"mainstream" tag (sorted by SiNergy)

Here's my favorite writer Tom Hymes talking about CNN's "Does sex sell movies? Uh, not really." Even though I haven't been watching much CNN, I just heard about this obliquely from other people. And now Tom Hymes discusses it in his article.

Two people you wouldn't ordinarily see together meet this week on daytime television. One using her cred as a publicity stunt for the Fall sweeps, while the other doing lip service to an industry that has treated her well.

I marvel at how porn companies do surprising things to market themselves. In this case, an adult company releases a non-porn short film that the more open-minded populace can see. This is an ingenious way to introduce exclusive talent and make people search for their more hardcore content.

Toys 'R' Us really is for big kids now. The store had to send out a big apology after a mother and her 8 year old daughter found porn on one of the stores laptop. The computer must have been in sleep mode before the little girl touched a button springing the porn to life.

Tonight's the night of CNBC's "Porn: Business of Pleasure" and after reading AVN's review it sounds like a must see. With promises of adult industry bashing being kept to a minimum, the documentary will actually focus on the different personalities and characters that make up the industry to issues that plague the industry like free online material and piracy, to a slumping U.S. economy.

A man in the UK recently created a blog post entitled "Girls (Scream) Aloud" in which he made graphic reference to a fantasy involving the kidnapping, rape, and mutilation of girls from the band "Girls Aloud".

Diesel has come up with a great marketing ploy for its upcoming XXX 30th anniversary party by using vintage porn clips overlaid with clever animations to produce a humorous look at how porn actions mimic everyday activities. Just goes to show that porn can be a useful marketing pitch even with the dirty bits removed.

With the release of a slew of mainstream films with sexually charged titles; such as "Zach and Miri Make a Porno", "Sex Drive", "Good Dick", and "Young People Fucking", it seems that Hollywood is now mimicking the adult industry in choosing names for productions.

Jessica Alba is one of Hollywood's hottest stars, and her recent appearance in a bondage gear advertisement for Stockroom.com has been a tremendous success. Just goes to show that sometimes mainstream celebrities do cross back over to porn.

Reviews of Sasha Grey are starting to appear in a number of mainstream publications as her role in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming independent film has brought her additional fame outside the adult industry.