Vista, CA-BioFilm, Inc., makers of Astroglide, announced today that Astroglide will be the official sponsor of Tristan Taormino’s spring/summer tour.

Taormino will be touring to support the publication of her new book, Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships (published by Cleis Press) and the release of two new videos from Vivid Entertainment, The Expert Guide to the G-spot and Chemistry 4: The Orgy Edition. She will host two launch parties, give several booksignings and discussions, and teach sex and relationship workshops. She has confirmed events in New York, Tempe, Glendale, CO, San Francisco, Palm Springs, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Madison, St. Louis, and New Orleans; she has in-studio radio appearances booked in some of those cities as well. In addition, she is finalizing plans for Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Boston, and Washington DC.

As exclusive sponsor, Astroglide will provide product samples and literature for Tristan to distribute at her events. She will also introduce consumers to their newest product, Astroglide X silicone lubricant. “This was a natural fit for both of us,” says Tristan. “I think Astroglide Gel is the best lube on the market for anal penetration, and I love their new glycerin-free, paraben-free lube. I’m excited they’ve come out with a new silicone lube. I already recommend Astroglide products to people and feature them in my videos.”

Lisa O’Carroll, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at BioFilm, says, “We are thrilled to be working with such a well-respected woman in both sex education and the adult industry. Tristan’s passion for her work and her commitment to helping people achieve better intimacy in their lives is right in line with Astroglide’s mission.”

Tristan’s tour begins May 16 with an anal sex workshop at Fascinations in Tempe, Arizona. She will appear on John Holmberg’s “Morning Sickness” show on 98 KUPD to promote her appearance. “I cannot wait to introduce people to Astroglide products and giveaway some free lube. Everyone can use free lube!” says Tristan.

About Astroglide:
Astroglide is made by BioFilm, Inc. of Vista, California. Hormone free and water soluble, Astroglide is as close as you can get to natural moisture-only a little better. Astroglide Brand Products are designed for use with latex condoms and can be found at pharmacies, chain drug stores, and selected food stores.

About Tristan Taormino:
Tristan Taormino is an award-winning author, columnist, editor, sex educator, and adult film director. She is the author of Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships, True Lust: Adventures in Sex, Porn and Perversion, Down and Dirty Sex Secrets, and The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. Her popular Village Voice column “Pucker Up” is nationally syndicated. She runs her own adult film production company, Smart Ass Productions, and is currently an exclusive director for Vivid Entertainment. For Vivid, she directs a reality series called Chemistry, winner of several awards, including the 2007 AVN Award for Best Gonzo Release. She also helms Vivid’s sex education imprint, Vivid-Ed, for which she has written, produced and directed several titles. She lectures at top colleges and universities and teaches sex and relationship workshops around the world.

TRISTAN TAORMINO AND PENNY FLAME TO EXPLORE ‘ROUGH SEX’ FOR VIVID

LOS ANGELES – (April 16, 2008) – Tristan Taormino, Vivid Entertainment’s award-winning contract director, announced today that she is launching a new reality-based series for the company called “Rough Sex” that will feature couples living out their most intense erotic fantasies.

Award-winning director Tristan Taormino will direct the first film in the series and current plans call for the entire series to be helmed exclusively by women.

“We think that both men and women will be very receptive to films that depict rough sex from a woman’s point of view,” Taormino said. “I want to showcase the complexities of fantasies where people explore their limits and play on the edge.”

Taormino said the idea for the series came from recent public discussions about the portrayal of rough sex in “gonzo” movies. “The problem isn’t with the depiction of hardcore sex itself; it’s about sex that is seen as one-sided, degrading and hostile. Many women love rough sex and these films will give us a chance to represent their desires from their perspective.”

The scenes will be a collaborative effort between the director and performers who will have a lot of creative input in the process. In addition, performers will be interviewed on camera about why they like rough sex and how they establish trust and set boundaries with their partners.

To introduce the series, Taormino will executive produce “Penny Flame’s Expert Guide to Rough Sex” with performer Penny Flame for Vivid-Ed, Vivid’s sex education line. It will be the first instructional video of its kind to examine how to play rough and do it safely. It will cover a range of controversial topics including dominant/submissive role play, spanking, slapping, hair pulling, and even choking.

Taormino and Flame plan to hold an open casting call for the educational video and the series. “We are looking for smart, articulate performers who truly enjoy rough sex. Not only do we want people who are passionate about it, but we want them to be able to speak honestly and thoughtfully about “why” they do it and what they get out of it,” says Flame. Details about the open call will be released next month.

“I am really excited about both Penny’s Vivid-Ed title, which will be her second sex ed guide, and the new ‘Rough Sex’ series,” says Taormino.

She adds, “Rough sex can be psychologically-charged and really nasty, but it can also be consensual, safe, and deeply intimate. I think people will see a difference with a woman behind the camera.”

TRISTAN TAORMINO REVEALS INTRICACIES ABOUT THE G-SPOT WITH HER NEW VIVID-ED DVD, WHICH GOES ON SALE APRIL 9TH

“EXPERT GUIDE TO THE G-SPOT” IS THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT IN HER POPULAR SERIES

LOS ANGELES – (March 25, 2008) – Award-winning Vivid-Ed director Tristan Taormino helps us enjoy better sex lives by revealing intricacies about the G-spot with her latest DVD,  “Expert Guide to the G-spot,” which ships on Wednesday, April 2nd and goes on sale nationwide on Wednesday, April 9th.

