Amateur Gay Porn: Randy Blue's Reese Rideout

I love a gorgeous face, but pretty straight boys often mystify me. I misread their good genetics as vanity, incorrectly assuming that women musn't be nearly as hard to impress as other gay men. It isn't hard to read homoeroticism into the pursuit of a sculpted frame, even if the end product of such logic is faulty.

Reese Rideout is the too-pretty-for- his-own-good brother of your girlfriend or boyfriend of your sister. He's the apple pie president of the student council, the already-partner-track new hire and the perpetually smiling guy at the gym that you can never quite pin down. Now maybe you can. Randy Blue offers us a peek into the bedside manner of a man we've seen everywhere but still can't look away from. This pretty straight guy (you can decide whether 'pretty' modifies straight or guy) is in it to win it ...

The demands of the market have necessitated certain strategic acquisitions for Randy Blue, of which Reese Rideout is one. Studios from MGM to Falcon have built their brand on the faces, abs and asses of contract stars and, as the so-called amateur market booms, once also-ran sites are discovering they have a bankable aesthetic that goes beyond one-camera shoots.

Like any pretty boy, Reese loves the camera -- his sexuality may be more determined by its presence than the gender of his partner. Not that he doesn't get into it -- as we've told straight men for years, a guy knows more than a woman about what feels good, and I suspect Reese won't argue with that.

But porn is more about a good body or a thick cock. A good porn actor has to be able to convey sexual excitement. Reese Rideout -- straight or not -- has the ability make the viewer as enthusiastic about the sex he's having as he is. When he fucks Sebastian, his first piece of male ass, Reese moves his pitch-perfect body like a rapid-fire artillery gun, pumping in and out while on his muscular haunches. It's like Reese can isolate his muscles -- and perhaps any doubts about his sexuality -- in his fervent pursuit of pleasure. He's a sexual athelete and, often, acrobat.

I rarely fetishize straight guys, and frequently go limp at indifferent performances -- whether gay or straight, you can tell when money is the only reason for the shot. When pleasure is the principle, I stop caring if they claim to be gay, straight or asexual. For me, the proof is in the pushing. And Reese Rideout looks like he's having the time of his life.

-- Mike

Trunks 2: Hot House's Sexual Superheroes

Despite a misleadingly subtle title, Trunks 2 -- the latest opus from Hot House director Steven Scarborough -- is more than just a hot porn; the movie's fantastical, color saturated, heavily stylized shots fall somewhere between David LaChappelle's fashion photography and the graphic intensity of a DC comic. In fact, the models are so fully realized and the images so rich that the sex might be confused with be slash art -- pectoral Supermen putting it to Aquaman's sculpted ass. (It doesn't hurt that the more-powerful-than-a-locomotive men are clad in tight, colorful Speedos.)

Scarborough has always had an masterful command of the light, but it has recently been confined to the more easily controlled space of a studio. While he did a few outdoor pieces for Falcon in the late 80s and early 90s (Plunge, A Perfect Summer) and dipped into the waterhole with Hot House's Road Series (The Road to Temptation, The Road to Hopeful, The Road Home), signature movies like The Abduction, Skuff and The Missing have always had kept the darker cast of the dungeon. A few trips to Palm Springs seem to have got him seeing the light again -- and with gusto.

Last summer I was in California's Russian River Valley while Steven was shooting Beefcake for Falcon (as a guest director). I didn't stop by the set, but I remember it being brutally hot and so bright that my skin reflected a retina-scorching white. Beefcake was a tremendous movie -- suffusing Falcon stable of men with an almost sensational brightness. While other directors deal with sun by diffusing it, or toying with the shadows, Scarborough makes every shot explicit.

Trunks and Trunks 2, and last year's Mischief refuse to shrink from the either the solar or sexual heat. While Falcon in many ways pioneered the model as sexual Olympian, Scarborough has taken him back to Mount Olympus. Zeus himself couldn't look more defined or imposing. The glare might be too much for some, but as the pictures show, the heat of Scarborough's summer is just right.

-- Mike

Contract Boy Round-Up, Redux

Two quick addenda to last week's entry on gay porn's steaming new slices of fresh meat: Today Titan Media announced a new exclusive: Damien Crosse.

Interesting to note that at 24 years old, Damien is the youngest exclusive Titan's ever signed. Titan director Brian Mills reassures us that the stud's got a "sexual confidence that belies his years", (not that anyone had any doubt ...)

