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Bound To Please: "Midori's Expert Guide To Sensual Bondage"

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:30:01 EDT

What do you get when you throw together a world-class bondage expert, four super hot pornstars, and put Tristan Taormino in the director's seat? "Midori's Expert Guide to Sensual Bondage"—a wonderful new edition to the Vivid-Ed canon.

Midori, for those who don't know, is an author, sex expert, and bondage aficionado based out of San Francisco—one whose many books and lectures have educated countless newbies in the skills of bondage. In her "Expert Guide," she brings her skills and know-how right to your living room—and does an excellent job, we must say. Midori's a great teacher with great screen presence, and it's a pleasure to learn the basics of bondage from her.

It's also a pleasure to watch the rest of the cast at work. Adrianna Nicole and Mark Davis join Midori for some hands on instruction, then Midori leaves them to get down to business (meaning Mark ties up Adrianna and fucks her masterfully); Madison Young and Danny Wylde conclude the release with a delightful switch scene. The performers clearly enjoy bondage—and each other—and their scenes manage to be both hot and informative (we definitely got a lot of bondage inspiration from watching these performers at work).

Though the release is geared towards beginners, with a focus on basic bondage (no fancy Japanese rope tricks or suspension here), we'd wager that there are quite a few intermediate players who could benefit from Midori's lessons. She offers advice that even we'd never heard (like that you should remove contacts before blindfolding someone), and offers a lot of creative suggestions for different techniques for tying (be sure to check out the bonus scene with instructions for the Midori scarf harness—it's a trick every lady should know).

Our one critique? It would have been nice to see a little more attention paid to the ins and outs of binding male bodies. Madison does a nice job tying up Danny, but a third full scene with a male submissive being bound up and dominated by a female top would have rounded out the release very nicely. We've got our fingers crossed that that shows up in "Midori's Expert Guide to Sensual Bondage 2" (they are making, that, right?).

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Tristan Taormino Offers Expert Advice On "Anal Pleasure For Men"

Lux Alptraum — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Anal queen Tristan Taormino has long held that butts are an equal opportunity erogenous zone—and now she's put that sentiment into practice with her latest "Expert Guide" installment. Yes, Tristan's showing straight men how to enjoy anal stimulation.

The feature follows Tristan's standard format: we begin with a lecture, in which Tristan goes over the basics of anal play and anatomy. Then, special assistants Penny Flame and Devin are brought in for a little "hands on" demonstration. With Tristan there to guide them, they walk us through the basics of going through the back door—with a lot of helpful tips along the way. (One we especially loved: Penny learns how to keep her luscious long nails from doing damage to her partner's parts!)

With the education out of the way, it's time to get down to the sex. Tristan leaves Penny and Devin to their own devices, which happily involve strapon play. Their romp is followed by Annie Cruz and Nomad, who take the opportunity to explore Annie's butt as well as Nomad's (see? Anal play really is for everyone!). Last, but certainly not least, Jandi Lin and Christian XXX team up to show that there's more than one way for boys to get it up the butt: rather than submit to a strapon, Christian wears a prostate plug while he gives Jandi the what for. (Oh, also she shoves a dildo in him, too. Delicious!)

It's worth noting that this DVD is a bit of a slow starter. In order to properly educate, the sex scenes spend a lot of time focusing on warm up: the couples all take a lot of time to make sure the boys' butts are good and ready before they get to the slambam action. It's still hot, of course, but if you're specifically interested in nothing but buttfucking, be advised that you'll have to fastforward a bit to get there.

There are a lot of thoughtful details in the release that we really, really loved: whenever a toy is shown, a pop up note comes on screen to tell you what, exactly, you're looking at and who makes it (all the better to find it for yourself!). The DVD extras on anal hygiene and enemas, choosing a harness, and solo prostate stimulation are also appreciated (the last one's especially good for anyone who enjoys watching boys jack off).

In fact, there was really only one disappointment in the whole release: we were kinda bummed that Christian doesn't get his butt fucked by a strapon. Yes, we realize it's important to show multiple modes of stimulation, and we do appreciate that boys can like butt play without wanting to bend over...but hey, can you really blame us for wanting to see Jandi Lin give it hard and good to Christian?

Maybe our prayers will be answered one day...perhaps in an "Expert Guide to Advanced Anal Sex for Men"?

Tristan Taormino Shows Straight Men The Back Door

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:30:01 EDT

In straight porn parlance, anal sex is pretty exclusively used to refer to a girl taking it up the butt from a guy—and not the other way around. "Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Anal Pleasure for Men" flips the switch on that relationship.

Yes, it's an eduporn about ladies strapping it on and getting their boys to bend over; and as you might expect, we can't wait to see it. We've got our fingers crossed that this release might inspire some other pegging-themed pornos... but, uh, we're not holding our breath.

