The Batman and Schevelle Tour added another media outlet from which to report their stories from the road on L.A. Talk Radio’s Inside The Industry with James Bartholet. This new contract combined with the syndicated podcast “Tales From Tony Batman”, which celebrated its 29th show last week, is sure to entertain the listeners as they both give an “insiders” view of what it is like to be on a nationwide tour.

They say there is no rest for the weary and it is no different for this pair who also launched their “A! Entertainment News’ Girl of the Week”.
“Due to its popularity, I was very excited to finally work with James Bartholet’s Inside The Industry,” Schevelle said. “Plus, we found our first ‘A! Entertainment News Dancer of the Week’. For those of you counting, that’s three radio shows and two websites being done weekly.”

With the dynamic duo traveling to Pittsburgh this week, the quest begins a new for the next “A! Entertainment News Dancer of the Week”.
“Tori from Missouri, our first pick, set the bar pretty high, but if I remember correctly, there were lots of beauties at Blush last time. The tough part will be just picking one,” said Batman.

The A! Entertainment News crew is also looking for models/volunteers for The Skylar Neil Golf Tournament. Set for May 7th, A! Entertainment will head to Simi Valley, California to volunteer at the charity event. For all the details e-mail Tony Batman at batman@tonybatman.com or go to www.skylarneil.org/golf to be a part of this worthwhile event.

Schevelle will be performing Tuesday-Saturday, March 23rd-27th at Blush. For more information and show times, please contact the club at 412-281-7703 or visit their website at www.blushexotic.com

Blush is located at 135 9th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

For More about Showgirl Schevelle go to www.Schevelle.com

For More about Tony Batman go to www.TonyBatman.com

To see the G String Chronicels go to www.GStringChronicles.com

The Batman and Schevelle Tour enters their 21st week and to date they have been to Starkville Mississippi, New Orleans, Dallas, St. Louis, Long Beach, Burbank, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Des Moines and Davenport, Milwaukee, Huntsville, Alabama, Pittsburgh (2X), Baton Rouge, Las Vegas, Los Angeles (2X), Phoenix, Albuquerque, Athens, Georgia, Southern Pines, North Carolina and Tampa Bay (2X), East Cape, Illinois, and Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The next several weeks of appearances does not seem to slow down either. This only makes the road warriors smile as they tour the country taking in each city and week as a new adventure.

“I think it is really cool to be featured on GTX,” said Ryder. “The interview was fun and to be spotlighted on the site is an amazing feeling.”

“Have you ever been hypnotized by pure beauty and intense sexuality?” asks GTXXXtreme’s Toney T. “That’s what Dylan Ryder does for us! The eyes of a goddess!”

Ryder has been busy of late shooting exclusive content for website, DylanRyder.com. The site features the 36DD dynamo getting hardcore for her members delight. New sex scenes are consistently posted, in addition to Ryder’s blog and other unique aspects of the website. Expect to be hearing more about this website as Dylan plans to take it to the next level. Fans who follow Ryder on popular social networking website, Twitter, can catch Dylan’s behind the scenes pictures as she posts candid shots of her shoots, giving fans a taste of what they can see after joining her site. Follow Dylan on twitter here: http://twitter.com/DylanRyderXXX

Adultcon announced their top choices of 2009, the “A” List. The “A” List recognizes actresses that made the most of their business opportunities as talent in 2009 and Dylan Ryder proudly made the list! “Wow, I have been working very hard this past year, I’d like to thank Adultcon for being aware of that. I look forward to working even harder next year and plan to take part of more Adultcon events.” The next Adultcon is scheduled to take place in April. More information can be found on the Adultcon website; Adultcon.com

“Coming off a fantastic showing in Berlin, we are excited to present these three incredible ladies at our booth,” says Abe of Clips4Sale. “There is no better way to start 2010 than with an incredible presence at AEE.”

Clips4Sale.com will be located booth #1045, where owners and representatives from the company will be on hand to answer questions about the company and talk to new studios interested in delivering content, consumers who are in desire of any of the millions of fetish videos the company distributes, and media who want to learn more about the growth and strength of Clips4sale.com.

Ashley is the Official Spokes model for Clips4sale.com. You may recognize Ashley from her many late night appearances on CINEMAX, HBO, SHOWTIME, AND PLAYBOY TV in her famed B Horror and Sexy Soft Core roles. Both Audrina and Jade have built up incredible followings with their fetish work and their studio pages at Clips4Sale.com. All three girls will be available for interviews and photos and to meet and sign autographs during the convention.

Cllips4Sale.com will be using AEE as a spring board for the launch of several new products, which will include a Cams website, a dating website, and other surprises for those looking for new technology to enjoy. Clips4Sale.com will be giving away the company’s famous Clips4Sale credit cards, which include a $5.99 start-up, so consumers can download a free clip as a gift from the company.

