Dear Member of the Press:

San Francisco. CA. - Gay adult industry giant Raging Stallion Studios is entering the new decade with the expansion of their distribution into the general retail arena. President Chris Ward has decided to edit their 4 disc smash-hit Focus/ReFocus into a non-XXX, retail friendly version, which will be released on DVD by Breaking Glass Pictures on March 30th.

Raging Stallion  received the 2008 and 2009 GAYVN Best Picture awards, and Focus/Refocus is a strong contender to become the winner this year.  Director Tony Dimarco delivers a plot-driven murder mystery that proudly stands in quality with most indie Hollywood films.  Focus/ReFocus is an erotic rollercoaster ride that thrills and kills with reckless abandon.

Dimarco is excited about the upcoming release: “I have been making heavily plot driven films for years and Chris suggested that we fully film a mainstream retail version of our XXX feature for general release.  It was a great opportunity for me to express myself as a film maker.  This is a very sexy mainstream movie.”

Company president Chris Ward also had a lot to say about the new venture.  “This is the first time that RSS has ventured into the non-porn entertainment industry.  We shot Focus / ReFocus with the idea that it could be reworked into a mainstream release. What surprised all of us was how excited the distributors were to get their hands on this movie!  Obviously here at RSS we are all proud that our work quality is now considered up to Hollywood standards!":  When asked why the mainstream version lists only Tony Dimarco as the director (the XXX was directed by Tony, Ben  Leon, and Chris Ward) he noted that most of the footage used in the mainstream version was directed by Dimarco. “Although Ben and I directed some of the footage utilized in the non-porn version, Tony directed 90% of it.  Ultimately, this movie is his and he has earned solo director credit.”

A summary of the plot :In San Francisco, Joe (Cole Streets) is a porn- obsessed twenty-something who loves to film his hot boyfriend Eddie (David Taylor, Raging Stallion’s Man of the Year 2010) having sex. Eddie is not interested in being filmed, but that doesn't stop Cole! The plot thickens as someone e-mails him a clip of Dario Stefano (Steve Cruz), his favorite porn star, in a private home video. When Eddie’s “costars” start turning up dead, Joe finds himself on a deadly disturbing adventure that he himself might not survive!

The edited version of Focus/ReFocus will be available through all major retailers.

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Richard Wolff,
CEO, Breaking Glass Pictures

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San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios once again took top honors on the Mannet.com's list of best films of 2009, garnering a record 18 individual movies on the prestigious list. Butch Harris, editor of Mannet.com ("gay erotica's best click") has published his top 100 list for 13 years. A quick scan thru past lists is an excellent way to view the history of Gay Porn. Raging Stallion first appeared on this list ten years ago (the studio was founded in 1999 by Chris Ward and JD Slater). Raging Stallion has dominated the list for the past several years.

"Mannet.com has always been one of my favorite sites" commented Chris Ward. "Butch Harris is a man of integrity and a real supporter of our industry. I always enjoy his thorough reviews---even if sometimes I strongly disagree with him! We are thrilled to be the number one pick on his list--eighteen titles in the top 100! What really excites me about this is that it shows the depth of our quality here at Raging Stallion Studios--all of our movies are good, and most are unbelievably excellent."

Raging Stallion released nearly one movie per week during the past year for a total of of 50 DVD's, some of which were collections and compilations. "We have a very strong schedule for 2010, with about 60 planned releases, of which 30 will be brand new productions." The breakdown of the 2010 planned releases includes 18 major Raging Stallion two disc sets, 4 Monster Bang two disc sets, 9 fetish films, 15 collection/compilation DVD's, 6 Twink films, 3 High Octane movies, and 3 Hard Friction films.

A highlight of the 2010 season will be Tales of The Arabian Nights, a major 4 disc return to a Middle Eastern theme that will be released in March and June. The dozen sex scenes that make up this project were filmed in late 2009 and are now in edit. This is Chris Ward's return to the Arabesque genre that made the studio into the top producer of male erotica in the United States. Arabesque remains the studio's highest selling film to date and is one of the all-time top sellers in the gay porn industry.

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Raging Stallion Studio Head Chris Ward announced that blond heart throb David Taylor and dark and handsome power-fucker Austin Wilde will jointly serve as the 2010 Raging Stallion Men of the Year, a position previously held by such legendary superstars as Steve Cruz, Jake Deckard, Michael Brandon, Roman Ragazzi, Shane Rollins, Ricky Sinz, and Tom Vacarro.  It is one of the top honors in the Gay Porn Industry.

The announcement was made at the annual Raging Stallion Folsom Street Fair party in San Francisco, an event co- sponsored by Naked Sword and AEBN.  The annual get-together attracts everybody who is anybody in the Gay adult industry and is one of the high points of the Folsom Street Fair weekend.  Well over 100 porn stars from all major studios attended the party.