Meanwhile, earlier this week COLT introduced us to a new Buckshot Man, Brian Hansen. Granted, being pegged as a "Buckshot Man" does not qualify him as an exclusive, per se, but damn he's hot and worth taking a look at:

-- Jack

Gay Porn Stars Who Blog, Redux

It's hard to believe that it was over a year ago that I was bemoaning the fact so few gay porn stars were "blogging" in the true sense of the word. Fast-forward to now, and I'm excited to report that they've started cropping up at a most respectable clip.

The Gay Porn Star Bloggers Class of '06 realize that there's more to having a Web site than just posting image galleries of themselves. By blogging they expand the fantasy and allow us to interact with them.

Through his blog, twink superstar Brent Corrigan elevates himself into "your ultimate sexual icon". Dousing it liberally with a generous dose of completely gratuitous nude photos of himself, his posts may occasionally fall on the wordy side, but his attitude and ambition are refreshingly bright and emanate with a youthful exuberance that will instantly convert you into a fan. On Friday, 4/21, he's doing Brent Aid -- a twink-fest "cam-a-thon" to raise money for his legal bills from his ongoing battle with Cobra Video.

Jason Ridge's blog reveals a candid side that's stylish, frank, and -- dare I say -- even deep. Through travelogues, ruminations on spirituality, and the occasional angsty pontification on the porn industry, he projects a multi-facited persona and proves that he's way more than just another pretty face.

Reading Johnny Hazzard's blog without any prior knowledge of his porn career, and you might mistake the scruffy bon vivant for someone who writes for a living. The ongoing chronicle of his affair with François Sagat is the stuff dreams (and countless masturbatory fantasies) are made of. Guest blog entries by Boywonder, his mom, and friends mix things up nicely.

To boot, lots of studios and directors are realizing the potential and joining in on the blogging game. Chi Chi LaRue's Hot Tracker is a lot of fun; her gregariousness, humor and unpredictability really come across in the writing. Just post more often, bitch! Meanwhile, COLTStudio's blog will keep you up-to-date with news, images and sneak peek clips from their upcoming productions. Don't miss their hilarious account of Tori Spelling clutching their 14" Thruster dildo on a recent episode of her new VH1 show. Donna Martin masturbates! Last but not least, COLT head honcho John Rutheford's blog is a must read for anyone curious about the goings-on in the head space of one of the greatest porn director of our day.

I'm sure I'm missing more than quite a few -- please chime in with any omissions in the comments sections.

-- Jack

I noticed at least one glaring omission, Jack! Mr. Jett Blakk, of Red Devil Studios keeps one of the cleverer blogs about the business of shooting porn. Jett Black is one of the most ambitious and successful directors of story-driven porn, and he really loves his work. Blakk has a great sense of character, dialogue and unlike most porn filmmakers, goes beyond just 'premise' to makes movies that gets you off, but don't bore you to death. You can tell the guy is having fun -- just check out the crazy costume pics from his latest production, Masquerade (featuring Jacob Slader, Ty Hudson and Corbin Michaels).

-- Mike

Gay Porn Preview: Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita

There's no denying the prestige and power of Michael Lucas. The talented multi-hyphenate (director-producer-star) has a grandiosity of vision that is hard to match and a public persona that is equal parts charming and aloof, clever and controversial. But never, ever, EVER boring.

Lucas' major release last year, Dangerous Liaisons, walked away with four GayVN awards, including Best Picture. His latest opus, Michal Lucas' La Dolce Vita (starring Michael, Spencer Quest and Chad Hunt) is scheduled to begin shooting later this spring. Desperate to get the skinny on the difference between Fellini and fellation, so we checked in with the Talented Mr. Lucas.

You're following up the success of Dangerous Liaisons with a porn remake of Fellini's La Dolce Vita. Both are highly stylized productions, but the similarities stop there. What about a film signals to you its adaptability as a porn?

Well, first I love the movie La Dolce Vita. I love most of Fellini’s films, but this one has a great storyline and a compelling concept. Dangerous Liaisons was about betrayal and seduction, so that was easy. La Dolce Vita is about a lifestyle, and those who want to live it. It comes down to these intriguing characters. Those are the people whose sex lives we're are most curious about.

With Dangerous Liaisons, you were able to adapt from de Laclos' original text and bypass copyrighit restrictions. How does adapting a cinematic work less than 50 years old complicate the situation?

To be honest, this is something I am working on right now.

