PRINTThe ins and outs of erotic film
February 14, 2008 | 12:00 a.m. CST
This Valentine’s Day, don’t forget that romance involves more than just lovey-dovey stuff. Erotic cinema is brimming with thrills for both adventurous couples and the currently unattached. We settled down for some intimate interviews with the expert employees at Venus and the Olde Un Theatre, and they gave a few pointers about erotic film’s bare essentials.
For couples and erotic dilettantes:
Candida Royalle’s Femme Productions
“They’re produced by an ex-porn star. She does it specifically for couples. They’re filmed from a woman’s point of view. Women tend to like them a little bit better. They’re not real hard-core. They all have a plot. That’s hard to find on a porn movie, anyway.”
— Patrick, Olde Un Theatre
For performance enthusiasts:
Boundaries series
“I’d have to say for Valentine’s Day most people like a little girl-on-girl. I like my girl-on-girl with an edge. I’d have to say the Boundaries series is pretty cool. You’ll find it somewhere between girl-on-girl and the fetish section. It also features my favorite star, Sasha Grey. She always pulls through a very entertaining, fantastic performance, and she’s absolutely gorgeous. She’s a little bit crazier than most of the porn stars out there.”
— Meena, Venus
For female-empowerment fans:
Man’s Ruin
“They use really kind of high concepts, theme ideas. It’s not like the literal, wham-bam stuff. The main character never actually has sex in the whole film. She just, like, wins and saves this little Asian girl from being tortured. I’d watch it like a movie — just sitting there and eating popcorn.”
— Laura, Venus
For those looking for a certain je ne sais quoi:
Bella Loves Jenna
“It’s an interesting movie. It’s set in sort of a dreamlike situation. There’s a part of it with a midget dressed as a clown on some kind of little tiny bike, which is pretty disturbing. It kind of shocks the eye — one of the better films I’ve seen.”
— Michael, Venus