In the latest in her “Expert Guide” series Taormino teaches a G-spot workshop for couples where she reviews female sexual anatomy and offers explicit advice to improve and enhance  G-spot stimulation.  Co-hosts Sarah and Donna demonstrate various techniques as Tristan narrates what they are doing.  Students also learn the proper use of toys and techniques for maximum pleasure.

Taormino is a widely recognized sex education expert, a syndicated newspaper columnist and best-selling author. Her fourth “Expert Guide” installment was written, produced and directed by her.  The explicit DVD follows her highly successful “Expert Guide to Anal Sex” and two-part “Expert Guide to Oral Sex” (Part 1: Cunnilingus and Part 2: Fellatio).

Says Taormino, “We  cover a lot of ground in this movie, and show a range of G-spot stimulation  techniques, including penetration with fingers, dildos, and vibrators, strap-on  sex tips, and the best positions to hit the spot during intercourse.”

“The  female ejaculation scene in the movie is just amazing,” she added.  “Derrick Pierce and Kylie Worthy have fantastic chemistry.  You can tell they are really comfortable with each other. I couldn’t believe how much she squirted!”

The stellar cast stars the award-winning Penny Flame, who recently signed to direct her own line of sex education movies for Vivid-Ed.  She partners with Evan Stone, while Faith Leon and Alec Knight share steamy, sensual scenes that include a special vibrator with G-spot attachment.

“The Vivid-Ed line continues to grow and get more popular with retailers,” says Vivid sales manager David Peskin.  “The G-spot is a topic many buyers have asked about, and true to form, Tristan really delivers with this title.  Everyone is also really excited that we’re offering it on Blu-ray.”

The high-definition movie is the first Vivid-Ed title to be simultaneously released on DVD and Blu-ray. Included are behind-the-scenes features, cast interviews, previews and exclusive mini-features, along with motion menus, scene and chapter selection. The scenes can be viewed with or without instruction.

About Vivid:
The Vivid Entertainment Group is the world’s leading adult film company.  Founded in 1984, Vivid pioneered the “Vivid Girl” concept, under which top adult film stars are signed to exclusive agreements that are styled on the old Hollywood contract star system.  Vivid has always placed heavy emphasis on high quality erotic film entertainment for the couples market.  It has created wide brand-name awareness through its films and through licensing and marketing programs that extend to advertising, book publishing and such products as apparel, virility supplements, condoms, snowboards, calendars and comic books.  The company is known for its innovative technological advances such as full function DVDs, a fast growing wireless program that is already active in 20 countries, its Burn-to-DVD technology and its popular website www.vivid.com.  Vivid is the first adult company to release a movie on both HD DVD and Blu-ray with “Debbie Does Dallas Again.” The company is also the first to release a title direct and exclusively to Video on Demand. A reality series about the making of the “Debbie” movie has become a popular Showtime TV series. Vivid is a major supplier of content for pay-per-view networks in North America and internationally. The best selling hardcover and paperback book “How to Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide” was co-authored by the Vivid Girls and published by HarperCollins.

The company’s Vivid-Alt imprint is headed by Eon McKai, alt-porn’s dominant icon.  McKai has been widely credited as the founder of this new and edgy film genre.  He has been profiled in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Village Voice.  Visit Vivid-Alt’s popular website www.vividalt.com. Tristan Taormino, popular columnist with The Village Voice and an award winning director has also launched a Vivid-Ed imprint for the company.  Visitwww.vivid-ed.com.

YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS CLASS ON OCTOBER 11 WHEN TRISTAN TAORMINO’S NEW VIVID DVD, “EXPERT GUIDE TO ORAL SEX PART 2: FELLATIO,” GOES ON SALE

LOS ANGELES – (September 30, 2007) — The “Expert Guide to Oral Sex Part 2: Fellatio” DVD from Vivid-Ed director Tristan Taormino, ships on October 4 and goes on sale nationwide on October 11.

Written, produced and directed by widely recognized sex education guru Taormino for Vivid Entertainment, the explicit DVD classroom-within-a-movie follows her highly successful “Expert Guide to Oral Sex Part 1: Cunnilingus” and her first title from Vivid-Ed, “Expert Guide to Anal Sex.”

In the “Expert Guide to Oral Sex Part 2: Fellatio” students attend a fellatio workshop led by Taormino, at which she offers explicit advice and detailed examples to improve and enhance oral sex skills. After the workshop, the students and their partners do extensive homework on the subject matter.

“I am really proud of the Vivid-Ed fellatio movie because we cover some topics that haven’t been addressed in other sex ed features, specifically, techniques for uncircumcised penises and how to incorporate prostate stimulation into oral sex,” said Taormino.

“As with all the Vivid-Ed titles, we show you very explicit techniques in the movie,” she added. “It was a collaborative effort with the cast, which included Roxy DeVille, Christian, Kaiya Lynn, Alec Knight, Adrianna Nicole, Lindsey Meadows and Marcos Leon. All the performers brought their expertise to the project and this movie showcases their amazing talents. I’m in awe of Adrianna’s deep-throating skills and I still can’t get over the intense scene between Lindsey and Marcos. People from the crew are still talking about it.”

“This is not your father’s ‘bj’ movie, that’s for sure,” says Vivid sales manager David Peskin. “Tristan’s vision is exciting and the way she incorporates both education and entertainment on one disc is incredible. Her cunnilingus title did very well for us, and I am certain this one will, too.”

The movie was shot in high-definition and is DVD ROM compatible with no regional coding. Included are behind-the-scenes features, cast interviews, previews and exclusive mini-features, along with motion menus, scene and chapter selection.