We adapt the basic "idea" of the story. We rework the characters and re-mold the storyline to essentially make it our own. For us, the original film serves as a jumping off point where we gather inspiration and then is it creatively reconstructed as our own...primarily something that leads to gay sex. In essence, it is ours, only the title is the same.

How does Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita fit with Lucas Entertainment's aesthetic vision?

I like beautiful things: beautiful people, beautiful clothes, setups, locations, and lighting too. I love and appreciate beauty and I am all about details. Maybe it’s a very gay thing, but that’s who I am. I also love beautiful photography and work with the best stylists. I believe I never go cheesy. Did anything cheesy in terms of wardrobe when you think of Dangerous Liaisons? When you think porn and stereotypes, the word “cheesy” comes to mind, so I’m stepping out of that mold.

You won a Best Picture GayVN Award for Dangerous Liaisons (a tie with Chi Chi LaRue's Wrong Side of the Tracks). What more do you hope to accomplish with this?

It will be done on a totally different scale.

I am raising the bar of gay porn filmmaking to a higher level. I am developing the story and characters as the reason for sex and not the other way around. We want to create something that is visually stunning that will make you hard. Porn films don't have to be cheap dramas. People are pretty sophisticated when I watch mainstream films so why not give them the same standards that they are use to?

What would you like to see more of in porn?

I would like all porn films to be non-bareback.

While you pay homage to mainstream directors like Fellini, what porn directors have influenced you?

Honestly, none have influenced me because I never watch much porn. I keep my mind a Tabula Rasa, so to speak. I am not interested in watching other people’s porn films because I don’t want to be accused of stealing anyone’s ideas. I am sure there is a lot of great porn out there but I want to draw my inspiration from everything else that is offered in the world and not be influenced by my professional peers. Take my marketing ideas - it’s amazing that people will shamelessly copy so many of them. I do not want to do the same.

Word-of-mouth is almost non-existent among porn consumers and most people don't get to the sex until they've already rented or purchased the video. What is the most important aspect of getting someone to watch one of your videos? If sex sells everything else, what sells sex?

I think there is a lot of word of mouth. People have told me they never knew who I was and were never interested in watching porn, but others have told them that there was this movie Dangerous Liaisons which you have to see. I have a large audience who have watched my movies but were never interested in porn before. I think the mainstream fashion element plays a big role in that. Good-looking men sell sex. And it’s not only the physical aspect of beauty. Once you go to Spencer Quest’s blog and read the man’s writing, you would want to see his movies.

Where do you see the porn industry in 10 years? Where do you see yourself?

I don’t know what will happen with the porn industry. I think it’s too hardcore to ever become mainstream or completely accepted, but I think that some men and women in porn are incorporated in the mainstream more easily than the industry itself. The individuals’ intelligence and ability to speak their mind is a definite factor. As for myself, I just hope that time will be kind to me. I hope to be around and relevant. I hope to be as much interested in what I am doing as I am now. I will be 44 then so I hope to be healthy and fit.

Will there be guest appearances?

Yes of course! Much more than in Dangerous Liaisons, but these are a secret.

Dangerous Liaisons was tauted as having the largest budget in gay porn history. Will the budget be as large for your La Dolce Vita?

Yes. The biggest that we have ever done. It is a larger scale production than Dangerous Liaisons.

There are things I just don’t want to bring up right now. I don’t want to give away too many details. I must tell you, it will be the best cast. We have completed 60 percent of the casting to date. I have a few more casting decisions to make and all I can tell you for sure is that they will be the most beautiful and the most intelligent men in the industry.

Ok, I will give you one name: Spencer Quest. This caliber of man is not only incredibly sexual and incredibly hot, but also has great intelligence and delivers great dialogue. He is the whole package.

We are collaborating with a large group of mainstream people. Not only celebrities who will make cameo appearances, but also great artists from fashion designers to stylists to music composers.

I am just a producer. My main talent is to put a great group of people together. Luckily, I have great friends and possess the knowledge to get people excited about a project. I explain my vision and then get out of the way and let them create.

Who will be your Anita Ekberg?

Whoever will jump in the fountain!

-- Mike

Contract Boy Round-Up

A veritable butt-load of new exclusive contract stars! First, meet Channel1Releasing's hirsute and swarthy new exclusive, Cole Ryder:

But wait, there's more ...

Two new Mustang Exclusives were announced today: Jake Dakota, (left) and Dak Ramsey (right). Cheers to hair! Jake will be appearing in Mustang's upcoming Lockdown, and Dak's first movie will be Manhole.