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Tristan Taormino Wants You (To Ask Questions About Butt Sex)

Lux Alptraum — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Tristan Taormino—the fine mind behind some of our favorite eduporns—is making a new sex ed film that's an advanced guide to anal sex. And she needs your help!

Over Twitter, Tristan said:

Be a part of my *advanced* anal sex ed film-tell me ?s you want answered, topics covered, what ur dying to know & see.

And remember—she's a professional. So don't be afraid to ask anything (and we do mean anything).

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Take A G-Ride With Kylie And Derrick

Lux Alptraum — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

We know the old saying goes, "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach"—but we've always preferred those who can teaching by doing. Well, at least when it comes to sex education.

And at least when those teachers are hot pornstars like Kylie Worthy and Derrick Pierce, who are more than happy to use their bodies to demonstrate all sorts of sexy lessons (in this case, how to stimulate the g-spot). Don't worry if it takes you a while to pick up on all their tips and tricks... you can watch the video again and again (and again!) until you've, uh, learned everything you need to know.

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Previously: Tristan Taormino Gets Up Close And Personal With The G-Spot (Really!)

Learning To Love You (And Her) More

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Speaking of threesome lessons—who better to teach you how to love multiply than Tristan Taormino and her cadre of pornstar assistants? Jack, Haileey, and India will be more than happy to educate you...with sex.

Watch carefully, and take note of their patented tips and tricks for keeping everyone occupied while the lovin's going down. Or, you know, if learning's not your style, just sit back, relax, and watch the sexin' commence.

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Previously: Three Is The Magic Number In Tristan Taormino's Latest "Expert Guide"

Penny Flame Roughs Us Up With Her "Expert Guide To Rough Sex"

Lux Alptraum — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EDT

If there's one thing we love (almost) as much as Penny Flame, it's gotta be rough sex. And Penny Flame plus rough sex? Well, that's like we've died and gone to pervy heaven.

We've been eagerly anticipating "Penny Flame's Expert Guide To Rough Sex" for almost a year now—ever since Penny and Tristan first announced the casting call for the project. Given our history of appreciation for the Vivid-Ed line of eduporns, and the fact that Penny Flame makes us melt, and, ahem, the fact that we enjoy a good (consensual!) roughing up... well, it's just hard to picture that this DVD could be anything less than a smashing success.

Of course, overly high expectations have gotten us in trouble before, so we tried to restrain ourselves as we pushed the DVD into our player. Our prudence turned out to be unnecessary: this film really is as good as we'd hoped.

As with all Vivid-Ed releases, this one begins with a lecture. Well, almost: right before the lecture, Penny introduces her animated helpers, Angel Penny and Devil Penny, who've been brought in to replace the overly whimsical Penny Pop-Up and Lube Fairy seen in "Penny Flame's Expert Guide To Handjobs" (you know, to show some sensitivity for the seriousness of the topic). But after that, it's on to the lecture: Penny walks us through the basics of rough sex, covering topics like communicating with your partner, picking a safe word, and—best of all, where (and how) to safely pinch, pull, slap, and smack your partner to your erotic delights. Assisting Penny in her demonstrations is a very eager (and very naked) Mia Lelani, who offers up her body as an educational tool.

Then, of course, it's on to the sex: and this is where the release really shines. The release offers three scenes (two maledom, and one femdom), where performers live out their rough sex fantasies. Intercut with the action are brief interludes of each performer explaining what, exactly, appeals to them about rough sex—and these interludes help increase the scenes' intensity: we know these people really want it rough.

The first of the three scenes features Penny Flame and Derrick Pierce. Though Penny's a fan of rough sex in her personal life, this is actually her first on-camera rough scene—and it's a really, really good one. Penny and Derrick play around with facefucking, slapping, choking, orgasm denial, and all sorts of fun D/S, and it's thrilling to watch their interchange and connection play out on screen. Okay, it's also thrilling to watch Penny get slapped around and forcefully fucked... but largely because she's just so incredibly into it.

Next we're introduced to Aiden Starr and Devin, who explore humiliation, dirty talk, and, yes, more D/S. This time, Aiden's in charge, and the roughness is more verbal than physical. Aiden orders Devin around, calling him a dog, tying him up, and turning him into her sex slave for a delicious femdom scene.

Mark Davis and Lexi Belle are featured in the final—and most intense—scene. Mark, an experienced player, dominates Lexi, ordering her around and pushing her boundaries, seeing how far she can go before she reaches her limits. It's this scene that has one of the best "teachable moments"—at a particularly intense point, Mark slaps Lexi across the face, which ends up being more than she can take. This leads in to Mark checking in with Lexi, and making sure that she's okay (and okay with continuing), before the two continue playing. It's a nice demonstration of the continuous communication that's an integral part of rough sex—and of the fact that just because someone's reached their limit, it doesn't mean that the entire scene has to be ruined.

