayin’.

Love,
Ginger

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Well, it’s that time again – the end of the year.  Can you believe 2011 is already coming to a close?  It’s been a bust last twelves months here at HM4Her, with lots of changes, including a farewell from The Porn Librarian and welcoming Ginger Leigh into the fold.  We’ve also reviewed a ton of movies and toys this year, as well as juggling all the fun of traveling for work and managing the craziness of our own personal lives.  So to do it up right, here is a very special round up, featuring the top five movies we’ve each reviewed this year, along with our top five toys/life/whatever picks.  Let’s get to it!

First up is Ginger Leigh!

Top Five Movies:

Bobbi’s World - I am so feeling Bobbi Starr‘s movies.  They are shot from her POV and from the outside of the action.  I’d say she took a page out of Belladonna’s book, but absolutely brings her own brand of hotness. Plus, the scene starring Bobbi and Kim Kane make me wish I was a curling iron.  Just sayin’.

The Return Of The Post Apocalyptic Cowgirls – This was one of those pornos that I watched with my jaw gently resting on my keyboard.  It is seriously hot all the way around.  Director Maria Beatty is at the top of my list when it comes to superb feminist smut.  I love it.  All of it. The chemistry between performers in this movie is out of this world and I’m so very thankful that it exists.

Belladonna: Manhandled 4 – Belladonna can do no wrong. Any of her movies could easily fit into this list.  I think what makes this one so special is the opening scene with Bella herself and Ramone Nomar.  He roughs her up right and the sound of his voice totally makes me swoon.  Or perhaps it’s that dark hallway scene starring James Deen.  Orrr maybe it’s the way Mr. Pete mixes merciless slaps with sweet kisses. Or maybe it’s…

No Fauxxx: Jiz Lee – I believe quoting the last paragraph of my review will suffice here. “Director Courtney Trouble reigns supreme when it comes to queer porn and giving the big middle finger to gender rules and boundaries.  If this sounds like your kind of jam, you should watch No Fauxxx: Jiz Lee.  It’s Jiz fucking Lee masturbating in a public restroom.  What the hell else do you want?”

Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex 3: Adrianna’s Dangerous Mind – J.D. and reviewed this movie scene by scene.  It is amazingly dirty, but sex positive and awesome.  Adrianna Nicole loves it rough and knows how to communicate what she likes… a girl after my own heart.  Thank you, Tristan Taormino, for making great porn.

Top Five Toys/Life/Whatever:

Working for HotMoviesForHer – I started writing for HotMoviesForHer in February of 2011.  It has been one of the best work experiences ever.  I love working for a sex positive porn site for women.  I get to spread the good word on porno to women everywhere, but on personal level I find it pretty damn empowering.  Also, I get to work with J.D. everyday.  I’m really lucky to have such an amazing co-worker and friend.

The RodeoH – Hands down, the most comfortable harness I have ever slipped over my cheeks!  The RodeoH is a brief that also acts as a strap-on harness.  It looks sexy and feels great on.  Excluding super heavy dildos, it is top notch in function.

Danny Wylde’s Bieber Funded Wishlist: It is no secret that I am a big fan of Danny Wylde.  Earlier this year, I stumbled across his Bieber Wish List on his blog.  Long story short, if you purchased an item for him on his Amazon Wish List you got a video of Danny dressed as Justin Bieber, singing and jacking off.  Sold!  He was super nice and the video was hysterical… and hot.  His blog isn’t all about pop stars and masturbation.  He has some great incite on the industry and life in general.  You should check it out.

Burlesque- No, not the Christina Aguilara/ Cher movie… ick.  I’m talking about performing.  While performing is always one of the biggest loves in my life, this year (for reasons i’m not going to get into) I realized just how much I love it and how very alive I am when I am on stage.  It has been a great year for the show as a whole, but personally I have grown and it feels pretty damn good.

The Mayer Hawthorne Concert-   Life.  Changing.  Show.  Mayer’s concert rocked my soul the core.  He sounded even better live than recorded AND I got to meet him after the show! He was a super nice dude and I will never ever forget it.  This was definitely one of the biggest highlights of my year.

Next Up is J.D. Bauchery!

Top Five Movies:

Artcore – Not only does director Carlos Batts offer up the amazing hotness that is a Courtney Trouble / Kelly Shibari / April Flores (his wife!) masturbation three-way, we also get April and Drew Deveaux bangin’ a little while later. Seriously, does the man sneak into my fantasies and bring them to the porno screen? Because I can’t think of combos I’d like to watch more.

The Female Voyeur – I was looking forward to this Petra Joy movie since I had heard about it, which was way before we got it on the site. Joy’s amazing feminist porn always offers up deliciously strong, sexually charged ladies in her flicks and this newest movie does not disappoint.

