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Constance Money
Constance Money (born 1956) is an American former adult film actress. She played the lead role of Misty Beethoven in the 1976 adult classic ''The Opening of Misty Beethoven''. Early life and education Susan Jensen was born in Kenmore, Washington, where she was a cheerleader and acted at Inglemoor High School; she studied psychology and sociology at Mills College in Oakland, California. Adult film career After first appearing in pornographic films while in college, under the name Jennifer Baker, as Constance Money she played the lead role of the lowly Parisian prostitute reshaped by a sexologist to reach the top tier of her profession in Henry Paris (Radley Metzger)'s 1976 pornographic parody of Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', ''The Opening of Misty Beethoven''. She later said in an interview that she had expected it to be an R-rated movie and that the film reflected her actual sexual education during production: "''Misty'' is a good movie because it is real." Following the film's success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rialto Report
''The Rialto Report'' is a podcast and article series documenting the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984). It consists of oral history, audio, photo, and documentary archives. It is hosted by Ashley West and April Hall as well as guest contributors such as academics and writers with insight into the subjects covered. The series has interviewed notable golden age participants such as Ginger Lynn, Sharon Mitchell, Kay Parker, Jeff Stryker and Jennifer Welles Jennifer Welles (March 15, 1937 – June 26, 2018) was an American former pornographic actress in films of the 1970s, although she began her acting career in the late 1960s in the softcore sexploitation genre films produced in New York. Some o .... Starting in 2013, ''The Rialto Report'' podcast was initially released weekly but in 2015 shifted to a roughly monthly schedule. Hosts West and Hall served as consultants to the HBO show '' The Deuce'' and as consulting producers on the Netflix show '' Crime Scene: The Times Square ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Ford (blogger)
Luke Carey Ford (born 28 May 1966) is an Australian/American writer, blogger, and former pornography gossip columnist. Personal life Ford moved to California in 1977. His father, Desmond Ford, was a noted Seventh-day Adventist theologian, and was the center of a theological controversy in the late 1970s and '80s. His mother, Gwen Ford, published a book when he was two years old, but died of bone cancer in March 1970, when Ford was three. After leaving the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ford explored atheism. Ford states that he was converted to Judaism through a Los Angeles Beis Din. Ford says he observes the Jewish Sabbath, attends synagogue regularly, and keeps kosher. He has been asked to leave at least two different congregations. Ford wrote about his religious ostracism in ''XXX-Communicated: A Rebel Without a Shul''. Ford has been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder. Professional Ford studied economics at UCLA but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances (film)
''Frances'' is a 1982 American biographical drama film directed by Graeme Clifford from a screenplay written by Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore, and Nicholas Kazan. The film stars Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer, a troubled actress during the 1930s whose career suffered as a result of her mental illness. It also features Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, Bart Burns, Christopher Pennock, Jonathan Banks, and Jeffrey DeMunn in supporting roles. The film chronicles Farmer's life from her days as a high school student, her turbulent relationship with her emotionally abusive mother, her short lived film career in the 1930s, her institutionalization for alleged mental illness in the 1940s, her deinstitutionalization in the 1950s and her appearance on '' This Is Your Life''. ''Frances'' was released theatrically on December 3, 1982 by Universal Pictures. Lange's performance was unanimously praised and has been cited by many (including her) as her best performance. At the 55th Academy Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 (film)
''10'' is a 1979 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Robert Webber and Bo Derek. It was considered a trendsetting film at the time of its release and became one of the year's biggest box-office hits. The film follows a middle-aged man who becomes infatuated with a young woman whom he has never met, leading to a comic chase and an encounter in Mexico. Plot During a surprise 42nd birthday party for the wealthy and famous composer George Webber thrown by his actress girlfriend Samantha Taylor, George finds that he is coping badly with his age. From his car, George glimpses a bride on her way to be married and is instantly obsessed with her beauty. Following her to the church, he crashes into a police cruiser, is stung by a bee and nearly disrupts the wedding ceremony. Later that night, Sam and George argue over his treatment of women and his habit of spying on the intimate acts of a neighbor (which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films. His best-known films include ''Breakfast at Tiffany's (film), Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961), ''Days of Wine and Roses (film), Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), ''The Great Race'' (1965), ''10 (film), 10'' (1979), ''Victor/Victoria'' (1982), and the hugely successful The Pink Panther, Pink Panther film series with British actor Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up writing, producing and directing for theater. In 2004, he received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Playboy'' magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity. The first issue of ''Playboy'' was published in 1953, featuring Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot; it sold over 50,000 copies. Hefner extended the Playboy brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs. He also resided in luxury mansions where ''Playboy'' playmates shared his wild partying life, fueling keen media interest. He was a political activist in the Democratic Party and for the causes of First Amendment rights, animal rescue, and the restoration of the Hollywood Sign. Early life Hefner was born in Chicago on April 9, 1926, the first child of Glenn Lucius Hefner (1896–1976), an accountant, and his wife Grace Caroline (Swanson) Hefner (1895–1997) who worked as a teacher. His parents were from Nebraska. He had a you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVN (magazine)