Chris Ward said that 2009 was another banner year for Raging Stallion, which earlier this year merged with AEBN.  He selected Taylor and Wilde to be the studio's representatives based on many factors, not the least of which was their sexual energy and good looks. "Both of these men are superstars--and both represent what Raging Stallion is all about: Hot masculine men who enjoy life to the fullest. David and Austin are top talents, and we at Raging Stallion are proud to have them in our stable of stars."  Ward went on to note that this year he had a particularly difficult task in making his choice--hence a tie for the top spot.  "We have so many talented performers working for us--every year it gets harder and harder to make this selection.  I almost decided to drop the award because, quite frankly, eight or ten of our guys could have easily been named Man of the Year."

When asked about his honor, the usually calm Austin Wilde was very excited.  "Wow,  I am so honored and surprised to be named Raging Stallion Studios "Man of the Year" in my first break out year in this business. Raging has become my home in the short time I have been here, and Chris, Kent, and their team have made me feel like family. I am looking forward to exploring all the sides of me that I am sure they will bring out, and to all the exciting things in the year ahead. I am glad to be associated with the #1 Studio in the USA."

David Taylor was also thrilled to be given one of the top honors in Gay Porn: "Wow! What an honor it is to be Named Man of the Year along with Austin Wilde . It has been such an amazing experience to work with Raging Stallion and all the wonderful and talented people they have.

This Film Focus/Refocus would have to be the highlight of the year for me. Cole streets and Scott Tanner were incredible to work with. I am Honored to be in the stable with Raging Stallion."

Austin Wilde recently finished filming of the long awaited sequel to Arabesque, and David Taylor recently completed principal photography  for his role as the co-star of Focus / ReFocus, the big RSS blockbuster film due out on Thanksgiving weekend.

Both Austin Wilde and David Taylor are represented by Fabscout.

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San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios today announced the release of Stag Fight, the first video from Stag Homme Studios, a new, cutting edge company founded and owned by superstars Damien Crosse and Francesco D’Macho.  Stag Fight will be released under Raging Stallion Releasing, the venerable studio's new independent producer distribution division. Stag Homme operates out of Madrid, Spain.

Raging Stallion president Chris Ward was eager to release Stag Fight.  "When I saw the work these guys were producing, I immediately offered to help them establish themselves in the industry. They are producing something I have not seen before—it’s exciting and very, very sexy. This DVD is spectacular."  Ward was also pleased to add Stag Homme to the Raging Stallion Releasing lineup. RSR is a new division of Raging Stallion that distributes movies from independent producers.  As Ward noted, "RSR gives smaller producers a chance to get thorough distribution. RSR is kind of like a United Artists for gay porn--studios that release as few as 2 or 3 movies each year can participate. We are, however, very selective on who we choose to add to the RSR schedule--each of these films comes with the Raging Stallion stamp of approval--which includes our money-back guarantee on all films." RSR currently distributes Screaming Eagle, High Octane, Twinks.com, and Bang Bang Boys.

Stag Homme issued this statement upon the release of their first DVD: "We couldn´t be happier to have the industry`s leading porn powerhouse, Raging Stallion Studios, distributing our first DVD, 'Stag Fight'.  We both felt very honored when RSS President Chris Ward showed interest in our product."

"Our main philosophy at Stag Homme Studios is not having a distinct look for our product. Every time, it´s a new mind game for our spectators. We tease, we shock, and most importantly we always have fun with sex. If we don´t get a hard-on while directing or even editing our flicks, we know we haven´t centered our target.

"By being Madrid´s first gay porn studio, we have been fortunate enough to easily be able to tap into hot undiscovered Mediterranean hombres.

"'Stag Fight' is a collection of some of the best scenes from staghommestudios.com. It contains scenes with reality sex situations using both P.O.V. shots and hidden cameras, as well as dark, plot-driven scenes which tap into violence and aggression. This is a dirty flick which contains double penetration, oral cumshots and tons of spit and facials."

Stag Fight has an amazing cast of porn newbies including Spanish thug Manuel Lopez and Cuban papi Dennis De Nello, as well as other better-known stars such as Sao Paolo native and international porn star Pedro Andreas, the masculine and rough Spaniard Aitor Crash and the very young and boyish-faced straight bodybuilder Alain Lamas.

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San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios today announced the release of Private Resort: Boys In The Sun.  This release marks the launch of an entire new video line for the powerhouse studio that in the past has featured more mature guys in all of its productions.  Private Resort stars Raging Stallion Exclusive Ryan Razz and a cast of young, hung studs.  The focus is on good looking young men and well filmed fucking.   Private Resort will be released for wholesale orders on Monday, August 31.