While plenty of sites offer streaming video, Clips4sale.com enables visitors to purchase and download clips in an array of formats for their own collections – so they can be enjoyed anytime, regardless of Internet access or bandwidth issues. The site serves as a mega-mall for fetish-clip collectors – proudly serving up more than 1,000,000 videos from thousands of producers and studios in more than 250 categories

Clips4sale.com has fetish fans covered, with a stunningly vast and diverse collection of ultra-stimulating specialty video ready for instant purchase and download.   Upon arriving at the site, users can search by category, studio or keyword – ensuring they’ll not only find what they’re looking for but will also discover new treasures aplenty. In addition, Clips4sale.com hosts a growing number of live cams for specialized pleasure-seekers. All of this content is generated by producers who are deeply involved in the fetish community, and with whom Clips4sale.com has cultivated strong professional relationships over the past seven years.  

Clips can be downloaded in .avi, wmv, .mov, mp4 and several other formats; they’re protected by DRM (digital-rights management) to prevent trading and illicit redistribution, requiring a (very quick) licensing process. The thorough FAQ section explains which players work with which formats.  Clip collectors have the option of paying with a prepaid Gizmo Card or the new Clip Cash Card (essentially the same as cash), or with a conventional credit or debit card.

Adult industry professionals and fans can register today to experience one of the largest adult tradeshows in the world: the 2010 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE), to be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from Thursday, January 7 thru Sunday, January 10, 2010. The sexy confab will feature some of the hottest adult stars and the latest sex technology and novelties on the market today as well as a comprehensive conference program. AEE is sponsored by AVN Media Network and produced by Home Entertainment Events. Trade and fan attendees can now register at www.AdultEntertainmentExpo.com.

Her first appearance for the groundbreaking product will be on The Howard Stern Show on  (www.sirius.com/howardstern) Sirius/XM Satellite Radio from New York on Thursday, December 3. That evening Lisa Ann will introduce RealTouch to the public at an exclusive launch party at Rick’s Cabaret on W. 33rd Street.

Fame for the Sarah Palin doppelganger who starred in Hustler Video’s Who’s NAILIN’ Paylin? continues to grow as she was recently featured in Eminem’s new chart-topping music video We Made You.

“She’s dynamic and dedicated,” said AEBN CEO Scott Coffman. “Lisa Ann has a great understanding of the technology behind RealTouch and the fantasy it delivers and I know that she will present it passionately to the public.”

The RealTouch system combines a proprietary haptic device with specially encoded video which features adult stars like Lisa Ann, to create a truly immersive experience. 

These haptic signals precisely synchronize the RealTouch device in real time with the action in the video, delivering all the warmth, moistness and relative motion of an authentic sexual encounter.

“Some media have written that the realistic sexual pleasure provided by RealTouch might mean the end of mankind but I don’t,” said the actress and entrepreneur, “unless it learns to cook. What it will do is give me and other actresses the chance to reach out and touch our fans in a way they’ve never experienced before.”

“As a performer, it’s all about making a connection and RealTouch is first device, actually the only sex toy for men or women I’ve ever seen that takes it to this level. You can look me in the eye and feel, truly feel what it’s like to be with me.”

Lisa Ann had been one of the industry’s most popular actresses well before her resemblance to the Republican hockey mom/VP candidate hit the podium. She was named AEBN’s VOD Performer of the Year for 2009, a true indicator of her status as the award is based on consumer purchases. She was also inducted to the AVN Hall of Fame and won a 2009 AVN performer of the year award in the MILF/Cougar category, one of the most popular in VOD sales.

Along with her work in front of the camera and behind as the owner of a major adult talent agency, Lisa Ann is an avid and knowledgeable sports fan and a regular at Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Cowboys games. She has a sports memorabilia collection that any ESPN host would envy including signed game-worn jerseys, helmets and autographed balls. That would be basketballs and footballs.

When she’s not at the Staples Center, the Palinesque sports nut is looking forward to representing RealTouch to the media and directly to the public at select shows around the country.

“Oh my,” said Lisa Ann with a grin. “If RealTouch could ever be encoded for sports and serving beer as well as having sex with porn stars like me, women could become obsolete.

RealTouch is currently only available online at www.realtouch.com.

Who doesn’t love a big blockbuster movie? They so exciting and shiny and expensive! On that note, who doesn’t love porn? Beautiful people with elaborate costumes, getting all wet and breathing heavy together…

How about hardcore penetration with exciting action sequences, drama, suspense, intense story and clever dialogue?

If you think about it, blockbuster movies and adult films have more in common than one would initially think. (At least, there’s always a gratuitous showing of something or another!)

Who doesn’t love a porn feature? Jon from Texas loves porn features. He says that having a story gives the scene a context, and when the directors and writers don’t give a story, he invents one for himself.

“With a regular porn scene, it’s got no frame,” he says. “The movie having a story is much more guiding. You don’t end up inventing the frame around the scene. You just plug yourself into it.”

(Though, admittedly, Jon wonders if he’s the only one who creates plot around the porn he enjoys.)

“I think they should make more features,” he says. “There are so many stories I would love to see made into feature porn movies!”

Interested in enjoying the full pornographic, cinematic experiences, but not sure how to tell the difference between the good stuff from the horrid? Gamelink.com has a great list of the 25 must-have porn features, listing genres as varied from action adventure, murder mystery, romance, to high fantasy.