Belladonna’s Spontaneass (Disc 1):She really did try to stay away, but alas, you invite people to come do a blowjob movie, and you are Belladonna, you WILL get involved. This amazing orgy movie is called Spontaneass because that’s just what it was, a totally spontaneous fuckfest that spawned out of Bella filming an innocent blowjob movie while on hiatus from porno. Thank Goodness that she couldn’t help herself because this is one of the HOTTEST movies of the year. Trust me.

Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide To Female Orgasms-Tristan Taormino can do no wrong in my mind. Seriously, this woman is the epitome of sexy sex educator, bringing the knowledge of instructional porn into the heat of super hot high quality porn. There aren’t too many directors I would trust with truly representing female orgasms, but Tristan gets my two thumbs up. Not to mention performers Dylan Ryan, Jiz Lee, Adrianna Nicole, James Deen, Madison Young are more.

Queer Porn TV: James Darling + Wolf Hudson Part One – Wolf Hudson and James Darling go at it in a bathtub in one of the queerest romps I’ve ever encountered. What I wrote in the review sums the whole thing up, I think: “James Darling sucks cock like a serious champ. He doesn’t just like it – he LIVES for it. I’ve never seen someone’s eyes roll back in pleasure quite like this; especially as a giver and not a receiver. You can totally tell that Darling is getting off himself as he goes to town on Wolf’s rock hard dick. Truly a treat to watch.” YUM.

Top Five Toys/Life/Whatever:

Jackhammer Jesus – This blasphemously awesome dildo came to me from Divine Interventions to review right as Easter rolled around, making my holiday one to remember. I mean really, who doesn’t love a huge silicone cock with a rendering of Jesus on the cross molded onto it? I know this Jew found it mighty amazing… and so did my pussy.

Meeting My Man – Back in March of this year, I was out at a local queer artist showcase event when I ran into this guy I’ve known for about 10 years as an acquaintance. One thing lead to another and we ended up staying out til 4 in the morning and smooching in the first stirrings of daylight. Fast forward to present, when this amazing man and I just moved in together and are creating a home and family of animal offspring. I am so lucky to have met such an amazing queer fellow who is just as pervy and ridiculous as I am, and I am grateful every day.

Tristan Butt Plug: Anal queen/ sex educator Tristan Taormino developed a signature butt plug for silicone toy makers Vixen Creations. I’m pretty sure there is nothing I would trust more going up my butt.

ScrewSmart – The adult sex education collaborative I co-run with two amazing women is just entering it’s second year, and we could not be happier about the work we’ve been doing. Not only are we offering workshops, but we’ve been performing regularly and even taught and performed up in Canada this year, making us international adventurers!

Meeting and Interviewing Buck Angel - Earlier in the year, I had the great pleasure of meeting and interviewing the fantastic Buck Angel, the man with a pussy. Along with being a pioneer in the trans porn industry, Buck is an educator, activist and all around awesome guy. It was a dream come true!

Have a very happy new year!

Love,
Ginger and J.D.

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Hello, my Hanukkah friends!  Welcome back to our celebration.  The Festival of Lights is winding down, with tonight being the seventh, and second-to-last, night.  To get our latkes on, we are lighting one of our favorite toys tonight – The Tristan, a signature butt plug from amazing sex educator/director (and Anal Queen) Tristan Taormino!

Tonight we are celebrating the holiday with one of the most well known gay Jewish porn stars out there, Michael Lucas.

An out and proud activist and supporter of Israel, the Russian-born Lucas may be the CEO of Lucas Entertainment (one of the biggest Gay Porn Companies out there), but he keeps a ton of hats on the side, trading in his porn crown to do writing for The Advocate and speak out about oppression, just to name a few.  In 2009, Lucas even released a porn movie that was shot in Israel, with an all Israeli cast.  Pretty impressive, Lucas!

Spend a little time with gay porn icon Michel Lucas.

Happy Hanukkah!

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Every once in a while I take a looksie at the list of Top Five Tuesdays we’ve done in the past (we’ve done 169 in total!) and can’t believe that we haven’t yet captured our five favorites of certain genres or stars.  This is what happened when I caught a glimpse of Adrianna Nicole in a movie I was watching and was reminded of how much we like her.  While I was totally shocked that we hadn’t top fived her yet, I was actually kind of grateful we hadn’t because it meant that I could do it now! So without further babbling, here is our top five Adrianna Nicole movies!

River Rock Women’s Prison – When the ladies of Triangle Films first decided to shoot a feature film, they made two fantastic choices.  First, for the movie to be prison-themed, and second for casting Adrianna Nicole as a bad-ass corrections officer.  Not only does she rock that role so well, she fucks like the total champ she is and brings even more awesomeness to the mix.  A woman in uniform – yum.

Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex 3: Adrianna’s Dangerous Mind: - Just when I thought Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex series couldn’t get any better, Taormino goes and creates an entire movie around Adrianna Nicole’s own personal fantasies.  Serious, Tristan, are you purposely making sure I don’t get anything else done at work?  Mega bonus is scene 1 with Jiz Lee.

Adrianna Nicole – Cheerleader CBT: – I’ll be the first person to admit that CBT, or Cock and Ball Torture, is not on my roster of sexy favorites, but I can definitely respect the variety of ways that folks get off – and that they would want Adrianna Nicole to be administering the hotness.  Especially in a cheerleader uniform.  Like I said before – yum.

All Girl Fight Club: – I sure do love me some Ultimate Surrender wrestling, which is what we get in this super hot compilation.  Scene two is Adrianna and Syd Blakovich (sporting some weird Russian accent?), hitting the mat with a whole lot of force and swagger.  How could we not love that?  It’s an added plus that Syd is a MMA fighter in real life.  Swoon.

Midori’s Expert Guide To Sensual Bondage: – Of course I had to add in a little instructional lovin’.  I am a sex educator after all.  Sexy expert Midori offers up an amazing how-to on bringing sensual bondage into your love life, bringing on Adrianna Nicole as her delicious demo buddy. Thanks for takin’ one for the educational team, Adrianna!

This was a hard list to make, since we have more than 300 videos featuring Adrianna! Whew!

xoxo
-JD

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Happy 11-11-11!  I don’t know if there is really any significance to today’s date other than it just being awesome (and, of course, that it’s Veteran’s Day), but since it is,  we thought we’d celebrate with lists of our favorite 11 porns and performers!  Because why not use it as an excuse to talk about stuff we like?

First up, JD’s Top 11 Picks!

Next, we’ve got Ginger Leigh’s!

Happy 11-11-11 and have a great weekend.

xoxo
JD & Ginger

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If there is one thing I am, it is a total Anal Advocate!  This amazing orifice is not only super sexy, it’s filled with all sorts of delicious nerve endings – even on the outside!  For all you people who still shy away from the backdoor, fear not, this fantastic starfish of pleasure is sure to thrill you and have you begging for more!  Check out our top five hetero Anal Adventures for some action from the rear!

Rock & Roll In My Butthole: This awesome Burning Angel porn has an accompanying theme song written specifically for it – need I say more?  No, but I will anyway.  Nearly three hours of butthole-tastic sexin’!  Thanks Joanna!

Butt Seriously Folks: With a name like this, could I seriously leave it off the list? While it doesn’t look too old, this flick is definitely considered a classic… and who am I to deny you some classic anal activity? Nobody, that’s who!

Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide To Advanced Anal Play: The Anal Queen, Tristan Taormino, is back with an advanced guide to getting it on, booty-style.  But don’t think this instructional flick is some dry educational piece – Taormino keeps it fresh and super sexy, all while inserting some of her delicious knowledge where the sun don’t shine… in your brains!

Le Tour Anal: What is one non-sexual activity that has you constantly thinking about your ass?  Bike riding, of course.  So why not mix a bike race with a little butt sex pit stopping?  I mean, it’s European, so clearly it makes the most sense.  But it’s all about anal, so who cares?

Belladonna’s Ass Wide Open: Belladonna and butt sex go together like peanut butter and jelly – a match made in heaven.  Actually, come to think of it, Belladonna and ANY sex are a match made in heaven… but we can’t seem to ever get enough of watching her get her fill, if you know what we mean. Even when she is directing, like in this quality flick.  Yum.

Awesomely Anal!  This list gives me some ideas.  Who’s ready to head home?

xoxo
-JD

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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’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Tristan Taormino is fucking amazing when it comes to giving concise, easy-to-use, sexy education.  Her how-do’s merge expert knowledge with fun and passion, creating fantastic movies that are so much more than just instructional porns.   The perfect mix of discussion, interviews and demonstrations, these guides are just the thing for couples who are excited to learn something new without being bored to sleep or left in the dust while the performers are doing acrobatic acts on screen.

This newest release, an advanced guide for sexing up the booty, really is the movie for Taormino to make.  As an expert on all things anal, Tristan brings her skills to the screen and gives us all the goods on getting it on butt-style in more advanced ways.  She really is the one person I would trust my ass with above anyone else.

As with all of Taormino’s other videos, this one features amazing sexy pairings.  Kylie Ireland with James Deen, Adrianna Nicole with Danny Wylde, Bobbi Starr with Mr. Marcus, and Nina Hartley with Christian – I seriously can’t decide which scene I enjoyed most!  Each of the duos are wonderfully matched and it’s super easy to see just how much chemistry is flowing between the performers.  Even if we didn’t have interviews with each of the performers telling us about how excited they are to be doing the scene, it would still be totally obvious.  They are all a joy to watch.