"We are very excited to be expanding into the Young Male market place, " said company President Chris Ward.  "After we acquired the website Twinks.com (part of the growing GunzBlazing affiliate network) we knew we wanted to start producing our own content. This is an excellent film and we are proud to add this new line to our regular release schedule."

The new line is directed by Gio Caruso who recently joined the RSS directing staff. Caruso works out of Miami and shoots all of the new Twinks.com videos in South Florida, where the young men are both plentiful and willing to show it on film.  Gio had lots to say about his new association with Raging Stallion:

"I am beyond thrilled to be working with Raging Stallion Studios and directing this new line of films for them and Twinks.com!  When Chris Ward reached out to me to direct for him, I was truly grateful and could not think of a better studio to direct for.   When I first heard the word ‘Twink’ I was a little apprehensive to be honest.   I made the assumption that it meant skinny, very young and not very masculine. Well, this is not true at all with this film. Rather, the models cast are much more athletic, in their early 20's and as I like to call them....young athletic males. More like the college jock rather than the skinny young guy.  The Twink genre truly spans a wide range of model types and for this line of films we are focusing on casting more athletic young men.
 
Everyone on this film worked so well together and the chemistry between the models really comes through in every scene.  The entire film was shot on location at the beautiful Coral Reef gay guest house in Fort Lauderdale, which made for a great tropical setting for the boys to play in. All of the models in this film have smoldering good looks to say the least, and each guy really gives a great performance.  Wait until you hear Tommy Defendi getting fucked by Ryan Raz!  He was so into having Ryan pound his ass that I think people could hear him screaming in ecstasy a mile away!  As a matter of fact, when we finished filming that scene the guests staying at the resort gave him a round of applause."

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It has been 10 years since JD SLATER turned his creative focus towards an ever-evolving musical experiment, the results of which have produced a new and unique universe of soaring rhythms and soulful melodies. Concocting a truly intoxicating style, SLATER would fuse all the world’s beats into a rolling thunder that could hypnotize the listener. He abandoned the limitations of all previous conventional definitions regarding genres to create his own original lexicon of aural sensations. The compositions are like epic tales of lust and passion; sometimes sweet, sometimes dangerous. They start a conversation with your inner desires, speaking directly to your libido, and before you know it, off you go down a dark alley on the wild side of fantasy. His award-winning soundtrack work is legendary, having scored countless major releases for every top studio in the industry as well as BRAVO, the BBC and PBS. All this has led up to the release of his 10th CD, "WESTERN SKIES AND EYES OF BLUE," which JD describes as "a journey from Joshua Tree to Burning Man...earthy, organic, sensual, and sweeping."

GB) Your last couple of CDs featured primarily ethnic and tribal-based pieces but 'Western Skies' seems to have a much more American feel to it. Was that "the point" of this release?

JDS) Not initially, but this collection went through a lot of changes on its way here...at first I just knew I wanted an acoustic jam band sound...like just a bunch of guys in a bar or around a campfire. As it developed, the influences became decidedly more Western, with the exception of "PUNCHDRUNK," which is a straight up Coltrane tribute. There were probably a dozen wildly different versions that I assembled before I finalized the set list. Ultimately it became this guitar ode to the Western dream with tangents into jazz and indigenous traditional music. What makes the diverse elements work as a whole is that all the songs have the same sense of immediacy, like they have just been played for the first time.

GB) Well you achieved a very real organic sound and feel... Is that how you recorded it?

JDS) Hell no! These are all a product of modern computer magic and an obsessive musical multiple personality. The wonders of digital programming provide me with the ability to play all the instruments I hear in my head without actually having to deal with either them or other musicians. It’s for the better; I work best alone on these projects.

GB) Who are some of the artists you looked to for inspiration this time around?

JDS) Chris Isaak, Ry Cooder, Neil Young, Herbie Hancock. Peter Gabriel and U2. Also, the mix is conceptually very Brian Eno/Daniel Lanois based, but I didn't want a "studio" sound. I tried to give it as natural an ambient and spatial sound as possible to enhance the improvised mood.

GB) How long have you been working on this, and what’s the average time it takes you to write a song?

JDS) I have been working on this CD off and on for 18 months, which is a long time for me. All the tracks were based on pieces originally written for four different soundtracks that I worked on in 07/08 and I just kept rewriting and rearranging them till I felt they had fully matured as a well-defined, comprehensive statement. As far as the individual song question goes, they can take anywhere from 8 hours to 8 months, depending on the complexity of the piece. Some come to me in a neat little package while others are more raw. They come in dribs and drabs; those are the hardest to tell when they are done.