All in all, it's an excellent release—though there was one thing we found a little troubling. Though the release limits its discussion of choking to a few voiceovers warning the viewer about the dangers of the practice (and rightly so—there's no such thing as "safe" choking), the performer testimonials are peppered with statements about how great choking is. Granted, the testimonials are intended to depict real life rough sex experiences, and in real life, people choke and experiment with breath play—caution be damned!—but it's an odd juxtaposition to see in an educational release.

[EDIT: Turns out there is an entire mini-feature on the DVD on erotic asphyxiation, which we missed out on cause we had a pre-release copy. Tristan says it's full of talk about risk, risk reduction, and even demonstrations of techniques. Which definitely puts our mind at ease.]

"Penny Flame's Expert Guide To Rough Sex" is a great release for any couple looking to get into rough play—or anyone at all interested in watching some hot, rough sex porn. We've got our fingers crossed that Penny and Tristan are planning a second edition of this expert guide—we'd love to see Penny & co. tackle more advanced rough sex techniques, exploring incorporating toys, tools, and maybe even role play to heighten the experience.

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Three Is The Magic Number In Tristan Taormino's Latest "Expert Guide"

Lux Alptraum — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST

We were a bit skeptical about the idea of an "expert guide" to threesomes. Unlike blowjobs or handjobs, good threesome technique isn't really something you can demonstrate—it's more a learn by doing type of thing.

But since we've been impressed by the previous installments of the Expert Guide series, we figured we'd give this one a shot. And, true to form, Tristan impressed us with her efforts. Rather than setting itself up as the end all, be all of threesomology, the "Expert Guide to Threesomes" acts more as a general guide to group sex.

In the educational intro, Tristan explains different threesome configurations, lays out some basic rules, and goes over different roadblocks and pitfalls encountered by couples looking to have a threesome. While its no guarantee of a problem-free debut into the world of group sex, the "Expert Guide" is a good way for couples to open up a discussion about going beyond a twosome—and even if end up deciding that the threeway isn't your way, you'll still get to watch some hot group sex porn.

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Penny Flame Offers Handy Advice In Her "Expert Guide"

Lux Alptraum — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:30:19 EDT

It's no secret that we have a bit of a crush on Penny Flame (you might even say she's a Crush Object™). And we're also pretty fond of Tristan Taormino and her line of "Expert Guide" educational pornos. So when we heard that Penny and Tristan were teaming up to create "Penny Flame's Expert Guide" videos — well, we couldn't get our hands on a copy soon enough. Penny Flame's adorable attitude plus Tristan's signature eduporn style? Talk about best of both worlds!

And now, after all that build up, we finally have a copy of "Penny Flame's Expert Guide To Handjobs for Men and Women" in our hands (heh). Was it worth the wait? Our impressions (and a preview gallery) after the jump.

In many ways, Penny Flame's take on the "Expert Guide" series really is the best of both worlds: Penny is an eager (and adorable!) teacher, and her warm and funny screen presence and hands-on demonstrations add a lot to the experience. There's certainly something to be said for a teacher who's willing to show as well as tell, if you know what we mean.

As with all of Tristan's Vivid-Ed releases, "Expert Guide to Hand Jobs" features some extremely hot sex scenes that demonstrate just how sexy hands can be (and how proper hand play can help pave the way for other forms of sexy stimulation, too). If you're in a learning mood, watch the scenes with instruction — Penny's voiceovers guide you through different techniques, while Penny Pop-Ups (a Penny-fied take on the trademark Vivid-Ed pop-ups) wander onscreen to offer specific tips and tricks. Already learned your lesson? Watch the scenes without instruction — they're hot enough to stand on their own, too.

While many of the Penny-fied touches are endearing and adorable, at times there's just a little too much cutesy humor. The feature opens with a faux infomercial advertising Penny's skills (complete with co-star testimonials); while funny, it's also a bit over the top and feels unnecessary — especially as the joke is repeated several times throughout the feature.Though the Penny Flame humor certainly livens things up, in excess it's ultimately more distracting than entertaining, and detracts from an otherwise excellent piece of eduporn.

"Penny Flame's Expert Guide" series certainly shows promise, and we have high hopes for future releases (especially the one about rough sex!). We just hope that in her future releases she's able to tone the cutesy jokes down just a smidge and let her natural charm, educational skills, and the hot, hot sex scenes carry the film on their own.

