Porn Star Interview: Rod Rockhard

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Originally from: Las Vegas
Age: 30
Height: 6’ 1"
Weight: 185
Distinguishing features: “I am a kind, compassionate guy who has lots of love to give—and no attitude.”
Tattoos/piercings: “My right nipple is pierced with a gold ring, and I have a band tattoo around my right arm.”
Penis size: 11 inches, uncut
Sexual orientation: Gay
Ethnic background: African-American
Education: High school
Relationship status: “Single for the moment. Know anyone?”
First adult performance: Packin’ Loads (Raging Stallion Studios)
Subsequent performances: Take It Like a Man (Raging Stallion Studios)
What did you do before getting into porn? “I worked full-time at one of the casinos in Las Vegas.”
How did you get into the industry? “I was vacationing in Los Angeles, and I met porn star Michael Brandon, who got me an audition with Raging Stallion. I owe my debut in porn to him.”
How did you get your name? “Rod is part of my real name. As for Rockhard, boys always referred to my thick dick as being hard as a rock. It’s a name that describes me perfectly.”
What’s the dirtiest/sexiest thing you’ve ever done? “I was in a mall, and I saw this hot guy with his girlfriend. I stared at him and watched him leave her to shop. The guy followed me to my car. This white dude took all of my black meat. I loved giving him what his girl never could. He married that girl and still calls me!”
Most memorable on-screen performance: “I loved watching Michael Soldier choke on my big dick while filming Take It Like a Man.”
Most memorable on-set performance not captured on tape: “Winning first place in a contest on the Mutiny and Mayhem Cruise for having the biggest cock.”
Favorite co-star? “All of them are memorable and special.”
Favorite sex act/position: “Face down, ass up!”
What are your long-term goals? “I want to continue making movies and becoming more well known in the industry. I hope to direct and produce hot porn in the future and have my own production company. I already have a name picked out; it’s gonna be called RodRockhard at Large.”

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)

Porn Star Interview: Zach Jayden

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Originally from: Boston
Age: 27
Height: 5’ 10’’
Weight: 155
Distinguishing features: Besides his perfect butt, Jayden stunned director Michael Lucas by delivering a whopping five cum shots in his first scene.
Tattoos/piercings: “No tattoos, but my belly button is pierced.”
Penis size: 7 inches, cut
Sexual orientation: Gay
Ethnic background: “I am part Greek and part Irish.”
Education: “I have a B.A. in business.”
Relationship status: Single
First adult performance: Hunt and Plunge (Lucas Entertainment)
Subsequent performances: Sexpload (Enrico Vega Productions)
What did you do before getting into porn? “I worked in landscape construction.”
How did you get into the industry? “I had always fantasized about being in a porn movie, so when I saw a casting ad for Lucas Entertainment, it seemed like the perfect chance. I went to an audition, got naked and got my first movie.”
How did you get your name? “I always thought that Zach, the kid from Saved By the Bell, was cute. I kinda had a crush on him. So that is where I got the name Zach, and Jayden just came out of the blue.”
What’s the dirtiest/sexiest thing you've ever done? “Well, one time in college, I got fucked in the quad by two lacrosse players. Now that was hot!”
Most memorable on-screen performance: “Definitely my scene with Chad Hunt. That was a lot of fun.”
Most memorable on-set performance not captured on tape: “Well, I don’t want to give away too much, but prepping for that scene was also a lot of fun.”
Favorite co-star? “Who else? Chad Hunt, an easygoing guy with an amazing dick.”
Favorite sex act/position: “Bottoming is my favorite—and getting it from both ends. I would love to be double penetrated.”
What are your long-term goals? “Oh, who knows? Just say that I’m in it for the fun!”

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)

Movie Review: Nasty Nasty

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Director: Jett Blakk.
Cast: Jason Ridge, Rob Romoni, Alex Leon, Sal Correlli, Paul Johnson, Andrew Addams, Doug Jeffries.

Hot on the heels of Thor Stephans’ Sex Psycho, along comes Nasty Nasty, another gay-porn tribute to the master of the macabre Alfred Hitchcock. However, director Jett Blakk seems to be more influenced by the early work of Brian De Palma (think Sisters) and the 1973 horror film Wicked Wicked than by Hitch. Supercute Jason Ridge plays twins who are separated at birth. One becomes a hairdresser while the other owes money to the mob—or something like that. (Hitchcock’s MacGuffin theory is as true today as it was when he created it.) Ridge starts things off with a rousing split-screen jack-off session, as both twins greet the day with a bang. He (as the evil twin) then proceeds to have steamy flip-flop sex with Paul Johnson in a rest stop. This scene is a highlight, as both men deliver sweaty performances and stunning cum shots. There are a couple of other scenes (a threeway with Andrew Addams, Doug Jeffries and Alex Leon; an okay fuck with a wooden Rob Romoni and cute Sal Correlli), but the entire DVD leads up to the final sequence in which Ridge literally fucks himself. Again, Blakk is borrowing a page from Jerry Douglas’s 1996 classic Flesh & Blood, in which Kurt Young fucked himself to better effect. (Some DVD-extra footage reveals the identity of Ridge’s body double.) But Nasty Nasty is still ambitious and inventive fun; too bad it gets tangled in its own plot devices and ends on a muddled, unsatisfying note. And even the good transfer and multiple extras won’t change that. (Red Devil Entertainment)

