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Hot D'or
Hot d'Or ( en, Golden Hot) was an adult film industry pornographic award, awarded annually from 1992 to 2001 in Cannes, France"The other Cannes festival" Archived at: , by Stephen Walker at , May 21, 2001 by the French ''''. Overview The awards have been described as the |
Hot Vidéo
''Hot Vidéo'' is a French trade journal that covers the adult video industry. It was founded in June 1989 by Frank Vardon. It is now part of VCV Communications. Its average circulation date to 2011 is about 50,000 copies per month, while in the 1990s it was about 100,000 copies. Its staff include professional journalists previously committed to other news fields. Tabitha Cash is the editor in chief and oversees the Hot Video group which consists of five divisions: magazine, TV, web, mobile and VOD. Origin and history Vardon worked for Hachette Filipacchi Media before launching his first publication in 1985 the adult magazine ''Projexion Privée''. In 1989, he started ''Hot Video Magazine''. His concept was to mix hardcore pictures with news and coverage of the adult industry from around the world, North and South America, Europe, and the far East. Hot Video became the most sold adult magazines in Europe. Between 2010 and 2012, ''Hot Video'' was involved in a controversy with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paparazzi
Paparazzi (, ; ; singular: masculine paparazzo or feminine paparazza) are independent photographers who take pictures of high-profile people; such as actors, musicians, athletes, politicians, and other celebrities, typically while subjects go about their usual life routines. Paparazzi tend to make a living by selling their photographs to media outlets that focus on tabloid journalism and sensationalism (such as gossip magazines). Description Paparazzi tend to be independent contractors, unaffiliated with mainstream media organizations, and photos taken are usually done so by taking advantage of opportunities when they have sightings of high-profile people they are tracking. Some experts have described the behavior of paparazzi as synonymous with stalking, and anti-stalking laws in many countries address the issue by seeking to reduce harassment of public figures and celebrities, especially when they are with their children. Some public figures and celebrities have expressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Fritz
Éric Greff (; born 19 July 1975 in Forbach, Moselle), better known by his aliases Helmut Fritz and Géronimo, is a French singer-songwriter and record producer. Greff is known for his 2009 single "Ça m'énerve", in which he portrays a German dandy living in Paris. The single, produced by Laurent Konrad, was released in March 2009 and rapidly reached number one in France. To reinforce his identification with the song "Ça m'énerve", Éric Greff wrote a fictional biography for Helmut Fritz. Fictional biography of Helmut Fritz ''This biography is imaginary, it describes Helmut Fritz character's life, not Éric Greff's'' Helmut Günter von Fritz () was born in Reinbek, Germany, the only child of Rudy von Fritz and Annegret Spiegeln, who ran a small factory manufacturing knitted sweaters which earned them a modest but happy living. In 1998, Helmut's great grand-uncle, Baron Titten von Fritz, died gored and trampled by wild boar while game hunting. Helmut became the only heir to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radisson Hotel
Radisson Hotels is an international hotel chain headquartered in the United States. A division of the Radisson Hotel Group, it operates the brands Radisson Blu, Radisson Red, Radisson RED, Radisson Collection, Country Inn & Suites, and Park Inn by Radisson, among others. In June 2022, Radisson Hotels agreed to be purchased by Choice Hotels for $675 million. The deal closed on August 11, 2022. History In 1907, Edna Dickerson came to Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Chicago to collect a substantial inheritance.Jack El-Hai, Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places (University of Minnesota Press, 2000) p. 48."Back in 1909, the Radisson was the 'jewel' of 7th St.", ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' (November 1, 1981), Architecture, p. 10, 14. Local business leaders persuaded her to build a hotel in the city, with Dickerson investing $1.5 million in the construction of the first Radisson hotel. It was planned as a high-end luxury hotel, designed in the French Renaissance architecture style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including how people look (clothing, fashion and jewelry), Art Deco has influenced bridges, buildings (from skyscrapers to cinemas), ships, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects like radios and vacuum cleaners. It got its name after the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris. Art Deco combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, it represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salle Wagram
The Salle Wagram is a historic auditorium in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built in 1865. It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since March 2, 1981. First built in 1812 as the Bal Dourlans, the huge ballroom was designed by Adrien Alphonse Fleuret, and has been the setting for international congresses, political conferences, fashion exhibitions and dance competitions.Holoman, D. Kern. ''The Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, 1828–1967.'' Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004, p490. From the 1950s the hall was much used as a classical recording venue, including a Beethoven symphony cycle with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Carl Schuricht, Stravinsky ballets with the same orchestra under Pierre Monteux, the complete ''Carmen'' with Maria Callas and Nicolai Gedda, and in the 1990s for many Poulenc recordings with the French National Orchestra under Charles Dutoit.Philip Stuart. ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ona Zee
