“TRISTAN TAORMINO’S EXPERT GUIDE TO ORAL SEX, PART 1: CUNNILINGUS” FROM VIVID-ED GOES ON SALE JULY 5TH

LOS ANGELES  (July 2, 2007) — The second Vivid-Ed DVD title, “Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Oral Sex” has been shipped to retailers around the country and will go on sale Thursday, July 5th nationwide. The curriculum for the class is devoted to developing cunnilingus skills and it is unlikely any students will want to skip school.

Written, produced, and directed by Tristan Taormino under the Vivid Entertainment banner, “Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Oral Sex, Part 1: Cunnilingus” stars Justine Joli, Ariel X, Kelly Kline, Richard Kline, Cindy Crawford, and Jack Lawrence, winner of the 2007 Adultcon Award for Best Actor for an Oral Performance.

Ms. Joli leads a group of couples in a hands-on workshop on cunnilingus, in which she gives a detailed lesson on female sexual anatomy and offers explicit, personal advice on a topic she knows well. Using her mouth, tongue, fingers and toys, she demonstrates different positions and stimulation techniques with her co-host Ariel as the students in the classroom watch and ask questions.
Following this workshop, Kelly Kline and her husband Richard Kline discuss oral sex and share their favorite positions, tips, and tricks for maximum pleasure. The next part of the lesson features Cindy Crawford and Jack Lawrence, a hot couple with a vast range of know how and expertise. Mr. Crawford reveals his passion for giving oral sex, and explains what he thinks are the most important ingredients for a satisfying experience.

The demonstrations are narrated by Ms. Taormino, a sex expert whose first Vivid-Ed lesson focused on anal sex. The innovative new format allows viewers to watch the scenes with or without instruction. The films also include dynamic on-screen graphics that highlight creative tips and tricks to help guide the viewer in the learning experience. Each DVD is shot in high definition, is DVD ROM compatible with no regional coding. The DVDs include motion menus, scene and chapter selection and links to www.vivid-ed.com for further information.

“I have been getting amazing feedback from fans and stores about the first Vivid-Ed title on anal sex, and I am excited to bring them this one on a topic that I am just as passionate about,” said Ms. Taormino.  “One of the important things we do in the Vivid-Ed sex education line is to teach very explicit techniques. I strongly believe that you need to get specific when it comes to erotic pleasure, particularly when it comes to cunnilingus, which I think we just don’t see enough of in adult movies. Whether you want to brush up on the basics or surprise your partner with some advanced tricks, there’s plenty to learn and enjoy in this movie.”

Howard Levine, Vivid Sales Director, said: “Tristan has developed the unique Vivid-Ed format where viewers can watch the scenes with or without instruction. So, after seeing the educational parts, couples can go back and watch sensual scenes where cunnilingus is the main focus. With all the niche videos out there, one dedicated solely to oral pleasure for women is a rarity, which makes this title even more innovative. She’s breaking new ground with this one.”

‘TRISTAN TAORMINO’S EXPERT GUIDE TO ANAL SEX’ TO BE IN STORES ON APRIL 5TH

Movie is Premiere Vivid-Ed Release for Award-winning Director and Village Voice Columnist
LOS ANGELES (April 1, 2007) – “Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Anal Sex,” the first movie from the Vivid-Ed imprint of Vivid Entertainment, will go on sale across the country on April 5th.

Ms. Taormino is an author and film director and a prominent authority on human sexuality. She is the author of the award winning book “The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women” which was recently released in a second, revised edition by Cleis Press. There are currently more than 75,000 copies in print.

“We created this movie to enrich the lives of the people that see it,” said Ms. Taormino. “Whether they are beginners, want to go beyond the basics, or are sophisticated about sex, we believe that they will thoroughly enjoy it. After giving more than one hundred lectures to audiences across the country about anal sex, I have a good idea of what people want to know and the demonstrations they want to see,” she added.

The movie features a workshop taught by Taormino with demonstrations by two co-hosts followed by two scenes where enthusiastic couples show specific techniques, positions and sex toys. The scenes are narrated by Taormino and feature dynamic on-screen graphics that highlight creative tips and tricks to help guide the viewer in the learning experience. Taking advantage of the interactive qualities of the DVD, the movie is presented in an innovative new format where viewers can choose to watch the scenes with or without the instruction.