If that weren't enough, Falcon snagged corn-fed butch realness Brock Penn, who's long been one of my favorites from RandyBlue. No doubt named for his resemblance to another Falcon Penn, Brock's debut will be in their annual two-parter, not out until September. D'oh!

If you can't wait that long for Brock, check out some of his smoking free galleries and clips courtesy RandyBlue:

Brock: Hot military hunk bares it all
Brock and Matt: Talk about a special delivery!
Brock: Oversexed bodybuilder shows off his muscles!
Brock: Personal trainer teaches you some new tricks
Brock: Hot ass and then some

-- Jack

Laissez-Fairies: Tim and Roma Goes Gay-for-Pay

Whether or not Tom Katt's religious conviction and corresponding change in sexuality is to be believed, straight(ish) actors are integral to the gay porn industy. On this week's episode of Tim & Roma, the crew gets down and dirty with straight-to-bed superstars Jason Crew and Rod Barry. In addition to gratuitious pantsing and dick-waving (and girlish gossiping about gay-for-pay stars), the two do manage to tackle bigger issues of finance and fellatio.

Of course, we were more intrigued to hear that a certain gay porn star has a day laborer fetish and hires outside the Home Depot for less-than-construction-related purposes. Talk about the invisible hand of the market ...

Tim & Roma Go Gay-For-Pay (Free with free registration to NakedSword.com)

-- Mike

Gay Porn Before & After: Owen Hawk

Anyone who reads this blog knows that Owen Hawk's one of our favorites. From the sheer number of posts about him, you surely know what he looks like in the after (see left, duh).

But he wasn't always a well-muscled shaved-head junior daddy-in-training. Ectomorphs rejoice! There was a time when he was downright (but every bit as delicious) twinkish.

I recently came (pun intended! Har!) upon a rarely seen low-budget whack-off vid Owen did when he was young and needed the money (for protein bars, perhaps?) called "Hands On":

Aw ...

More Gay Porn Before & After:
Tyler Hill
Casey Jordan

More Owen Hawk:
Owen Hawk on NakedSword
Owen Hawk's Nakedswordsman Profile
Dark Alley Media
OwenHawkXXX.com

-- Jack

Pete Ross: The Gay Porn Blog Interview

Porn isn't always the most hospitable place for redheaded actors. While certain actors (Will Clark, for example) can break through the Ginger Ceiling, they've traditionally been under-represented in favor of tan, blond twinks and brooding brown-haired daddies. Strange then that Pete Ross would face his fiercest attacks not from porn industry but because of it. After starring in a few movies, the then-flight attendant was tailed by private eyes and forced from his regular job at a major airline.

Pete Ross has embraced his outsider status with gusto -- last year he launched PornRebel.org to help part-time adult stars fight discrimination in the workplace. (We're just glad that he's not chasing fellow red Blu Kennedy down the runway a la Naomi/Tyra.)

Birthday: June 23, 1980
Sign: Cancer
Cock size: 7" cut (and pierced!)
Single or taken? Somewhere in between ;-)
Email: Pete@PeteRossXXX.com

Top or bottom? Very versatile! My 'topping" film debut was just filmed for COLT Studio.

What was your last non-porn day job?
Cowboy. I grew up on a horse ranch in Wyoming.

What makes your dick hard?
Kissing makes my cock spring to attention. I love to stare into a boys eyes while we make out. I'm the type who really likes to have a bond with guys I have sex with.

What made you want to be a porn star?
I never set out to be a porn star really. In fact, even after being involved with the industry this last year, I'm not sure I can call myself a 'star" yet. I set out to make one movie as a way to shake up my life after a very tough break-up. What I discovered is that I loved being an exhibitionist. I have stayed in the porn industry because I found a fraternity of people that have overwhelmed me with a sense of belonging I had never experienced in my life. Amazingly this last year I have had the honor of working with some of the best directors including Chi Chi LaRue, Chris Steele, Chris Ward, Jerry Douglas, Brian Mills, Bruce Cam, Thor Stephens, Doug Jefferies and Scott Morris. I would have to consider myself one of the luckiest guys alive.

Any body piercings or tattoos? Oh yeah…a few. >grin< My ears, nipples, navel, a guiche, and my dick (apadravya). I also have a very small tattoo of two male symbols linked together, on my left ankle. I got it done on my 18th birthday. It made me feel so grown up and proud to be gay to get it done.

Does your family know what you do?
They don't know the specific, but my parents are smart people. I think they know more about Pete Ross than I know. [Ed. Note: Pete brought his parents to the GayVNs in March -- I think they've figured it out!]

