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Pornography has traditionally been seen as a man’s game but—as we’ve noted many times before—as more and more women start working behind the scenes, that notion is quickly becoming outdated. Women are making porn (and making porn better), and we’re certainly grateful to see that glass ceiling chipping away (if not outright crumbling). And we’re not the only ones who feel that way: the team at XCritic is celebrating ladies making porn with a list of their ten favorite female porn directors. After the jump, see who made the list—and some samples of their work, too.

10. Suze Randall: “Too Naughty To Say No”

9. Candida Royalle: “Under The Covers”

8. Mason

7. Jamye Waxman
“Exploring The ‘O’”

6. Diana Devoe

5. Kimberly Kane: “Morphine”

4. Stormy Daniels
“Operation Desert Stormy” (gamelink.com)

3. Belladonna
“My Ass Is Haunted”

2. Celeste
“Stoya Video Nasty”

1. Tristan Taormino
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Honorable Mentions (some of whom we think should have been on the list): Joanna Angel, Ashley Blue, Dana Dearmond, Aunt Gertrude

· The Top Ten Women Directors In Porn (xcritic.com)

Original post by Lux Alptraum

You wonder why Wicked has waited so many years to release an eponymous title, but you also wonder why Kaylani Lei hasn’t been delivered to you personally as part of the bailout package. Read on to discover why vampires seem to be devouring condom-only performers in the California Desert.

The Wicked

A couple fucks in a day-for-night desert as Wicked’s vampire movie, The Wicked, opens. After putting on her clothes, she realizes she is alone. “Where are you?” she panics in the emptiness. “This isn’t funny anymore!”

Well, who said it was ever funny? She is soon dispatched with, a 28 Days Later-style burst of screams, blood, growls, and an out of control camera. Wicked vampires!

As the opening credits roll past the unfortunate woman, we meet a Volkswagen Bus full of adventurers. Among them is Kaylani Lei, off to the desert for a weekend concert after finding her boyfriend in bed with a hooker (Jenny Hendrix). I don’t know why she got so mad - doesn’t she know that Jenny Hendrix is Good Times personified and no threat to Real Love?

Then we meet Baby and Otis (Stormy Daniels and Derrick Pierce), shifty types who’ve suffered a breakdown in the desert. Luckily our heroes happen by to pick them up, though only the driver (Barrett Blade) seems to think it’s a good idea. Another passenger is Voodoo, a conspiracy buff cautious about weirdness in the desert. He is not taken seriously. In fact, the drive is so fraught with manufactured tension that we wonder why any of these people are friends.

Everyone is so nice to look at, though, that I guess it doesn’t matter if they like each other.

The porn talent pool is so small, and the contract star system so limiting, that chemistry is hard to find, even in a population that has interfucked so often. One thing going for The Wicked is Blade’s and Voodoo’s chemistry with Lei, Tori Black, Scarlett Fay, and the other females in the cast. And, when they’re allowed, Daniels and Pierce find room for “character” work.

Chemistry or no, the gang is edgy after a long drive, and strange things are happening in the middle of nowhere. Worse still, only Daniels’ and Pierce’s sex scene is filmed in natural light; everything else shows up in cold blue or red. This can only detract from excellent scenes between Voodoo and Fay and Blade and Lei.

In her motel bed, Kaylani dreams of being ravished by vampires in the desert (including Sophia Santi). Then she goes to a strip club with her pals and lets loose. Oddly enough, some of the characters from her dream show up as strippers! You wouldn’t expect to find such high quality strippers in such a remote location, either.

There’s other odd things going on in Desert City. Regardless, Kaylani and Barrett get over their friction and learn to love each other. Napping in the car, however, Kaylani again dreams of the vampires. Voodoo gets more agitated and, once the crew arrives at the concert, the stage is set for a bloodbath, as the vampires show up en masse for their solstice feast.

But it isn’t scary. Shouldn’t it be? Maybe the market suggests otherwise.

Since Wicked makes so many gauzily competent movies that seem to avoid actual inspiration, I wonder if sales figures indicate that being too good or too edgy or - in the case of a vampire movie - too scary might hurt business.

The Wicked’s twist ending attests to the fact that a movie with great production values and a competent yet derivative script is Wicked’s way of suggesting mainstream movies without actually ripping them off, a la Pirates. But what’s the matter with an outright porn ripoff if it’s good? The Wicked is a good porn movie but the vehicle of its story - the horror! - falls flat. I think it’s the condom policy.