“It’s like getting two movies on one disc,” says Howard Levine, head of Vivid sales at Pulse Distribution. “You can watch it first to learn then watch the scenes for pure enjoyment.”

The DVD also includes mini features on safe sex and anal hygiene and a bonus girl/girl scene.

“Tristan brings an entirely new dimension to her subject and sex education will never be the same,” said Mr. Levine. “She really brings sex education up-to-speed for a new generation by providing honest information and explicit techniques, all in an accessible, entertaining way. Couples who want to know more about this intimate act that was once seen as taboo are going to hear it from the expert herself.”

Stars of the movie include Lorelei Lee, Ariel X, Adrianna Nicole, Manuel Ferrara, Marcos Leon and Ricki White.

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 a licensing and marketing program that extends to advertising, apparel, book publishing, 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 websitewww.vivid.com. On April 18th Vivid will be the first adult company to release a movie on both HD DVD and Blu-ray with “Debbie Does Dallas Again.” Vivid is a major supplier of content for pay-per-view networks in North America and internationally. The best selling hardcover book How to Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide, was co-authored by the Vivid Girls and published by HarperCollins.

For more information contact tristan (at) puckerup.com.

About Vivid-Ed: “Sex-ed for a new generation.”

Vivid-Ed, the sex education imprint of Vivid Entertainment, produces movies covering a range of topics on human sexuality, from anal sex and g-spot stimulation to fellatio and bondage. Vivid-Ed believes that adults have the right to expert information on their bodies, relationships and sexuality. The imprint’s movies are sex-positive and are meant to inspire viewers to explore, experiment and deepen the intimacy of relationships. Vivid-Ed strives to present material in an intelligent, accessible style that’s sexy, entertaining and fun. Its movies offer useful information and explicit techniques – taught by experts, demonstrated by enthusiastic performers and presented with refreshing sensuality.

VIVID’S CHEMISTRY FROM TRISTAN TAORMINO WINS AVN AWARD FOR BEST GONZO RELEASE

LOS ANGELES – (January 16, 2007) – Chemistry, a takeoff on reality shows that films seven porn stars left in a house for 36 hours with cameras rolling but no script, won the AVN Award for Best Gonzo Release at the 2007 adult film awards ceremony.

Conceived and directed by New York newspaper columnist Tristan Taormino (she writes a weekly column on sex for The Village Voice), Chemistry was released in 2006 by Vivid Entertainment, the leading adult film studio. AVN dubbed the movie a “new-style gonzo.”  It is Taormino’s first film for Vivid andChemistry 2, is being released this month. She is currently at work on a new generation of sex education films for the studio.

Taormino, who was covering the ceremony for The Village Voice, was on hand to receive her award. “I was completely shocked,” she said.

Taormino is the niece of famed novelist Thomas Pynchon. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa in American Studies from Wesleyan University and is the author of three best-selling books and editor of 14 anthologies. She has been featured in over 200 publications and has lectured at top colleges and universities including Yale and Yale Law School, Brown, Columbia, Smith, Swarthmore, Vassar, University of California at Santa Barbara, Colby College, Sarah Lawrence College, and NYU, where she speaks on gay and lesbian issues, sexuality and gender, and feminism.

The award was one of several picked up by Vivid and Vivid-distributed studios in the AVN competition. Others included:
–          Best Editing – Film – Jenna’s Provocateur  (Club Jenna/Vivid Entertainment)
–          Best Interactive DVD – Virual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone (Vivid Entertainment)
–          Best Sex Scene Coupling – Film – Janine and Manuel Ferrara in Emperor (Vivid Entertainment)
–          Best Supporting Actor – Film – Kurt Lockwood, To Die For (Vivid Entertainment)
For more  information or interviews with Tristan Taormino, contact jackie (at) vivid.com or  212-338-0050

“CHEMISTRY,” TRISTAN TAORMINO’S FIRST DIRECTED FILM FOR VIVID

Los Angeles – (September 12, 2006) – Chemistry is the bold and sexually experimental first movie conceived and directed by Tristan Taormino for Vivid.  This 4-hour, 2-disc set shot in Hi-Def, is scheduled to be in stores starting September 19th.