One of the greatest things about this advanced video is that though it is geared towards folks who are looking for beyond the basic 101 skills, Tristan still makes sure to touch on the important info on keeping safe.  Just because someone knows how to fuck a butt doesn’t mean that they can’t benefit from a quick refresher on going slowly and using a bunch of lube.  Also, I’m sure that there are tons of people that think they are advanced enough to skip Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide To Anal Sex (though they really should be watching it) and head straight to this video.  For those people, I am so glad the basics make an appearance before getting into the more complex stuff.  Thanks Tristan.

Another thing I love – that Adrianna Nicole says “Don’t put pressure on yourself.  If it isn’t going to happen today, then it will happen next time, or the time after that.  Your butt’s always going to be there.”  Wiser words were never spoken.

Watch “Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide To Advanced Anal Sex” Now!

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If I had to choose someone that I look up to in the porn world and was only allowed to pick one – that person would be Tristan Taormino.   Pornographer/sex educator/author/anal advocate extraordinaire, Taormino is one of the most multifaceted, engaging people in the industry – as well as the sexuality field in general.  If you don’t know her movies already, consider yourself lucky to have stumbled on this blog post and get to watching!

Tristan Taormino’s Chemistry An Experiment – Think Real World, but with better sex!  Taormino stuck seven porn stars together in a house for 2 days and left them to their own devices, resulting in some of the most honest, exciting porno I’ve ever encountered.  Confessionals and handheld cams included!  This experiment was the start of a beautiful series that captures performer interactions in a whole different light.

Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide To Female Orgasms – If I’m looking for instructional porn, there are only two people I will turn to – Tristan Taormino and Nina Hartley.  And coming from a sex educator, that’s nothing to sneeze at!  Taormino’s educational movies are sexy, thought-provoking and full to the brim with easy to understand tips and techniques.  This is not your high-school sex ed!

Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex – What do you get when you ask porn performers to divulge their real life kinky fantasies and then act them out with the partner of their choosing?  One of the most amazingly hot hardcore series that has ever graced the porno screen.  Breaking down the boundaries between performing and fucking, this series is so much more than just dirty movies.

Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide To Anal Pleasure For Men –While many folks only acknowledge the lack of discussion around female sexuality, there really aren’t many people talking about anal pleasure for men.  Taormino goes where other pornographers and sex educators tend to avoid – and opens conversations that we should have been having all along.  I am smitten with her!

Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex 3: Adrianna’s Dangerous Mind – A first in the Rough Sex Series, Tristan follows the fantasies of only one porn performer (Adrianna Nicole) and allows her to experience a number of her desires, including a Bowie-esque bang with Jiz Lee and a shower gang up.  Love it!

HM4Her loves Tristan Taormino!

xoxo
-JD

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I watch a lot of porn, but there still manages to be movies on my list of must-see’s that I can’t seem to get to as soon as I’d like. Some are newer than others, but all of my top five need-to-see pornos look fantastic.  I’m going to watch them soon and so should you!

No Fauxxx: Jiz Lee – I have no idea why I haven’t watched this yet.  One look at the cover and I was sold!  I love Jiz Lee and I love dirty toilet masturbation.  I don’t see how one could go wrong here!  And let’s not forget that No Fauxxx is directed by Courtney Trouble.  We have been wiggling with excitement about having movies up from TROUBLE Films.  It’s kind of a big deal.

Belladonna’s Foot Soldiers 2: The Feet Market – No one does foot porn like Belladonna.  While we’re at it, no one does porn like Belladonna.  I loved the first one, so I’m pretty sure part 2 will do me right.  My boy Mr. Pete is up in the mix and he damn sure knows how to treat a set of tootsies!

Femmetastic! – Femme on femme queer sex?  Count me in!  I love the idea of girls getting all dolled up and treating each other to strap on blow jobs.  Too.  Damn.  Hot.  I’m also into watching a red lip stick wearing Dylan Ryan in a solo masturbation scene. Everything Madison Young turns to porn gold, so there’s that, too.

Halloween XXX Porn Parody – I love scary movies and Halloween is the one holiday that I don’t mind getting ready for way ahead of time.  Plus, I want to see if Michael Myers gets it on.  I’ll admit, I’m more excited about the Nightmare On Elm Street parody that’s coming out!

Tristan Taormino’s Advanced Guide To Anal Sex – Tristan Taormino knows whats up when it comes to sex education.  Her movies are informative and hot – fun for couples to watch since her lessons are combined with porno scenes highlighting what’s been discussed.  I’ll watch anything and everything this lady creates.

I think I’ll start at the top of this list right now!

Love,
Ginger Leigh

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