Review by: Gram Ponante

Studio: Wicked
Director: Michael Raven
Cast: Kaylani Lei, Stormy Daniels, Mikayla Mendez, Annabelle Lee, Jenny Hendrix, Roxy Deville, Scarlett Fay, Sophia Santi, Tori Black, Aaron Wilcoxxx, Barrett Blade, Barry Scott, Derrick Pierce, Evan Stone, Johnny Castle, Rocco Reed, Voodoo

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· Wicked Pictures (wickedpictures.com)
· Buy “The Wicked” (gamelink.com)

Original post by Gram Ponante

In what he claims is his best work to date, Wicked Pictures director Michael Raven breathes new life into the hoary horror porn genre with “The Wicked”, a sexy retelling of a group of hot young Burners (is there any other kind?) who get lost in the desert on the way to Black Rock City and become embroiled in a romantic and terrifying vampire drama. Hey, it could totally happen! (Depending what sort of hallucinogenics you took on the way to Burning Man, that is.)

The plot involves Barrett Blade allowing his little head to do the thinking when he picks up a bombshell hitchhiker in the middle of nowhere; they later shack up in a hotel room together to save funds for partying. (You do know how expensive it is to attend Burning Man, don’t you?) Along comes supernaturally endowed Voodoo to explain that they’re in danger of being eaten alive by blood sucking desert weirdos if they’re not careful … and according to the trailer, that’s pretty much what happens. It’s sort of like what a porn(ier) version of “True Blood” might look like minus its Louisiana setting, but with an added dose of pornstars, playa dust, and LSD!

Kaylani Lei is joined by a stellar cast including fellow Wicked contract stars Mikayla Mendez and Stormy Daniels, along with newcomers Tori Black and Scarlet Faye, former Digital Playground starlet Sofia Santi, tushy princess Roxy DeVille, and Fleshbot Crush Object Jenny Hendrix. (Did we mention that we love this cast?)

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If nothing else, “The Wicked” should convince everyone that Raven is the perfect choice to helm the next “Lost Boys” installment. After all, who better than Kaylani Lei to keep Corey Haim in line?

• “The Wicked” Trailer (avnlive.com)
• Wicked Pictures (wickedpictures.com)
• Order: “The Wicked” (Adult DVD Empire)

Original post by DCypher

Have you been to Brazil? You really should go. From the favelas on the hill to the gun battles on the street, everyone is ready for a sexy good time. If you book a ticket, bring me along and I will hold Isabella on my lap just in case there’s some emergency.

Anyway, the allure of Brazil includes its juicy variety of people who will have sex with you, and it’s always easy to shop for bathing suits for them because you can tell what their style is from their tan lines.

“Smiles, everyone: Smiles!“

Like I would be, this man wonders why his date is smiling at you instead. But what can she say? Brazil’s is a tourist-friendly economy.

You know, I believe this guy’s leg hair is even distracting her.

The joy of Brazil is that, even with two men going soft inside them, its porn performers can still flash a winning smile. Would Stormy Daniels put up with that? Hell no. She’d say, “Get hard now or you’re going to lose it.”

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· Third World Media (thirdworldxxx.com)
· Buy “Teen Brazil 3″ (gamelink.com)

Original post by Gram Ponante

Foot massagers! Motörhead shirts! Wearable bongs! If these don’t say “erotic” to you, you probably still need porn stars for stimulation.

All right. Erotica L.A. had those, too, in its three-day consumer fleshly bazaar at the L.A. Convention Center. But for those of us with more refined libidos, there was also a booth selling Egyptian cotton sheets. And if you need to ask how those are erotic, you’ve never jerked off to Lemmy Kilmister.

But discounmt travel agencies and car detailing booths weren’t all Erotica L.A. had to offer; there were also dozens of porn stars either signing at stripped-down booths (by comparison with the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas in January) or roaming the aisles.

Those who say the porn business is dying need only have looked at the long lines stretching in front of a vaguely-military Belladonna to be assured that, no, only the DVD and massive booth-renting business is dying - porn is fine.

Capping Saturday’s festivities was the third annual F.A.M.E. Awards, hosted by Jesse Jane and Randy Spears. The adorable Bree Olson won Best Rookie. Other people won other things, and we took their pictures, but we admit we didn’t watch the ceremony. We were too busy trying to buy sheets.

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· Erotica L.A. (erotica-la.com)

Original post by Gram Ponante