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Jul 08
2010
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The viewer can of course enjoy this film as hot leathersex; I would argue it can also teach the viewer not only about some of the specific activities of gay BDSM participants, but about some of the fundamental power dynamics of the human condition.
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Feb 04
2010
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What's in a Title?Posted by Steven Toushin in porn, humor, bareback, article |
Porn has come a long way from dirty films with cute innocuous titles, to graphically explicit with very conspicuous filthy titles and by-lines.
By-lines like: "watch 8 nasty man sluts", or "watch 9 sluts fuck a filthy cum pig"
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Dec 11
2009
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Sex and PoliticsPosted by Steven Toushin in porn, politics, LGBT rights, gay sexuality, gay history, free speech, blog |
I have received emails from a few Bijou customers that have stated they do not come to the Bijou's website to read politics - they come for sex. If they want to read political opinions, they will read a news paper or watch a news show. So stop the political commentary or I won't be back to your site or buy your product for sex and politics don't mix.
You have the right not to read what I have written , you have the right to disagree, as you have the right not to come back to the Bijou site or buy from Bijou. I would argue most vehemently that sex and politics certainly do mix.
It seems that today because there is such a variety of sex to be viewed and so much cheap and free porn available that the sexual politics of government busting porn companies is yesterdays news (Bijou has over 200 busts in its history - the last problem with sexuality and the federal government was in April 2009). It also seems to me that the buying public, as well as many people in the adult industry are unaware of the anti-porn legislation that is constantly bringing brought up in Congress, as well as the legal issues of adult material that are before the courts in this country.
Most people also feel that if you are a sex company, you're not a legitimate business, you're not to be taken as seriously as, lets say, a clothing store, a car dealership, or a restaurant. Most peoples' attitude is “You're selling sex ferchrissake, it's not as if it has any social value - it's smut!
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Nov 16
2009
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The Oversaturation of PornPosted by Steven Toushin in website, sex, pornstars, porn, article |
The reason for this is that films are viewed on the Internet for immediate gratification; this immediate desire has created a multitude of people/companies rushing to cash in on instant money. Now these VOD companies do not care about quality, only quantity. The more films the better on their sites the better; this means that anyone who makes a sex film gets the same billing as the major porn studio, which cuts into the studio's revenues, which then cuts into future productions. Less money also means cheaper productions.
Also the VOD has changed how films are made. There has been a steady decline in feature films with story over the last 2 decades. With VOD everything is short scene oriented, 8-15 minutes long. and since the adult industry is model-driven not good sex-driven, there is a glut of crap flooding the Internet; so it now has become "buyer beware."
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Sep 08
2009
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Due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Bijou Studios and all other major studios producing gay porn were using condoms in making their films by 1987-88. By 1992, condoms had become the norm in all gay films. Bare-backing films (an industry term for having sex without a condom) did not exist between 1992 and 1999. It was in 1999 when the bare-backing films started to appear. Bijou Video does not sell films made after approximately 1991 unless condoms are used when filming the sexual scenes.
In 1985, Bijou Video published a booklet of safe sex guidelines called, "Safe Sex: It Can Save Your Life," and we followed those guidelines in our business practices. Up until 2004, Bijou Video sold either pre-condom vintage films made prior to 1991, or we sold films in which the performers used condoms. In 2004, Bijou Video inadvertently sold a few bare-backing films because I (Steven Toushin) didn't pay attention to the content of those films or the message they conveyed. That was my mistake; I should have been more aware of the content of the films in question. When I did review them and saw what they were, I immediately stopped selling them.
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May 15
2009
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Sad news from the publishing world. According to blog BoyCulture, Mavety Media Group is pulling all its gay titles from publication, including Honcho, Mandate, Torso, Inches and Playguy.All these titles bring back fond memories to many gay men. Some of our first glimpses of hardcore were in the pages of these magazines. The men inside were rarely your blonde, airbrushed twinks - these were the rough, tough, trade, the proto-bears, the slightly seedy, the hairy and unshaven. Magazines like Honcho and Mandate reflected the gay sexual fantasies we rarely saw anywhere.
We've been adding some of our back catalog of older titles over the last week or so, and you can find some of the back issues on the site for sale. Re-live the pleasures, and find an issue of your favorite mag before they're gone forever!
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Apr 21
2009
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"The Idol" at Freiburg's Schwule FilmwochePosted by Administrator in vintage, porn, lgbt, glbt, freiburg, film festivals |
UPDATE: I just heard from FSF, and the screening will take place May 8, 2009 at 11pm! We've been working with the folks at Freiburg's Gay & Lesbian Filmweek (in German), and are pleased to announce that "The Idol" will be one of the films on their after hours program!
The Idol is considered a masterwork of gay sexuality, dealing with the themes of coming out, and sexual identity. The film will be shown in its entirety during Freiburg's Schwule Filmwoche (6-13 May, 2009).
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Apr 17
2009
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The meat of these films is the look (image) of the model while the emphasis on creating good sexual heat is secondary (substance). Why is this, because it's easier to photograph a look that works on sexual illusion than to work on capturing sexual magnetism from gay for pay models. Also, most gay film makers are not very creative so it's easier to follow trends than create them. What filmmakers do understand is the viewer is a voyeur who will lust after these men in fantasy on their T.V screens.
This concept of model narcissism works on the premise that the viewer is going to lust after the unattainable model, and because of this lustful fantasy it doesn't matter if the sex isn't very good, (stiff and wooden) or unimaginative. These beautiful, handsome, rugged, or dangerous looking men, most with gym defined bodies, are in reality unattainable for the viewer. So in the viewer's mind these men cannot perform bad sex. These men are to be lusted after, cherished, so because of this illusion the sex must be good for the viewer, for the viewer will never have the opportunity to be with these men in reality.