GB) Why do you think this one took so long to finish?

JDS) The CD it is following ("NAKED") was an amazing hit when it released and I wanted its successor to be just as special while being completely distinctive, so it took a bit longer to find its own identity. I also have the luxury of being one of the co-founders of my distributor (RAGING STALLION STUDIOS) so I am under no sort of deadline pressure. Plus I hate repeating myself. I don't release anything until it has something new about it and I am sure it’s right...It is my greatest luxury, thanks primarily to STALLION co-founder CHRIS WARD's unwavering support. I am very happy with the finished product. It is a cohesive musical statement and another stylistic frontier crossed.

GB) As your music has evolved over the years, you have gone from standard song lengths, patterns, and arrangements to much longer compositions and texturally experimental pieces that are very atmospheric. Many times there seems to be a dramatic quality to them, like you are telling a story in song. How much of that is intentional?

JDS) All of it, actually. When I write, there is always a movie playing in my head that I am trying to interpret. For example, many times when you hear two lead instruments riffing on each other, that is actually a dialogue between characters, or dramatic changes in rhythm can signify major plot points. What amazes me is that it creates a wholly subjective mindset where everyone can imagine their own scenarios. I really wish for the music to wash over the listener like a Tantric tidal wave, engulfing both his body and spirit in its mysterious sensual sea.

GB) Do you know when you start a song where it is headed?

JDS) Sometimes, but it’s more fun to let the piece reveal itself to you as you layer in the instruments and effects. The end results are very often a total surprise to me.

GB) What is the source of your inspirations?

JDS) Luckily I have led a wildly colorful life which normally provides me with tons of source material, but for this CD, the sense of romance and intimacy can probably be traced to a gentleman named SANFORD SHAPIRO, my husband since last year. He is the rocket that made these melodies fly.

GB) So what is next for you?

JDS) Haven't a clue! To be honest, I didn't expect to get this far. That’s OK though. I love surprises.

GB) Any final words?

JDS) I just wish to humbly thank everyone who has let my music become part of their personal playlists.

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J.D. Slater
Raging Stallion Studio
www.centurionpicturesxxx.com
www.jdslater.com

"WESTERN SKIES AND EYES OF BLUE "
WRITTEN, ARRANGED, PRODUCED & MIXED by JD SLATER
© 2009
RECORDED AT H.O.H. STUDIOS S.F.
RUNNING TIME 79:43

San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios today announced the casting for Focus/Refocus, its huge fall blockbuster film.  With a budget of $177,000, Focus/Refocus is the single largest gay porn production of the year. Newcomer Cole Streets has been selected to play the lead role in this four-disc film noir epic to be shot in and around San Francisco. David Taylor, Steve Cruz, and Bruno Bond have been cast as the principal supporting actors. Superstars Ricky Sinz, Scott Tanner, Ryan Raz, Austin Wilde, Wilfried Knight, Adam Killian, Jason Crew, Francesco D’Macho, Damien Crosse, Tristan Jaxx, Conner Habib, and Alejandro Fernandez are also cast in the film, making this one of the most impressive casts of all time.  Several new names will also be introduced.

Cole Streets was thrilled to be given the lead role in the film. “I can hardly believe it! Chris, Ben, and Tony have put a great deal of trust in me to carry the lead role in this movie. It’s going to be a challenge, but I am excited and can’t wait to get started. Now I just have to memorize fifty pages of dialogue!”

Focus/Refocus is an expansive crime drama that builds on Raging Stallion’s big movie tradition. The studio won Best Picture awards for last year’s To The Last Man and for the 2008 film, GRUNTS.  Focus/Refocus will also be directed by the award-winning team of Ben Leon, Tony Dimarco, and Chris Ward.

“I am very, very excited by this cast,” commented Raging Stallion head Chris Ward. “These guys not only look great, but the combined acting talent here is amazing. This will be a major movie of top quality. Cole Streets is going to do a great job—he is going to become an instant superstar with this role. And the other guys!! Who would ever believe one single movie would have the likes of Damien Crosse, Francesco D’Macho, Ricky Sinz, Scott Tanner, Steve Cruz, David Taylor, Wilfried Knight and all the other guys!  It’s a director’s dream. The stars are lined up for us to produce another classic, best selling film.”

Tony Dimarco had this to say: “I feel this movie is probably one of the biggest undertakings so far in my career in terms of the scope and the complexity of the story. It’s much more developed than anything I’ve worked on in the past. I love the challenge of doing things I’ve never done before and I’m excited to be working on this project.