Ona Zee is an American pornographic actress, director, and producer of pornographic films. Career Zee starred or appeared in over 300 adult movies since entering the industry in 1986. She was about 35-years-old when she began, an age when many adult performers have already retired. For 67 videos she served as director, writer, and producer. In 1990, she formed her own production company, Ona Zee Pictures. The company initially focused on bondage titles, but later moved on to other genres as well, such as feature and girl-girl movies. During the 1990s, she formed a pornographic performers' union, but it ultimately collapsed due to lack of political and legal support. Awards * 1989 AVN Award – Best Actress (film) (''Portrait of an Affair'') * 1992 AVN Award – Best Actress, video (''Starlet'') * 1993 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress (film) (''Secret Garden 1 and 2'') * 2000 Hot d'Or – Hot d'Or d'Honneur * AVN Hall of Fame Personal life Zee was born in Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Entertainment Group
Seth Warshavsky (born 1973) is an American pornographer and the founder of Internet Entertainment Group (IEG). During the dot-com bubble, Warshavsky's welcome of media attention made him the face of the online pornography industry to a public fascinated with what was then virtually the only segment of the dot-com industry operating at a profit. On February 10, 1998, he testified at a hearing on Internet Indecency before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Beginning in 1996, with the profits from a phone-sex operation he started while living in the Oregon building in Seattle, Washington, he had friends at AT&T who would find him sex-related numbers. Warshavsky converted a warehouse in Seattle into the studios of IEG's flagship website, Clublove.com. The website used computer technology that was cutting edge for its day. The business model was similar to that of a live peep show. For a monthly membership fee plus an hourly charge, customers could watch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stagliano
John Stagliano (born November 29, 1951), also known as Buttman, is an American entrepreneur, former pornographic film actor, producer and director who founded and owns the Evil Angel pornographic film studio. Early life and career Stagliano grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and attended high school from 1965 to 1969. He enrolled in college, but dropped out in 1969 for several semesters. He then went back to college and studied subjects including English, journalism, and engineering, before transferring to UCLA to major in economics. He originally planned to get an economics PhD and become a professor. He then switched to studying theater, playwriting, modern dance and jazz dance, partly because there were more women in those classes. He is of Italian ancestry with some of his grandparents from Florence. In the 1970s, he wrote erotic fiction for a small newspaper, and did some softcore modeling. He made his debut in a hardcore pornographic film in an 8 mm loop in 1974. In 1979, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Channel
Julia Channel (born 3 November 1973) is a French actress, singer, entrepreneur, and former pornographic actress. Career After posing for magazines such as ''Playboy'' and ''Penthouse'' in the early 1990s, Channel debuted in the adult industry in 1992 and retired in 1996; during this time, she starred in about 120 productions. In 1998, she won a Hot d'Or d'Honneur Award. She also starred in a number of mainstream films, such as ''Les truffes'' alongside Jean Reno, ''Frères'' (1994), ''Coup de vice'' (1996) together with Samy Naceri, and ''Recto/Verso'' (1999). In addition, she starred in a series of erotic TV-movies produced and broadcast by M6 Television, and, in 2001, she hosted the TV-program ''Le journal du hard'' on Canal+. Channel appeared in a number of hip hop music videos, including Method Man's "Judgement Day". She also hosted a music program, ''Hip Hop Channel'', which was broadcast by the channel MCM. In 2010, she started her own musical career, releasing her fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Dorcel
Marc Dorcel (born in March 1934) is a French-Hungarian producer of adult erotic films who founded the company Video Marc Dorcel (or simply Marc Dorcel). Besides producing films by himself, he also produces films in partnership with people like Michel Ricaud, Cyril Randuineau, Marc Ange and Julo Kaiel. Dorcel is known for the long-running ''Pornochic'' film series. Dorcel was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015. In the 1990s, Marc Dorcel became the first French porn producer to employ actresses under exclusivity contracts. Dorcel's first brand ambassador, in the late 1990s, was Laure Sainclair, followed by other female performers such as Mélanie CostePhilippe VecchiMélanie, mon ange pervers '' GQ'' France, August 2008 and Yasmine Lafitte. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estelle Desanges
Estelle Desanges (born 8 March 1977) is a French former pornographic actress. During the 2000s, she was one of France's most popular porn actresses.Christophe Lemaire, in ''Le Cinéma X'', La Musardine, 2012, p. 477 Early life Estelle Desanges was born in Bordeaux in 1977. Desanges worked as a bartender at a nightclub and went attended nursing school. She was discovered by Fred Coppula in 1999 when she attended a Hot Vidéo event. She gave Coppula photographs that she had taken by a customer at the nightclub she worked at. Coppula showed the photos to the leadership at Blue One, a production company, and she was signed. Career Estelle Desanges started working in adult films in 1999, mainly in films produced by Fred Coppula. She received a Hot d'Or Award for Best French New Starlet in 2000. In 2001, she started working with VCV Communication. That year she starred in ''La Fille du Batelier'', directed by Patrice Cabanel and won the Hot d'Or Best European Supporting Actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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