Taormino asks us to imagine an uncensored, intimate look at seven stars – Dana DeArmond, Marie Luv, Mika Tan, Taryn Thomas, Jack Lawrence, Kurt Lockwood and Mr. Marcus – who are left to their own devices for two days and told nothing is off limits.  Not only is everything caught on camera, but we also get unique perspectives as the actors film each other with their own “perv cams.”

“The stars decided who they had sex with, when and where and this gave them the freedom to really be themselves,” says Taormino, “They really tested each other’s boundaries as well as their own.  We get to see raw emotions, spontaneous sex, explosive orgasms and that one ingredient that I think is so important:  Chemistry.  Not only will the sex scenes surprise people, but the stars revealed some very personal things in the confessional.”

The movie features music by indie bands Goodfinger and Boxelder and the DVD contains more than an hour of bonus material including additional sex scenes.

Ms. Taormino is the author of three best selling books on sex and 14 anthologies.  She conducts popular sex workshops across the country in addition to being a columnist for The Village Voice.

Before joining Vivid she directed and produced three adult films includingTristan Taormino’s Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, which won two AVN awards and an XRCO award.

About her work for Vivid Ms. Taormino says “While women and couples have finally been acknowledged as a viable segment of porn consumers, mostly only plot driven features are marketed to them. Plenty of men and women tell me that they love all-sex videos so the focus of my work is on fresh performers, hot, spontaneous sex, real chemistry and real orgasms for everyone.  Couples already trust Vivid for erotic features, now they can count on Vivid for hot reality, too.”

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 a licensing and marketing program that extends to advertising, apparel, book publishing, 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 Vivid.com. Vivid is a major supplier of content for pay-per-view networks in North America and internationally. The company started the Vivid-Alt imprint in 2006.

Adam & Eve and Tristan Taormino Host Backdoor Betty 3 Party

February 1, 2006 (New York, NY): Award-winning writer and sex educator Tristan Taormino will host a sexy, star-studded party to celebrate the release of the second edition of her book The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Womenand the new adult video from her production company Smart Ass Productions and Adam & Eve Pictures, Tristan Taormino’s House of Ass on February 26 at 8:00 pm at Crash Mansion in New York City.

The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, which is published by Cleis Press in San Francisco, has sold over 75,000 copies since its release in 1998. It has been featured in dozens of publications from Jane and Redbook to Playboy and Penthouse. Tristan has promoted it on The Howard Stern Show, The Discovery Channel, HBO’s Real Sex, and MSNBC’s Scarborough Country where former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough called Tristan “the self-described poster girl for anal sex.” The new edition of The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women includes over sixty pages of new material, including new chapters and new illustrations.

Tristan directed Tristan Taormino’s House of Ass for adult powerhouse Adam & Eve Pictures. Shot near Mountain Center, California (three hours outside Los Angeles), this reality-TV inspired video, she invited a group of porn stars to a secluded house in the mountains for the weekend. Tristan wanted to see what would happen if they could relax and let their guard down. Each housemate was scheduled to do one scene with another person, then encouraged to have sex with other housemates of their choice. Throughout the weekend, they told secrets, dished about each other, and were brutally honest as they talked directly to the camera in the Confessional. They gave sex tips in the hot tub, talked about their fantasies, and had sex in every room of the house, culminating in an unbelievable orgy. The video stars video stars Joanna Angel, Justine Joli, Sarah Blake, Keeani Lei, Mr. Marcus, Talon, and Scott Nails.

At the Backdoor Betty 3 party, Tristan will welcome adult superstars Joanna Angel and Justine Joli who will be on hand to greet fans and sign autographs. Joanna, founder of BurningAngel.com and one of the leaders of the alt porn movement, just signed an exclusive directing and performing contract with VCA Pictures. Justine is one of the most sought-after performers in the industry and is known as the “Lesbian Queen of Porn.” “These are two of the smartest and hottest women working in porn today. I am thrilled that they will be there to help me celebrate,” says Taormino.