What time do you get out of bed in the morning?
I'm a big night-owl! I seem to get more work done after the sun sets, so I usually crawl into bed after midnight and get up around 9am.

Favorite porn sex scene:
I hope this doesn't sound narcissistic, but I get really turned on when I watch the final scene in Raging Stallion's Passport to Paradise. I was the only white boy in a sea of Latin boys including Manuel Torres, Mario Cruz, Enrico Vega, and Miguel Leon. I was passed around from man to man, held down and pounded rough and long. (Just the way I like it.)

Favorite porn scene that you're in:
I think my scene in Wet Palms (Episode 7) might be the hottest. It was the first time I ever came 3 times in one scene. My scene partner Nick Capra was totally cool too.

Most prized possession?
My friends and family. I know that they aren't possessions per se, but I value them the most.

What are you like sexually in real life?
I love flip-flopping. My scene in Buckshot Production's Beyond Perfect is the first time I think fans will have a window into my personal sex life. I think I definitely give as good as I get.

When was the last time you had sex off-camera?
I jacked off in the shower this morning…does that count? ;-)

Who is your favorite porn star of all time?
That would be Chris Steele hands down. No question! He is the total embodiment of a hot, masculine man, with a great sense of humor and a sharp brain. Being smart is very sexy to me.

What's your favorite sexual activity?
Hard question to answer. My tastes seem to change from day to day. I love rough sex, sweet sex, romantic sex, being tied down, tying up a guy, some BDSM, topping, bottoming, etc.

I'm always willing to try new things too. Now I'm horny thinking about all of this ...

Biggest turn-off?
Inflated egos make my dick go limp.

What's the biggest misconception people have about porn stars?
Because all people usually see of porn stars is their work in magazines or films, people think that our lives are centered around sex 24/7. Don't get me wrong, I have a very healthy sexual appetite, but there is so much more to me than that.

What's next for you?
I will be doing a few appearances and promotions this fall and winter in San Francisco, West Hollywood, Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Las Vegas, and New York. I will be filming a couple of movies on the west coast. I just wrapped filming a pilot for a new 'non-porn" show, and just started a non-profit website to raise money for the Free Speech Coalition. The site can be found at www.PornRebel.org . People can keep up with me on my website, www.PeteRossXXX.com

-- Mike

BJs and the Bear: Buckshot's Big Rig

Truckers may be an ornery race, but their sex appeal is legendary. The hairy, brutish loners embody an almost Hobbesian sexual identity, shooting from rest stop to rest stop without benefit of name or number, terrifying leisure motorists with their massive cabs and imposing muscles, and turning out hitchhikers as if they were take-out. No wonder they've been shower-nozzle masturbation material for generations.

Buckshot Productions (a division of COLT Studio Group) has just released Big Rig -- a well-oiled paean to the interstate cowboy that is as hot as it is charming. Grizzled hunk Gus Mattox drives Colby Taylor's chassis hard in this road trip romance, but sex is just part of what makes this one of the best porn films so far this year. Big Rig covers lots of sexual ground for a DVD -- from circuit-queen key parties and unfulfilling relationships (Colby takes to the road after boyfriend Eddy Mataro chooses scene over substance) to gas station bathrooms and trucker cabs. It's an ambitious project that Buckshot director John Rutherford pulls off with style and raw sexual energy.

While the 18-wheel cocks of stars like Jason Crew, Colby Taylor and Brad Patton certainly lend the movie its sizzle, it's screenwriter Tom Settle's story that gives Big Rig the staying power of a classic (People often think that Jack and I are unflinchingly pro-dialogue, cause of the work on plot-rich porn like Wet Palms, Cross Country and Master of the House, but in truth nothing frustrates us more than a plot without a point). Big Rig is smart and sexy, and uses story to set up scenes and intensify the fantasy. And that makes us come harder and longer.

There's something primal about wanting to abandon the rarefied air of modern gay life and escape to the rough-and-ready open road. Big Rig supplies hardcore grease with which to pop innumerable gaskets, all while indulging our fantasy to take life for a spin on the open road.

Colby Taylor takes to the road to find to escape the soullessness of modern gay relationships.

Omer gets his ass pumped in a seedy motel room by beer-can-cocked Brad Patton.

Jason Crew's cheeky hitchhiker is as humorous as he is hung.

Nasty Brian Hansen is a road side trick worth stopping for.

-- Mike