We were also very lucky to come up with such an amazing A-level cast. Things just seemed to fall into place and before we knew it, we were looking at many big names. We didn’t plan it that way but now it makes total sense.”em>

Co-director Ben Leon observed, “As a filmmaker, my goal is to face new challenges and push myself and those around me to produce bigger and better, but also more refined, films. As a follow up to "To The Last Man", the Raging Stallion team is ready to hit new heights that the critics and the audience expect. "Focus/Refocus" is a script that is demanding on multiple levels. The acting is essential, the lighting is essential and of course the hot sex is essential. As a team, Chris, Tony and I are continually pushing each other to raise the bar. This project will be a culmination of all our talents and skills.”

The sixty-page “Focus/Refocus” script was written by Dan Rhodes.  There are some significantly controversial elements in this film that will raise eyebrows. To The Last Man generated controversy because of the high level of violence in the film. Focus/Refocus is also shocking in many ways, but most of the deaths that occur in this crime drama take place off screen. Even so, the grand finale of this movie will be one of the most controversial scenes yet released by a major studio. Actors and crew have been sworn to secrecy on all aspects of this final scene.

Focus/Refocus will be released Thanksgiving weekend, 2009.

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San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios today announced that director Tony Dimarco's two-disc feature film The Visitor has surged in weekend sales to be the biggest release so far for 2009.  Company president Chris Ward was excited about the numbers:  "We are very pleased with initial sales figures for The Visitor.  These numbers make me wonder if the recession is really coming to an end!"  When asked why The Visitor was selling so well, Ward suggested that there were several reasons.  "There is not that much new product out on the market, so a new top-end film is going to get a large share of attention.  Also, Logan McCree (this year's GayVN Performer of the Year) is a huge draw--he is the top porn star in the industry today." Ward also noted that Tony Dimarco films always perform very well.  

The Visitor is a very ambitious film that is filled with high-end special effects.  Some scenes recall the mainstream film "Minority Report."  The Visitor is a major film in Dimarco's career.

Dimarco had this to say about his new hit film: "Logan McCree is a great performer and consummate professional. I’ve worked with Logan for over a year now and we have a great creative relationship, which started with 'The Drifter' which just won Best Picture at the 2009 Grabby Awards. I think we have very similar tastes and are passionate about what we are trying to achieve in the films that we make.  In the past, we’ve had many conversation about the kinds of films we like, our musical taste, view on life, etc.; The Visitor developed out of  those discussions."

"I very happy with the way the Visitor turned out, it will be interesting to see how it is received. It’s a high concept film with little or no dialogue. Which is very different from the big films that I’ve made in the past. It’s a film that relies heavily on the visual, I like to think of myself a visual director and Logan I think is a very visual performer, so I think it was a perfect combination."

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July 7, 2009 (LOS ANGELES) -- Unzipped Media, publishers of the world’s top-selling erotic men’s magazines Men, Freshmen, and Unzipped, presents the August 2009 cover of Unzipped magazine featuring icon Margaret Cho and Ricky Sinz, a Raging Stallion Studios exclusive. Check out the exciting digital issue release today on www.Unzipped.net. The issue hits newsstands and will be available in select bookstores on Tuesday, July 14, 2009.

Margaret Cho is not only the first mainstream celebrity to grace the cover of Unzipped magazine, she’s the first woman ever to appear on the face of an Unzipped Media publication. In addition, Raging Stallion Studios exclusive Ricky Sinz celebrates his first Unzipped magazine cover. The dirty duo was photographed for the August 2009 issue of Unzipped magazine by noted celebrity and fashion photographer Trevor O’Shana.

The August issue of Unzipped is also our special “Hot Issue,” featuring the hottest new sex toys, iPhone apps, mainstream fashion finds like Rufskin Jeans, and sex tips.

“Margaret Cho transcends sexual stereotypes. The energy and sex appeal Margaret and Ricky bring to the article is amazing. The photos are electric, and we’re thrilled to have two iconic sexual adventurers on the cover of our ‘Hot Issue,’” said Dustin Tyner, Group Publisher for Unzipped Media.

Chris Ward, President of Raging Stallion Studios, agrees: “What an exciting cover! Ricky Sinz has finally been put in his place, and it took Margaret Cho to do it. Ricky is a major talent, and he’s going to go very far in the entertainment industry. As for Ms. Cho—we are going to adopt her as our official Raging Stallion Super Bitch. We love her!”

Over the past 25 years Unzipped Media, including the Men, Freshmen, and Unzipped brands, has built an iconic media presence celebrating the male form. The company’s website, www.Unzipped.net, reflects Unzipped Media’s forward-looking strategy to bring the Unzipped brand to a wider, tech-savvy audience.

