Stormy and Wicked. The two are almost as closely associated as Steve Jobs and Apple or Bill Gates and Microsoft, but all good things come to an end. Stormy Daniels, long a contract performer and director for Wicked Pictures, has signed with Digital Playground. Stormy herself had mixed emotions about the switch but was looking forward […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends, genres, stars, and movies that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: a rundown of every movie that topped the yearly porn charts since 1997. Bad Wives It’s not every porn movie that paraphrases Henry David Thoreau in its synopsis! […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: HIGH-END EROTICA. Porn may be dirty, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be pretty. That’s the basic philosophy outlined by longtime director Mason, and it’s helped create a flourishing genre […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: STAR SHOWCASES. Adult stars used to be quite literally anonymous. Peepshow loops and stag films didn’t credit their performers by name, nor would those early stars likely have wanted their […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: BDSM. E.L. James’s book 50 Shades of Grey brought BDSM out of the dungeon and into the mainstream. It’s a genre that’s often misunderstood, though, and frequently mischaracterized. Cliched depictions […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: INTERRACIAL. Race relations are among the thorniest issues in contemporary American politics, but interracial porn exists in a different sphere. “If Hollywood has been lacking in honest and open explorations […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: THREESOMES. It’s very difficult to craft a porn bestseller that will stand the test of time. Most movies that top AE’s bestseller list rule the rankings for a few weeks and […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: FAMILY ROLEPLAY. It feels so wrong. Yet for porn, it’s the one genre that always seems to go right. Family-relationship porn, sometimes also referred to as “fauxcest,” has become a […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: RISE OF THE ALL-NATURAL GIRL. Ask someone on the street to describe the typical pornstar look and they’ll probably mention blond hair, enhanced breasts, and gaudy makeup. For many years, […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: FIRSTS & DOUBLES. “I’ve always been a fan of firsts. When I look back, all of my favorite porn scenes are the ones where I did something for the first […]