“These films really suck you in,” say the sexy cats at Gamelink.com, “and once the action starts you’ll have a hard time tearing yourself away.”

Or at least, if it’s done well enough, something will be hard.

So, if people in general seem to like feature length big budget adult films, why aren’t more of them produced?

Last February, AskMen.com released a great list of the top ten biggest budget adult films, counting down to the most expensive. All of these were feature length films, because common sense says the longer and more elaborate the film, the more expensive it will be. There is a huge difference between filming a collection of five 20 minute scenes in one studio over the span of two days verses editing hours and hours of sex, plot, dialogue and special effects.

Simply put, the more effort put into something, the more expensive it will be.

That said, there is something beautiful, simple and pure about having a girl, a boy, and a toy in a dark studio for 30 minutes and filming what happens. But these sort of scenes are sexy, which is a different type of excitement. A three hour full length science fiction spectacular event is exciting in a completely different meaning of the word.

Traditionally, sex flicks had to be seen in theaters. Because of this, directors paid more attention to quality and story (granted, this was circa 1975 quality and story). After all, just watching plain ol’ sex wasn’t usually worth the trouble of leaving one’s home and venturing out into the wide open world. They had to create films that people wanted to go to see. With the popularity of at home videos, however, films began to die out. People could have porn shipped directly to their doors, or even rent from a plethora of options.

(As a kid, I always did wonder what was behind the beaded curtain at the video store.)

Enter the internet, and the face of the adult industry changed forever with a huge wide multi-verse of perverted and delicious options. (Talk about the good, the bad and the ugly!)

The adult industry has a lot of money. Despite the recent downturns of the economy, porn is still making a lot of money. Rather than making money through one big picture event, however, production companies and studios make so much money because they produce dozens of smaller, lower quality films.

Again, filming two guys and a girl in some dude’s living room is not really Hollywood blockbuster quality. Money is made and people are paid, but not to the extent of a feature length adult film to the likes of, let’s just say, Pirates.

Ah, Digital Playground and Adam and Eve’s adult pornographic hit of 2005, Pirates. A feature spoof from the endlessly popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Adam and Eve took something good and sexy and made it awesome and sexier.

When it comes to adult films, many see Pirates as breaking the mould. It wasn’t a 70s or 80s cheesetastic porno flick. It was a blockbuster in the spirit of the big budget Hollywood Blockbuster. The first Pirates had a budget of one million dollars. That’s one million porn dollars, where most films are produced for a fraction of that amount.

And that’s not even mentioning the 2008 sequel, Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenue, which cost even more than the original.

Not only were the Pirates movies more expensive than other adult films, but they featured and released original motion picture soundtracks and milder, rated R edited versions.

And who can forget 1979’s Caligula, the tale of the wayward and decadent (bat-shit crazy) Roman emperor. Co-financed by Penthouse, Caligula was a strange hybrid of independent historical film and hard core, gut wrenching pornography. Probably the most well-known (and infamous) adult film ever made, it is also the most expensive.

Building from the tradition of Caligula and remembering Pirates, feature length adult films seem to be gaining momentum. This year saw the release of Adam and Eve’s post apocalyptic masterpiece, 8^th Day, as well as Wicked’s robot-fembot-replicant love story 2040.

Smaller studios like Girlfriends Films and Sweetheart Video have been paying attention to storylines. These lovely lesbian productions present either a collection of small vignettes loosely tied to an overlying theme (Women Seeking Women), or serial installments continuing an episodic storyline (Road Queen).

Some associate storylines with “couples’ porn” which can have the tendency to have a dragging plot, boring dialogue, and overly dramatic acting. While sex doesn’t always have to be an intense double dong gang-bang, it doesn’t necessarily need to be sickeningly saccharine sweet, either. It should be something for everyone to enjoy, and the modern face of the adult film feature is a great way to experience adult entertainment for the very first time, or to share your porn habits with someone you love.

Modern adult features are the gifts that keep on giving. Pornographic actors and actresses seem to enjoy making them, studios make a lot of money releasing them, and the public loves watching them. Though the acting may not be Oscar award winning, it’s usually better than the typical “is that a sausage in your pizza box or are you just happy to see me and my lesbian co-ed roommate?”

Most of all, they’re pretty. The stories are pretty and engaging, directors pay attention to sets, costumes and other details, and the talent – oh, the talent! In this wonderful world of adult film features, the men are as pretty or talented as the women usually are – and they’re likeable, too!

The Adult Video News (AVN) Awards reward studio’s hard work with plenty of awards each year, and the features are usually a highlight. It’s no secret that 8^th Day and 2040 are both fierce contenders for this year’s honor.

So, pop some popcorn, take out the lube, find your favorite snuggle buddy and pop in a DVD or a toy or two. Finally, enjoy some hard core lights, camera and most of all, action.

Sources:

http://www.gamelink.com/naked_truth.jhtml?id=musthave_features
http://www.askmen.com/top_10/dating/top-10-big-budget-porns.html
http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/03/26/the-adult-film-industry-rediscovers-its-balls/
http://thefastertimes.com/sexanddating/2009/07/22/porn-should-have-a-plot/
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/business/media/08porn.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=pornography&st=cse