MAMBO ITALIANO 2

 MAMBO ITALIANO 2: the VOD world premiere on AEBN

Live with AYO

 Live with #bodybuilder AYO

ROUGH/TENDER - HD-upscaled

 ROUGH/TENDER. Jrl Award winner, GayVN and Xbiz Award nominated. Now HD-upscaled, exclusively at LucasKazan. Download it today.

ALL ABOUT MARCO - the world premiere

Up close and personal with Italian jock Marco and his BIG dick. Embark on his XXX journey, from the first casting session to the 2020 Grabbys Award nomination for Best Newcomer. 7 studs in 7 torrid scenes. ALL ABOUT MARCO premieres today on AEBN 

Italians and Other Strangers HD-upscaled

 “Beautiful settings”, writes HotMagazine, “crisp clean lit scenes, camera work second to none and the men… Oh the men… Superb! This film is a ten on every level” – Now HD-upscaled, Italians and Other Strangers is a GayVN Award Winner for Best Foreign Picture.

 

Remembering Jerry Douglas

 Jerry Douglas passed yesterday, he was 84. Others have paid tribute to his legacy as a director/playwright (see the XBIZ obituary): yes, there was a time when every new movie directed by Jerry would be nominated for just about every porn awards and yes, many of these movies have left their mark. Above all, Fratrimony and More of a Man. But on this blog, I’d like to focus on his legacy as a film historian. From 1988 to 2001, “Manshots”,   the monthly magazine he edited, published in-depth reviews and invaluable interviews with directors, producers, performers. More than anybody else, Jerry and his “Manshots” contributed to the culture and the history of gay porn, delving into it like into any other film genre. When “Manshots” folded in 2001, followed by many other print publications, the history and criticism of gay porn went out the window, replaced by affiliate links. Critics –the like of Jerry– were replaced by bloggers solely interested in monetizing the content of the day (instead of criticizing it, analyzing it, contextualizing it). But a genre that no longer knows its past, that doesn’t reflect on itself, on its purpose, on its language doesn’t have a future –it’s no surprise that today’s porn is either corporate, soul-less, gimmicky porn or amateur smut (the countless straight ‘influencers’ barely showing their cocks and ripping off their gay viewers on OnlyFans).

I met Jerry in 1998 at the Taft building on Hollywood and Vine. I was editing my 2nd movie with Adam Rom (DESIRE, JOURNEY TO ITALY 2), he was editing with his trusted editor, Andrew Rosen. But we had known each other for a few years before then: Jerry entrusted me with a number of interviews for “Manshots”. With Derek Cameron, Ryan Block, Eduardo, Sam Carson, Blue Blake, Steve O’Donnell, Hawk McAllistar, Eric Kovac, Chad Connors… An experience I’m grateful for and one that gave me a better understanding (and a deeper appreciation) of the talent before the camera.

“Manshots” interviews with the pioneers remain –to this day– the only serious efforts at documenting porn’s rich and diverse history. From Scott Masters to Toby Ross, from Cadinot to DeSimone and Coletti. With Jerry we lost today a peerless director. And with him the memory of porn as an art form. As a Weltanshauung. Farewell.

LucasKazan, Euforia and Riccardo Scamarcio

Did you know that a clip from CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/A SICILIAN TALE was featured in Valeria Golino's "Euforia", screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018? Riccardo Scamarcio jerks off to it on his iPhone. Check out the 'thank you' credit at the very end. 

Sicilian Boys 2 debuts on Nakedsword

 Sicilian Boys 2 lands on Nakedsword.  Up close with six Sicilian newbies

 

New Player

With Flash soon to be phased out, LucasKazan has finally transitioned to html5. Check it out on ANY devices: desktop, Android, iPhone, iPad. And make sure to have the latest OS/browsers.

 

SEXCURSIONS 8 on Nakedsword

Ettore Tosi's SEXCURSIONS 8 debuts on Nakedsword: 3 countries, 9 newcomers... reality porn at its best.

21 BOGO

Pre-order  21, receive BelAmi's  THE COMEBACK KID entirely FREE. An historic milestone and an unbeatable offer, exclusively at TLA

 

The 2021 GayVN Award Nominations

 The 2021 GayVN Award nominations are out. Congratulations to director Ettore Tosi and the formidable cast/crew of DEAR FRIEND

Black Friday 2020

 Black Friday begins today. 30% off at these links only: desktop, mobile

The Matinee Idol

 #Throwbackthursday. My last 'big budget' as a Production Manager for VCA/HIS in 1995 (a quarter century ago!). Directed by Gino Colbert and starring legendary Ken Ryker. Different century, different industry, different porn...

Lucas and Federico

Lucas Foz and LK exclusive Federico Bulsara in scene 2 of L' Elisir d'amore. HD-upscaled, exclusively at LucasKazan