We already know that we want to see this movie, but if we didn't, this trailer would be enough to convince us...and then some. The lush cinematography, the excellent score, what appears to be an actual plot...and, of course, the fact that Evan Stone was clearly born to play the role of The Mad Hatter.

Oh, and there's also the matter of the stellar cast: Sunny Lane, Kimberly Kane, April Flores, Andy San Dimas, Aiden Starr, Faye Reagan, Katie St. Ives...we could go on and on, but we're already drooling.

Our one disappointment? The movie won't be out until February. How will we survive that long?

(Those of you who are more patient than we are will be rewarded, though: check back later this week for a gallery of photos from the film.)

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· Carlos Batts (carlosbatts.com)

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Previously: Popshots: Down And Dusty with Alice And Her Dirty Sister, Inside Erica McLean And Carlos Batts's "Alice"

This porn version of "Alice," the third to be shot this year, promises something far more Sunny (the delicious Sunny Lane is the most deceptively wholesome of the three Alices) and, well, less Stormy and Grey.

Not only that, but the movie, which wrapped yesterday at McLean's ranch in Sunland, will be released concurrently with Tim Burton's version of "Alice," slated for February 2010.

We've already visited the Hole, the dungeon down which Alice follows the rabbit (the rabbit is Lavish Styles), and now we're ready for the Mad Hatter's tea party, hosted by Evan Stone. But first Kimberly Kane must masturbate.

"I play Alice's dirty sister," says Kane, in yet another impressive hairdo. "I masturbate while reading this illustrated 'Story of O.'"

It's the last day of shooting and the mountainside is decorated Wonderland-style. Dust blows up the canyon and Sunny Lane and Kimberly Kane do their best to not squint at the camera. McLean's dogs, horses, and assembled menagerie try to avoid the camera.

Lane, just back from a month-long stint at the Moonlite Bunnyranch, is greeted warmly by Kane, who stands out in the porn world for having something nice to say about everybody.

"You are the sweetest thing," said Kane as Lane tottered down the hill. Soon they would be naked, with dust everywhere, but we will preserve the fantasy for a little while longer.

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· Carlos Batts (carlosbatts.com)

And here they are: your cast of "Alice." (Except John Vargas, who plays the Door Man—we couldn't find his picture, unfortunately.)

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Alice: Sunny Lane

Mad Hatter: Evan Stone

Caterpillar: Otto Bauer

White Rabbit: Lavish Styles

Queen of Hearts: April Flores

Dweedle Dee: Faye Reagan

Dweedle Dum: Aiden Starr

Cheshire Cat: Mikey Butders

Mouse: Katie St. Ives

March Hare: Dane Cross

Ace of Spade: CJ Wright

Jane was just about to squirt chocolate on herself, at which point my camera was jostled by ravening lesbians who proceeded to lick it off her.

The event was the Exotic Erotic Ball, a hit or miss affair with heart and soul and plenty of local color. Like this protester's sign, however, the Ball tried to cater to as diverse a group as possible but didn't have its act together. Still, the friendliness of the crowd inside was a very welcome and opposite counterpoint to the real hatred of this group of protesters.

Down south, delightful pixie Aiden Starr auditions for Erica McLean and Carlos Batts' upcoming "Alice in Wonderland" porn adaptation (which will be at least the third this year and, if she gets the role, Starr's second foray through the looking glass).

April Flores, of course, plays the Red Queen. I think that will be awesome.

Across Porn Valley, Ashlynn Brooke plays Sookie in New Sensations' adaptation of "True Blood," scripted by Brooke herself. She is so unbelievably pretty I forgot her clothes were on.

The chameleonic Misty Stone plays Tara (she just found out Lafayette was dead) and Evan Stone plays Evan Stone playing a guy from the show. In the background we see Ralph Long, pulling double duty as a boom operator (we last saw Long as Screech in "This Ain't Saved by the Bell" as well as in "The Sex Files").

Finally we managed to get inside, to Silverlake's Bigfoot Lodge (this reporter's local bar), where at 10 in the morning Misty Stone inspired more wood within the woody surroundings.