Tristan Taormino’s House of Ass features the music of several bands, including New York-based indie band JonesTown, who will be performing at the party. “One of the things people joke about is that the music in porn is so cheesy. I wanted to change that,” says Taormino. “We’ve never been asked to have our music on a porn video, but it seemed like a good fit,” says Freddie Mac, lead singer of JonesTown. “I like to think that our songs tap into the most basic of human emotions and impulses. I couldn’t think of a better way to be ‘exposed’ to a whole new audience, to tap into those impulses on a whole new level…now if only I hadn’t missed that casting call…” Also appearing is singer-songwriter Bridget Everett who just performed her one-woman show at Joe’s Pub. “I saw her sing these amazingly smart, hysterical, raunchy songs about sex, and I just fell in love,” says Taormino. “Wait until you hear her ode to anal sex-I still can’t get it out of my head!”

Backdoor Betty 3 is February 26 at 8 pm at Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery, NYC. For more information, contact colten (at) puckerup.com or visit Puckerup.com.

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About Tristan Taormino (http://puckerup.com): Tristan Taormino is an award-winning author, columnist, editor, and sex educator. She is the author of True Lust: Adventures in Sex, Porn and Perversion; Down and Dirty Sex Secrets; and The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. She is a columnist for The Village Voice, Taboo, Velvet Park, and the former editor ofOn Our Backs. She is the director, producer, and star of two volumes of The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. She has been featured in over 200 publications including The New York Times, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Entertainment Weekly, Details, New York Magazine, Men’s Health, and Playboy. She has appeared on CNN, HBO’s Real Sex, NBC’s The Other Half, The Howard Stern Show, Loveline, Ricki Lake, MTV, Oxygen, Fox News, The Discovery Channel, and on dozens of radio shows. She lectures at top colleges and universities including Yale, Brown, Columbia, Smith, Vassar, and NYU, and she teaches sex and relationship workshops around the world.

About Joanna Angel (http://www.burningangel.com): Joanna Angel is the co-founder and president of the punk porn website BurningAngel.com and she is considered one of the leaders of the alternative porn movement. The membership-based website features over 10,000 pictures, over 100 Burningangel.com girls, band interviews, streaming videos, essays, and models’ blogs. Joanna directs, produces and stars in her own videos for Burning Angel (which are distributed by Pulse Distribution) and she is an exclusive director and performer for VCA Pictures. Her first feature for VCA, the comedy Joanna’s Angels, received four AVN Award nominations in 2006. Joanna won the award for Most Outrageous Sex Scene for her self-produced short Re-Penetrator.

About Justine Joli (http://www.justinejoli.com): Over the last four years Justine Joli has appeared as a cover or centerfold for nearly every men’s magazine in creation, including layouts in Hustler, Taboo, Penthouse, High Society, Cheri, Oui, and Club. She has appeared in over seven Andrew Blake titles and had one named after her. She has logged more appearances with Danni’s Hard Drive than any model to date and continues to be a guest on the show. In 2004 she signed an exclusive toy contract with California Exotic Novelties. In 2005, she became the official spokesperson for Michael Ninn’s company Ninnworx.

About JonesTown (http://www.jonestownnyc.com): Fast emerging as one of the hottest new rock bands in New York City, JonesTown is fronted by songwriter Freddie Mac and driven to glory by Timmy Rockmore on guitar, Steve Paelet on bass, and Ross Kantor on drums. Rock ‘n Roll Experiencedescribes them as “Musically addictive and ready to rock they deliver, both live and on record.” JonesTown’s songs will make you bang your head and shake your ass, all at the same time.  “Open Up,” from their 2005 releaseWhen It All Comes Down has been used as the official theme to Bike New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour. Their music is now being taken for a different kind of ride as a part of Tristan Taormino’s House of Ass.

About Bridget Everett (http://www.atleastitspink.com): Bridget Everett is currently performing her one-woman show, “At Least It’s Pink,” a first-person recounting of her misadventures as the local slut in her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas. In this cabaret-style mix of dirty tales, witty original songs, and 70s and 80s pop, Bridget recalls colorful childhood experiences with almost embarrassing candor. She is accompanied by Kenny Mellman (better known as “Herb” to Justin Bond’s “Kiki”) on piano. Michael Musto calls her “A large talent. Wynonna Judd meets Melissa Etheridge via the local bar floozy, on a rocket ship out of Twin Peaks.”