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>What to do, what to do?

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Jan 082009
 

>Holy dueling CineKink alumni! Tonight’s entertainment options might leave us with something of a dilemma, as disparate performers from CineKink kick-offs past take the stage in different parts of the city. (NYC that is, apologies to be so centric.)

But if you move fast you may be able to catch them both, proving that you really can enjoy everything you desire. Performing at 8 PM, that fabulous cabaret duo, The Wet Spots will bring their sophisticated sex comedy to the Zipper Factory. Then at 10 PM, zoom on down to the Slipper Room for the Jessica Delfino Dirty Folk Rock Show.

Below, a few tantalizing dollops of what treats lie in store, as our performers offer up their musical talents in praise of favorite orifi:


The Wet Spots / “Do You Take It?” (CineKink ’06)


Jessica Delfino / “My Pu55y is Magic” (CineKink ’08)

>Hey, Seattle!

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Jan 022009
 

>Tell all your friends and make plans to join us, we’ve just landed in town to wind down our annual tour with a two-night run of the “Best of CineKink” at The Grand Illusion Cinema – tonight and Saturday!

Works in this traveling showcase run the gamut from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn, mildy spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between. Among the offerings, the animated TEAT BEAT OF SEX presents three short lectures on sex. OFFICE MOBIUS traces a tawdry office flirtation. In SALT, three people share a passion for food – and other things. COMING OUT SPANKO is one woman’s autobiographical coming to terms with her kink identity, while CROSSING looks at what it takes to move between the realms of kink and “normality.” In SOMETHING ABOUT NADIA, three women recount the uncontrollable desire they feel for the mysterious Nadia. And in WHO’S THE TOP?, a fantastical S/M musical comedy, one writer finds her true self by determining who’s the bottom.

Friday/Saturday, January 2nd & 3rd, 11:00 PM

Grand Illusion Cinema
1403 NE 50th Street

More info!

>The procrastinator’s almost-too-late gift-giving guide to kinky cinema

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Dec 192008
 

>Maybe it’s our masochistic streak, but we always find ourselves waiting until it’s really almost too late before we kick into gift-giving mode during the holiday season. Ahhhh the sweet torture…the rush of adrenalin, the sense of impending danger as we fear we’ve really done it this time…followed by the relief of just barely squeaking it out in time!

For those of you who also indulge in this ritualistic practice of self-abuse, a few choice tidbits of cinematic kink for your giving pleasure, all available with a little extra penance paid in the form of two-day (next-day?!) shipping via Amazon.

But hurry! Or not, if you really enjoy your punishments:

Preaching to the Perverted
As we mentioned earlier, there’s a new Guinevere Turner-hosted edition of this sexy saga, the tale of a fresh-faced (and suit-wearing!) moral crusader who attempts to infiltrate the lair of fetish goddess Tanya Cheex (aka Guinevere Turner!). (Winner, Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature, CineKink ’03)

Silken Sleeves
Just in time for the new year, director Maria Beatty celebrates the four seasons of kink in the form of bondage diva Midori lavishing all kinds of attention on the helpless and beautiful Maya. Fall, winter, spring…mmm, summer! (Winner, Audience Choice Award for Best Experimental Feature, CineKink ’08)

Swingtown: The First Season
Oh, the swinging seventies! We’re still waiting for news that this engagingly sex-positive ABC(!) series will be back for another round–yep, we’re masochists–but in the meantime, here’s the first, glorious season all in one place.

The Notorious Bettie Page
We were all sad to learn of the passing of Bettie Page. This homage, directed by Mary Harron and starring Gretchen Mol, is a moving and tender portrait of the infamous pin-up star and the people who both created and consumed the imagery for which she’s known best. (Winner, CineKink Tribute, CineKink ’06)

Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers
You wouldn’t step into a dungeon without knowing how not to flog somebody in the kidneys–well, at least you shouldn’t. Similarly, don’t set forth on the path of the film festival circuit without having some clue of what you’re doing. Here’s that and more, all jammed into one handy, travel-ready tome.