As the feature begins, we're introduced to Erica McLean, a hardworking, beleaguered pornographer who can't catch a break. Protesters harass her outside her office, proselytizing neighbors interrupt her masturbation time, and just as she's finally getting a chance to relax, she slips on some dog poop...and is magically whisked away to the "Hardcore Circus," "Wizard of Oz"-style.

Once inside the big top, the plot melts away (with all the hot sex going on, there wasn't any room for it). Short clips of sepia-toned circus action are interspersed with super hot freakshow sex (which we mean in the best possible way). Though all the performers put on a good show, we were especially won over by Audrey Hollander and Otto Bauer's lion taming act and Kimberly Kane and Evan Stone's, um, sex scene (we weren't totally sure what circus feat they were performing).

In what's easily the most intense scene in the film, Audrey and Otto pull out all the stops. Not only is the lion tamer/lioness act wellplayed, but we have to give extra points to Audrey for taking a whip handle in her pussy, a cock in her ass, and a riding crop slapping against her skin. (I want to go to there. No, seriously: I want to go to there.) Oh, and of course, double bonus points for Audrey then doing double anal with a cock and a whip handle. (I don't think I want to go to there, but I really, really like watching it.)

Kimberly and Evan likewise impress, with plenty of dirty talk, rough sex, and some wonderfully delicious anal sex. We always love Kimberly's intensity, and it only ramps up when she's engaged in anal action. (And if "Content" really is her best anal scene ever, we have a lot to look forward to.)

Rounding out the feature are Madison Scott and Lee Stone, Aiden Starr and Rob Rotten, Lavish Styles and Tommy Gunn, Kendra Banx and Starri Knight (the feature's sole lesbian couple, who also are the only ones to fuck out doors), Ron Jeremy and Lilly Lovely, and a very, very brief scene of Blue Iris and Tere Joyce having their way with a few men—including a dwarf.

Alas, even the hardcore circus can't stay in town for forever, and Erica McLean's eventually returned to reality, where she wakes up in bed surrounded by quite a few cast members ("...and you were there, and you were there, and you were there"). Luckily, we have the ability to return to the hardcore circus anytime we want—all we have to do is press play. We have a feeling we'll be making regular visits this summer.

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Previously: Erica McLean's "Hardcore Circus" Is A True Masterpiece

Aiden Starr, Audrey Hollander, (the recently passed) Blue Iris (RIP), Tere Joyce, Kendra Banx, Starri Knight, Kimberly Kane, Lavish Styles, Lilly Lovely, Madison Scott, Ron Jeremy, Evan Stone, Rob Rotten, Otto Bauer, Tommy Gunn, Sergio Roho, Erica McLean, and a midget in a Mardi Gras mask comprise the bulk of the cast. The movie features eight scenes and loads of wonderful extras, lavish costumes, hijinks, mayhem, ballyhoo, protestors, the sublime, the ghoulish, and the decadent. Pretty much everything but the bearded lady makes its way into this masterpiece.

Erica wanders throughout like the tiny little string that ties the narrative thread of this beautiful and lush chaos together, inspiring or moderating the erotic couplings. She even goes so far as to intimately inspect some of the girls (see also: the lovely Kimberly Kane) after they have been filled with fresh loads of piping hot cum.

In the end, the sex acts are fittingly strange, with Otto and Audrey turning in a comparably tame but smoldering and passionate scene that mesmerizes, and little Madison Scott taking the forty inches of dick Lee Stone has to offer six ways to Sunday up her every tiny luscious little orifices—literally. If this lithe blonde stunner isn't the performer of the year, we can't imagine who is.

"Hardcore Circus" comes out by month's end from Hustler. Look for it. In the meantime, put on your top hat and check out the snaps our ringmaster sent us! Happy Monday!

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Directed by Erica McLean (of "Barely Legal" fame), and starring Audrey Hollander, Kimberly Kane, Lavish Styles, Madison Scott, Kendra Banx, Starri Night, Aiden Starr, Otto Bauer, Evan Stone (pre-haircut), Tommy Gunn, Lee Stone, Rob Rotten, Blue Iris, and Ron Jeremy (as the ringmaster, of course)... well, it sure beats a trip to Barnum & Bailey's. Hell, even Cirque du Soleil is starting to pale in comparison to this take on the big top. We just hope there's only one ring—we'd hate to miss out on any of the action!

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