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)

Movie Review: Frat Boys...on the Loose, Vol. 6

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Director: Paul Barresi.
Cast: Anthony Holloway, Dante Foxxx, Eduardo, Gavin Braun, Deacon Frost, Thomas Bond, Ryan Chandler.

Those wild frat boys are once again on the loose, this time in volume six of director Paul Barresi’s popular series. Supercute Anthony Holloway (pictured above) and Latin hunk Dante Foxxx start the fun and dispel the notion that porn stars don’t read books. In the first scene, Holloway is intently studying the subject of the male physique when Foxxx offers him a real-life lesson. They move from kissing to oral as Foxxx savors Holloway’s large and lovely piece. Gavin Braun watches from the sidelines then steps in to pound Holloway’s equally lovely ass. (Actually, it’s unfortunate that Braun tops here as his own butt is a sight to behold!) This energetic scene sets a high standard that the three following ones don’t quite match. Foxxx moves on to an interminable fuck session with papi Eduardo. Next, Foxxx fares a bit better when he eats ass and tops handsome Deacon Frost at the gym. Finally, professor Thomas Bond teaches a thing or two about 69ing and flip-flop fucking to Ryan Chandler, a cute guy with a big, ugly tattoo. The average production values and ho-hum pacing will make you wish that Barresi hadn’t shot his entire wad in the fabulous opening sequence, but newcomer Foxxx bears watching while Holloway proves himself to be a star of the future. (Regiment Productions)

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)

Movie Review: Mark Dalton and Friends

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Director: Uncredited.
Cast: Mark Dalton, Ben Harrison, Jarda Kolar, Dylan, Jirua Kallopa.

Pacific Sun Entertainment packs up five of its hottest models, including superstar Mark Dalton, and films separate photo shoots for each in abandoned barns and houses. The opening credits tell us that the shoots took place off the highways of America, where hot desert winds blow and pesky insects (some “killer bees” that terrorize Dalton in one funny outtake) rule. Dalton’s foray into reality TV (besides being stung by a bee, he has an unsightly tag ripped from his underwear by an overzealous stylist) gives viewers a look behind the image of this beautiful all-American boy. We learn that it’s not all about glamour but also hard work and sacrifice. Dalton, who looks especially beefy in his scene, is joined by gorgeous Jarda Kolar, who doesn’t speak much English and entirely misses the photographer’s reference to Gene Simmons’ tongue; Jirua Kallopa, also new to the United States and, it seems, to saddles as he keeps slipping off the one he is posing on; Ben Harrison shows off a nice bod and hot cock that sticks straight up; and Dylan, a dark, moody stud who jacks off in a barn setting. As anyone who has ever been to a photo shoots knows, it gets very old very fast. Luckily, these photo shoots turn into jack-off sessions. Each stud delivers a juicy cum shot, and there is some exciting crosscutting among the guys as they work toward orgasm. Unfortunately, the scenes tend to drag and boredom sets in long before the pop shots do, but fans of hot bodybuilder types will be satisfied with this attractive bunch. (Pacific Sun Entertainment)

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)

On the Set Report: Top to Bottom

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Michael Lucas is talking on the phone as much of the cast and crew of his latest film, Top to Bottom, gather at his West Village apartment. The onetime Falcon exclusive, now a New York–based producer/director, is preparing to shoot an orgy scene later that night. It will be the centerpiece of the film, his eighth produced in Manhattan, his adopted home since leaving Moscow four years ago. As Lucas gives the address of the location to a model on one phone, his cell phone rings and the doorbell chimes simultaneously. Such is the life of a busy multi-hyphenate.

As Lucas juggles the phones and the door, the models acquaint themselves and begin filling out release forms. After Lucas hangs up, he explains that tonight’s scene is one of the last in a five-day shoot. “Top to Bottom is about a top guy who is looking for a bottom,” he says in his still-thick accent. “Then he decides to give bottoming a try.” Looking sexy in a tank top, sandals and stubble, Lucas seems to have taken well to his new career as a director. “I like to control,” he says. “I like to do my own thing.”