So, there’s a good start! We’re going to keep this brief since, well, we’ve still got some shopping of our own to do, but more rummaging can be found in our CineKink @ Amazon section–with past festival selections available here!

Don’t mind the mess–we’re still moving things around. And get shopping!

>Alumni news: catching up with Madison Young

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Dec 172008
 

>The Stagg Party, the latest web series from the prolific director Joe Swanberg–who we last saw gracing our “The Porn Police: Know the Rules” panel at SXSW–has been unspooling on IFC. Following photographer Ellen Stagg as she moves between the worlds of mainstream work and erotica, this week’s episode, “Catching Up,” features an appearance by CineKink alum Madison Young and a nod to her Femina Potens art gallery.

And, since we were a little distracted with running a film festival at the time, here’s more of Madison, as profiled last February in $pread magazine.

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>Remembering Bettie

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Dec 122008
 

>”I want to be remembered,” she said, “as I was when I was young and in my golden times. . . . I want to be remembered as the woman who changed people’s perspectives concerning nudity in its natural form.”

We’re sad to note that Bettie Page has passed away, reportedly never regaining consciousness after the heart attack she suffered late last week.

Quoted as above in today’s LA Times obituary, Bettie reportedly refused to allow herself to be photographed in her later years, so the iconic images she created in the 1950s are what we have to remember her by. A brief slideshow of just a few of these–including her Christmas-themed appearance as one of the first Playboy Playmates–accompanies a memoriam which her business agent has posted to her Bettie’s website. And with an “estimated 20,000 4-by-5-inch black-and-white glossy photographs taken by amateur shutterbugs from 1949 to 1957,” the internet is blessed with an abundance of tributes and remembrances (see uncredited photo, below).

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Another homage, the film The Notorious Bettie Page, winner of the 2006 CineKink Tribute award, is a moving and tender portrait of the infamous pin-up star and the people who both created and consumed the imagery for which she’s best known. Below, its director and star, Mary Harron and Gretchen Mol, discuss the inspiration and legacy of Bettie Page and the impact she’s had on our perception of sexuality:

>A little more Bond-age, if you please

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Dec 042008
 

>While we were more than a little disappointed that the latest Bond installation, Quantum of Solace, didn’t feature a reprise scene of a naked Daniel Craig tied to a chair, we at least found that our renowned appetite for men-in-suits was, er, suitably sated.

And additional solace was discovered in the beguiling form of two new Bond “girls.” Gemma Arterton as the perkily British Agent Fields, whose – spoiler alert – ultimate denouement is recounted pictorally by Violet Blue. And the sultry Olga Kurylenka who, also via Violet, talks below about her role in the French thriller, The Serpent, and her enjoyment of taking part in the movie’s graphic and detailed bondage scenes:

>Taking it to Washington…CineKink: DC!!

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Nov 212008
 

>Make plans to join us and tell all of your friends… CineKink has packed up the car and is heading to the nation’s capitol with two nights of double-headers!

Celebrating and exploring a wide diversity of sexuality, the films and videos in these sex-positive and kink-friendly showcases range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn, mildy spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between.

And, then…we party!

On Friday, November 21 at 8:00 pm, the program is “Give & Take,” a kinky collection of short films and videos that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and release, control and submission.

And on Saturday, November 22 at 8:00 PM, “Mix, Match & Mingle” is a round-up of two-somes, three-somes, four-somes and more-somes, featuring short works that look at the delights – and some dilemmas – of moving beyond monogamy.

Taking place at The Crucible (1816 Half Street SW, Washington, DC), tickets for each screening are $10/advance and $15/door; tickets for each screening plus after-party are $30/advance and $40/door.

Advance tickets are available at via The Crucible.

For more information and the full program line-up, visit here!

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