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San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios today announced that it is cutting the suggested retail price for all extreme hardcore products to $39.99, a reduction of $30 from the previous SRP. All fisting and fetish films produced by the studio will now be sold with this new suggested price point, including all new fisting releases and all library fisting titles. Mainstream titles will retain their current price structure (SRP between $49.99 and $69.99). The first movie to be released with the new recession-friendly SRP will be All Hands On Deck, scheduled for a street date of July 3. All Hands On Deck features RSS fisting stars Matthieu Paris, Sky Devil, Antonio Biaggi, Andrew Barclay and new comer Kain Warn. It was directed by GayVN award winners Tony Dimarco and Chris Ward.

“We feel that the fetish market has changed dramatically over the past two or three years,” noted Raging Stallion Studios president Chris Ward. “To take fisting as an example, there are so many companies producing this content that the market really is flooded. To be competitive and retain our position as the top supplier of fisting erotica, we have decided to become aggressively competitive in terms of quality and pricing. We have long owned a big share of this market, and we intend to keep it.” Historically fetish films have commanded a high premium, but in today’s tough market consumers are demanding a readjustment of niche price structures. Raging Stallion is also boosting production of fetish content. Last year the studio released five fetish feature films; 2009 will see a doubling of this number.

Ward noted that a large share of income from specialized fetish titles comes from the company’s many membership sites and its VOD network. This new price structure further shifts focus towards the web side of the business. Raging Stallion supplies all of the content to Gunzblazing’s FistingCentral.com, the largest gay fisting membership site on the web. Both Raging Stallion Studios and Gunzblazing are part of the AEBN network of companies.

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Raging Stallion swept the 2009 Grabby Awards, but in a dramatic surprise, this time it was the romantic love story The Drifter that came out on top winning Best Picture of the year. The Drifter garnered four top honors at the event including Best Duo Sex Scene with real life boyfriends Logan McCree and Vinnie D’Angelo, who met on the set of the film. Logan McCree also won for Best Actor, and Tony Dimarco won for Best Videography. This was Tony Dimarco's first major project for Raging Stallion Studios and was filmed in the lush forests of northern California.

Raging Stallion’s To The Last Man, the film the swept the 2009 GAYVN Awards, also walked away with top honors including Scott Tanner for Best Supporting Actor, Damien Crosses for Best Solo, and the hard-core rape scene with Logan McCree, Ricky Sinz and Scott Tanner won Best Three-Way. Directors Chris Ward, Ben Leon and Tony Dimarco did not go unnoticed, winning the coveted Best Director prize for the western epic. Other awards winners that night included Antonio Biaggi for Hottest Cock and Steve Cruz for “Best Porn star Website” stevecruzxxx.com. Steve Cruz was also named one of the Performers of the Year.

Chris Ward, who was vacationing in Vienna when the awards were announced, wired “I’m extremely proud of my team of talented performers and directors. It’s been a great year for us and it shows the all the hard work paid off. I am amazed that we won Best Picture this year for Two different movies! It shows the depth of our quality." This is the first time in gay porn history where one studio has won Best Picture for two different movies in the same year.

The Drifter was a very different film from To The Last Man--whereas the western epic was controversial for its unabashed violence--all but one of the characters are killed in the movie--The Drifter is a romantic love story. The chemistry on the set was excellent and McCree and D'Angelo have just celebrated their one year anniversary as real life boyfriends. They fell in love shooting this film. McCree co-authored the story and said at the time of shooting that the plot of the movie (a guy wandering thru the woods and coming across a cabin with a hot stud inside!) was one of his all time fantasies. In The Drifter, Logan's fantasy actually became his reality!

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San Francisco porn powerhouse Raging Stallion Studios has signed stunning California heartthrob David Taylor to a long-term exclusive modeling contract to appear in films and print media. Taylor, a six-foot-four-inch tall blond stud from Burbank is an All-American Jock of the highest quality. Taylor had filmed for several companies before landing at Raging Stallion. Taylor has also been selected to be the gay spokesmodel for RealTouch--the innovative sex toy that will soon be launched by AEBN.

"David Taylor is every man's dream!," enthused company president Chris Ward. "He is a delightful guy and he performs very well on camera. I met him through Howard at FabScout and immediately offered him a contract. David is the kind of guy who comes along very rarely in gay erotica--smokin' hot with a look to die for! We have huge plans for him over the coming months."

Brett Drysdale, who heads up marketing for RealTouch, also fell in love with David after a brief encounter at the recent GayVNS. "We are extremely excited to have David as our spokesman.  Beyond his obvious good looks and sex appeal, David is charming and has a definite magnetism that will be a great asset to this amazing product."  David will do a series of photo shoots, videos, and national appearances to help launch RealTouch over the summer months.