''Adult Video News'' (also called ''AVN'' or ''AVN Magazine'') is an American trade magazine that covers the adult video industry. ''The New York Times'' notes that ''AVN'' is to pornographic films what '' Billboard'' is to records. ''AVN'' sponsors an annual convention, called the Adult Entertainment Expo or AEE, in Las Vegas, Nevada along with the AVN Awards, an award show for the adult industry modeled after the Oscars. ''AVN'' rates adult films and tracks news developments in the industry. An ''AVN'' issue can feature over 500 movie reviews. The magazine is about 80% ads and is targeted at adult-video retailers. Author David Foster Wallace has described ''AVN'' articles to be more like infomercials than articles, but he also described the ''AVN'' magazine as "sort of the ''Variety'' of the US porn industry." History Paul Fishbein, Irv Slifkin, and Barry Rosenblatt founded ''AVN'' in 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Slifkin left in 1984; having lost interest in reviewing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XRCO Hall Of Fame
The XRCO Hall of Fame lists well-known adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO Award The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment and it is the only adult industry awards show reserved exclusively for industry members. Once every calendar year, XRCO m ...s. The first XRCO Awards were presented in Hollywood on February 14, 1985. home page Inductees must have been industry members for at least ten years. Members are listed in the order that they were inducted, with the year they were inducted, if known: Actors Actresses Directors Fifth Estate ;Auxiliary Fields Film Creators |
AVN Hall Of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. , January 14, 2013, Retrieved September 4, 2016 The individuals inducted into the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame have "made significant contributions to the " and have had "a minimum of 10 years in the industry" to be considered for induction. There are several branches of the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame: *Performers and |
Maraschino Cherry (1978 Film)
''Maraschino Cherry'' is an American hardcore pornographic film and comedy released in 1978. The film was directed by Radley Metzger (as "Henry Paris") and filmed in several locations in New York City; it was his fifth and final hardcore film. Plot Maraschino Cherry (Gloria Leonard), the owner of a high-class escort service in New York City, teaches her younger sister Penny Cherry ( Jenny Baxter) about the business The two sisters reflect on a series of erotic episodes related to the service and its clients., replete with humorous puns and innuendos. Cast * Gloria Leonard as Maraschino "Mara" Cherry * Jenny Baxter as Penny Cherry, Maraschino Cherry's younger sister * Lesllie Bovee as Maraschino's personal assistant * Annette Haven as the Piano Bar Girl * C. J. Laing as a Slave * Constance Money as an Escort * Eric Edwards as a Client * Michael Gaunt as a Client * Susan McBain as an Escort * Wade Nichols as a Boyfriend Reception One film reviewer notes that " 'Maraschino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Broadcast
''Barbara Broadcast'' is an American adult erotic film released in 1977. The film was directed by Radley Metzger (as "Henry Paris") and filmed in several elaborate locations in New York City, including the Olympia ballroom and restaurant in the Royal Manhattan Hotel. Plot Barbara Broadcast, a world-famous liberated woman and best-selling author, is interviewed by a journalist about her successful career in an elegant Manhattan hotel restaurant, where gourmet food and erotic activities are on the menu: a surrealistic " Buñuelian" atmosphere, according to one film reviewer. Afterwards, other Manhattan moments in New York City are featured, including a corporate office encounter and a casual meeting in a busy night club. Cast * Annette Haven as Barbara Broadcast * Bobby Astyr as the Maitre d' * C. J. Laing as Roberta, the interviewer * Constance Money as a Slave * Jamie Gillis as Curley * Michael Gaunt as a Client * Sharon Mitchell as a Waitress * Susan McBain as a Diner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leslie (director)
John Leslie Nuzzo (January 25, 1945 – December 5, 2010) was an American pornographic film actor-director- producer. Usually credited under the name John Leslie, he also worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny Lovely. Along with Ron Jeremy, Jamie Gillis, John Holmes, and Harry Reems, Leslie was one of the stalwart male stars of the Golden Age of Porn, when blue movies had narratives, higher quality production values, and distribution in some legitimate movie houses. After Holmes experienced setbacks due to drug and legal problems, Leslie inherited the mantle of the porn industry's top male superstar with the success of ''Talk Dirty To Me'' in 1980. He eventually starred in over 600 porn films before making the transition to director. Early life Leslie was born into an Italian-American family in East Liverpool, Ohio on January 25, 1945. He grew up in the Midland area of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. After graduating from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