And one thing he still likes to do is perform: Top to Bottom will feature a scene between the director and David Pierre. But Lucas doesn’t think of the role as a comeback. “My distributor [IMD] asked me if I would be in it,” he says sheepishly. “She says it helps sell tapes.” There is no arguing with the box office appeal of this full-lipped foreigner who learned from Jean Daniel Cadinot and Falcon’s finest. But he has made the most of his name, parlaying it into a thriving production company.

But the time for talk is over; it’s now time to make porn. The cast and crew head to an art gallery on the waterfront in Chelsea. Entering the building, they learn that the elevators are out and walk up six flights. Soon, there are seven models—including Lucas favorites Chad Hunt, Mitch Ryder and Erik Martins—milling about, waiting for instructions. As cell phones chirp occasionally in the background, the guys look at the exhibit of early-American paintings while videographer Michael Clift sets up the lights.

Lucas arrives on the set and immediately sends a production assistant out to buy water, juice, cups and paper towels. “Okay, guys, turn off your cell phones,” he says. It is 9pm, and they are finally ready to begin. Lucas asks the cast to line up as he and Clift plan the camera work and arrange the models: several guys sit and lie on a mattress, two others enter through a door. Let the cocksucking begin! Lucas directs from the sidelines, constantly reminding the models to be more verbal. He conducts their moans like an orchestra. “More noise!” he commands.

Clift hops onto a desk to get a shot from above. Lucas circles, surveying the scene with his arms folded. After a lengthy blowjob sequence, it’s time to move on to some ass-eating. The models are all sweaty but getting into the action. The next setup calls for them to climb a metal bookshelf and do more cocksucking and buttmunching in some less-than-comfortable positions.

At 10:30pm, they take a break, then Lucas asks the models to pair up. The crew breaks out the condoms and lube. They even clean the bottoms of the guys’ feet with paper towels. “Okay, everyone get hard,” says Lucas nonchalantly. Several minutes later, they are deep into the fucking. Occasionally, the production assistants give the guys water and mop their sweat. One PA holds a light for close-ups of the penetration shots. This goes on for nearly 40 minutes, then it’s time for the cum shots. All the guys line up and jerk off, touching and kissing, egging one another on to orgasm. One by one, they shoot. Clift captures every last drop.

As the guys begin dressing, Lucas writes the checks. “It was good,” he smiles, “very good.” The models have some more water and bid Lucas good-night. It’s just after midnight on a Sunday; they are tired but exhilarated as they hit the deserted streets and walk west, hailing cabs for home. The night’s work is done…it’s okay to turn their cell phones back on.

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)

Movie Review: Sex Psycho

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Director: Thor Stephans.
Cast: Derek Cameron, Jason McCain, Gregg Rockwell, Jon Ashe, Paul Johnson, Ben Archer, Sal Corelli, Robert Harvey.

If Alfred Hitchcock had been a gay porn director, Sex Psycho is the movie he might have made. From its opening moments—complete with swirling Hitchcockian music and a Vertigo-esque credit sequence—this video is a true treat for movie lovers. Ever-sexy Derek Cameron (pictured, top) plays a lost young man (as blond as a typical Hitchcock heroine) who is being stalked by a leather stud. In flashback, we learn that Derek has sexually induced blackouts, which might explain why he wakes up naked by the sea. Following a hot session with daddy Ben Archer, Derek decides to get help for his problem from shady Dr. McCain (Jason McCain, crossing over from the straight side, dressed in a silly bow tie and glasses). The good doctor puts Derek into a group-therapy session where a bunch of horny guys discuss their own sexual proclivities. Paul Johnson loves public sex and lapses into a steamy fantasy sequence about smoldering Jon Ashe. Gregg Rockwell has prolonged penile erections, which is perfect for his rooftop jack-off session leading to a nice encounter with photographer Robert Harvey. Sal Corelli compares his sex life to a “crazy acid trip,” which is exactly what he gets when the same leather stud that is stalking Derek gives him a good pounding. Coincidence? We won’t spoil the surprise ending, but you will have fun trying to figure it out. You will also be turned on, because director Thor Stephans has included some intense sex scenes along with the entertaining story. He has also gotten a great performance from Cameron, who after many years in the industry, is still stunningly handsome and sucks cock better than anyone. We even like his cute furry chest! As a gay porn star, McCain doesn’t fare as well, and as for his body, let’s just say that he has the physique of a straight porn star. Anyway, some of the scenes seem a bit dragged out, and the more than two-hour running time is excessive, but Rock Hard’s suspenseful score helps to keep things interesting. Sex Psycho will have you on edge in more ways than one. (Thor Productions/Arena Entertainment)

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)