David Taylor was born in Southern California, raised in the Midwest, went to college back East to play Division 1 athletics, and finally found his way back to Southern California after spending time in the Marine Corps. In California, he pursued his acting and modeling career and was featured in soap operas such as Passions and General Hospital and TV shows such as CSI Miami, Las Vegas, and Alias. He did soft-core porn for HBO and Showtime as well. He also appeared in major movies such as Bewitched and The Island. David modeled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Exercise Magazine, Manhattan Cruiser, and Spa in a Box before meeting Howard from FabScout.

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San Francisco porn powerhouse Raging Stallion Studios took all the top prizes at last night's GayVN show. Held in the magnificent Castro Theater, the GayVNs are the Oscars® of the Gay porn world. Raging Stallion actors and crew were singled out for numerous trophies and To The Last Man--the epic western in which all but one of the actors are killed--took more awards than any film in the studio's history, including the coveted Best Picture of the Year.

The top performer awards were a clean sweep for the studio with Logan McCree being named Performer of the Year. Raging Stallion has won this top prize for five of the past 6 years. Ricky Sinz was named Best Actor and Scott Tanner was named Best Supporting Actor. Sinz, Tanner, and McCree also won Best Three Way for the violent and disturbing rape scene at the end of To The Last Man. McCree shared the Best Sex Scene trophy with his real life partner, Vinnie D'Angelo, for their passionate performance in The Drifter. Sinz also won Best Oral Scene for his paring with Jackson Wild in To the Last Man. To fully fill his personal bag of awards, Sinz was also named Best Top. Sinz was the top award winner last year for his work in GRUNTS, and he took home more personal trophies this year than any other performer in GayVN history. He is the current Raging Stallion Studio's Man Of The Year.

Team Raging Stallion swept the production and studio awards as well, with Ben Leon, Tony Dimarco, and Chris Ward sharing the prizes of Best Director and Best Editor for To the Last Man, which as noted above, was also named Best Picture of the Year. To The Last Man also took awards for Best Art Direction, Best Music, Best Screenplay, Best Videography, Best DVD Special Edition, and Best DVD Special Features.

JD Slater's Centurion Muscle 5 won in the Best Bear Category, an award shared with Co-Director Jake Deckard. Slater also shared the Best Music Award with Nekked for the dramatic score for To The Last Man.

Studio president Chris Ward was very pleased by the award wins. "We really made great movies this year and I am proud of our staff and our actors. They earned every award they won. I am especially proud of Ricky Sinz, Scott Tanner, and Logan McCree! I also think that I am a lucky man to be working with Ben Leon and Tony Dimarco--these are the top directors in our industry today." Ward also commented on the entire weekend, a series of events organized by Naked Sword: "Tim Valenti and his staff went all out and created, in my view, the finest GayVN weekend in recent memory. They managed to turn the entire Castro into a huge street party, they sold out the Castro Theater, and put on an after party that had 2,000 people still waiting in line to get in! Frankly, I was astounded at how well the entire weekend shaped up. This weekend was clearly one of the high points of my own professional career and to be part of it was a great honor."

Over the past week Raging Stallion signed five new exclusives and hired a major director (who has won dozens of GayVN awards over the past ten years) to join the staff as part of its post-AEBN merger expansion. Announcements will be made in the coming weeks with details on these new hires.

To the Last Man	The Drifter	Centurion Muscle 5
Ricky Sinz	Logan McCree	Scott Tanner

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Raging Stallion Studios took a record number of nominations for the upcoming Grabby Awards, garnering 41 nominations in 23 categories. This is a Grabby Award record. The studio received multiple nods in most major categories, which means that Raging Stallion films and actors will be competing with each other for top prizes. To The Last Man and The Drifter received half a dozen or more nominations, with both movies being nominated for Best Actor, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Picture. Fetish films such as Sounding #1 and Fistpack 16: Hand it Over are competing against each other in the extreme sex categories. Hotter than Hell Part 2 and Jock Itch #2 were also singled out for nominations.

The competition for Best Actor pits Chicago's Ricky Sinz (To The Last Man) against Logan McCree. Both men are Raging Stallion exclusives and both delivered excellent performances in their respective movies. The supporting actor category is another To The Last Man vs The Drifter match up with Scott Tanner (TLM) competing against Vinnie D'Angelo. In the Best Director's category, its Ben Leon and Tony Dimarco (the Drifter) against Ben Leon, Tony Dimarco and Chris Ward (To the Last Man). Incredibly, three Raging Stallion exclusives are in the running for Performer of the year: Ricky Sinz, Scott Tanner, and Steve Cruz. Cruz is also Naked Sword's current Man of the Year.