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Guided Into Position With "The Expert Guide To Positions"

Lux Alptraum — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:10:56 EDT

After watching a few of her new Vivid-Ed releases, we're more convinced than ever that Tristan Taormino produces some of the best eduporn out there. The videos she's done for the line have been consistently smart and sexy, and do a great job of educating us and turning us on at the same time. But how much of that is due to Tristan's considerable charisma, and how much is the Vivid-Ed format itself? We had a chance to investigate that mystery this week with the latest Vivid-Ed release, "The Expert Guide to Positions": though it features Tristan as an onscreen educator, "Positions" was directed by Geoff Bean.

So how did it stack up? Our thoughts (and a preview clip) after the jump.

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While hot porn that also educates may be Tristan's signature style, it seems it's not the hallmark of all Vivid-Ed releases. Though there's a lot of good about this release, it falls a little flat when it comes to sheer hotness—ultimately registering as a little more ed than sexy. The performers are hot, and the information is good, but unlike Tristan's previous Expert Guides to blowjobs or anal sex it never quite feels like the kind of educational porn flick you'd want to jack off to. As the information rolls by, there's too much to absorb and take in; it's a little hard to just lie back and get into it when so much is being thrown at you.

But if you're more interested in a video that will guide you through various positions than some hot porn that will happen to teach you a little something along the way, then "Positions" may just be what you're looking for. With short scenes on 18 different positions, and detailed information about the benefits and shortcomings of each, "Positions" leaves no stone untouched. Have a long, thin penis, or a partner who likes shallow penetration? Try the Pancake. Want a girl-on-top position that's easy on the knees? Go with the Froggie.

Though this release wasn't quite what we'd hoped for, we're still happy to see Vivid-Ed working hard to make sex education sexy, or at least provide some helpful information through porn. For a lot of people, porn is already an important (if not their only) source of sex education, so it's good to know that Vivid-Ed is making sure they get some solid information along with their titillation. Now if they'd just put out the "Expert Guide To Gape Rimming," we'd be totally set.

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Previously: Tristan Taormino Gets Up Close And Personal With The G-Spot (Really!), Tristan Taormino Explains It All For You: "Expert Guide to Oral Sex Part 2", DVD: Tristan Taormino's "Expert Guide To Anal Sex"

Vivid Ed head honchette Tristan Taormino...

Jonnobot — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:05:17 EST

Vivid Ed head honchette Tristan Taormino announced this week that her fellow Fleshbot crush object Penny Flame has been hired to direct a new line of sex instruction DVDs for the company; "Penny Flame's Expert Guide to Hand Jobs for Men and Women" is due out later this year. Our palms are getting moist just thinking about it! (Among other parts.) (Xbiz)

Tristan Taormino Explains It All For You: "Expert Guide to Oral Sex Part 2"

Fleshbot — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:59:03 EDT

While we appreciate the sentiment, we here at Fleshbot have never really believed in that old chestnut that says there's no such thing as a bad blowjob. (Ask one of our editorial staff to tell you the story about that snaggle-toothed hooker in Phoenix sometime. Or better yet, don't.) Continuing her mission to make the world a sexier place through instruction and easy-to-follow examples, Tristan Taormino is releasing the latest installment of her Vivid-Ed porn series this month, the self-explanatory "Expert Guide to Oral Sex Part 2: Fellatio". And if you think that title is a mouthful, wait 'til you check out our exclusive preview gallery after the jump. (Warning to any heterosexual male viewers out there who have Issues looking at other guys' junk: there's a greater than usual amount of closeup peen shots in the gallery you're about to see. But you probably figured that out already.)

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Previously: "Chemistry 3": The Experiment Continues,

Tristan Taormino's Blue Door Contest: Win A Trip To A Porn Set

Fleshbot — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:15:08 EDT

In case you were one of the 99.986% of entrants who found yourself on the losing end of any of the porn set contests we've sponsored here in the past, adult DVD rental outfit Blue Door is giving you another opportunity to experience all the magic of dazzling interiors, food-enhanced catfights, and standing around waiting for something erotic to happen. To celebrate the debut noted anal sex authority Tristan Taormino's new column, they're inviting readers to send in questions for her to answer—and whoever submits the most interesting one (as judged by TT herself) will win an all-expense paid trip to exciting Porn Valley to see an actual Vivid-Ed movie being filmed. We can't promise you'll be discovered or anything, or whether you'll see any flying burrito action for yourself—but at the very least you'll be able to tell your grandkids that you were once on the set of a real dirty movie. And that you were permanently cured of any illusions you might have had that porn sets were actually sexy places in the process.

· Blue Door: Win A Trip To The Set Of A Vivid-Ed Shoot In California and Tristan's Room (bluedoor.com)
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Previously: DVD: Tristan Taormino's "Expert Guide To Anal Sex", Fleshbot's "Chemistry" Scavenger Hunt Contest: Win An Assload Of Porn!, VividAlt Contest Reaches Wailing Climax