"I have always loved the Grabbys," said studio president Chris Ward. "Stacy, Mark, and the whole Grabby Gang have always been kind to Raging Stallion--I think guys in Chicago really click with our kind of film making. Big Daddy Ferguson was one of my early supporters and I am really delighted that the Grabbys have continued to play a role in our industry even though he is no longer with us." When asked about having multiple nominations for many categories, Ward realized that there was a possibility of having the Raging Stallion vote split, Even so, he was pleased with the nominations. "The number of nominations shows the real depth of quality in our films. As a studio, we are really on a roll and all of us, staff, actors....everyone--work very hard to product erotica that people enjoy watching. We are all very happy to receive this kind of industry recognition."

With a significant degree of overlap, Raging Stallion's Grabby nominations mirror the recent GayVN nominations earned by the studio. The Drifter, however, did receive more Grabby nominations than it did at the GayVNS. Raging Stallion recently won the Xbiz awards for best Picture (To The Last Man) and Best Director (Chris Ward, Ben Leon, and Tony Dimarco).

For a complete list of Raging Stallion and other studio nominations, please visit www.grabbys.com.

To the Last Man	The Drifter	Sounding #1
Fistpack #16	Hotter Than Hell Part 2	Jock Itch 2
Ricky Sinz	Logan McCree	Scott Tanner
Vinnie D'Angelo		Steve Cruz

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San Francisco-based porn powerhouse Raging Stallion Studios today announced that it has signed big-dick superstar Jason Crew to an exclusive contract. Crew has recently restarted his career after taking a yearlong break from the industry. Company president Chris Ward was very pleased to bring Crew back to Raging Stallion. "We worked with Jason just once, a few years ago, on a long shoot in Hawaii. A few years have past and Jason looks better than ever! He has a perfect face, a fit, tight (and now slightly hairy!!) body, and a legendary dick that knows what it wants! When dicks get hard, they point to Raging Stallion, so it was no surprise that he chose us over some competing offers. As the largest gay erotic studio in the world, Raging Stallion offers opportunities to actors that are unavailable elsewhere."

Crew has made many films over the years, but has had some ups and downs with his personal life. He now has put things back together and is looking forward to a second round in the porn industry. "I am totally appreciative of the support and encouragement I've gotten from Dak King (Hot Rods Casting) over the past several years. I am thrilled and delighted by the confidence Chris Ward and Raging Stallion Studios are showing me by making me an RSS exclusive. I pledge to live up to the trust they are placing in me and am delighted to be part of the RSS family."

Dak King, Jason's agent, had this to say: "JASON CREW has matured into a solid and stunning adult video performer. I am delighted that Chris Ward and Raging Stallion Studios are bestowing an exclusive contract upon JASON CREW. He could not be in better hands and his star will continue to rise."

Ward noted that as Raging Stallion ramps up production for 2009 / 2010, having a large roster of exclusive models will be essential in maintaining quality and quantity in what looks to be a very ambitious shooting schedule. "Jason will be a huge part of our re-commitment to having the biggest dicks in the business--not only for our legendary Monster Bang video line, but also for our websites Xtrainches.com and ratemycock.com. RSS has always had a big part of the gigantic cock market with performers such as Antonio Biaggi and, of course, Michael Brandon. As we double the number of releases on the schedule from this year to next, guys like Jason are going to be a key part of our success."

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As part of the new AEBN/Raging Stallion merger, award winning director Ben Leon takes the reigns and promises bigger and better gay movies from the newly acquired Argentina Studio.

Buenos Aires, Argentina- February 2009 -- The top gay porn studio in the world, Raging Stallion, has gone through a merger with AEBN in one of the biggest porn consolidations in history. The new merger offers both AEBN and Raging Stallion a chance to reshape the industry and continue to produce top-rated movies. As part of the deal, Raging Stallion will be training staff and overseeing the production of gay porn movies in Argentina under the direction of GayVN award winning director Ben Leon. Raging Stallion president Chris Ward appointed Ben Leon to head the division because of the director's raw talent.  "Ben has shared with me many awards over the years. He is one of the industry's top directing talents. I decided that sending him to Argentina to shoot high-quality films will offer customers very exciting product."

In early February, Leon and RSS vice president and head photographer Kent Taylor traveled to Buenos Aires to shoot the first in a new series of Argentina-based gay erotic movies. The production, which ended last week, was a great success and indicates a bright future for hot, high-end gay porn coming out of Argentina. Ward said that the goal is to film between 4 and 6 feature films each year at the Buenos Aires studio as part of a major ramp-up in the RSS release schedule for 2009 and 2010. In 2008 the studio released 48 films. The current schedule for 2009 is 65 films, with a goal of 75 films to be released in 2010.

The as-yet untitled feature that was just shot includes both stars and never-before-seen faces from Argentina. Max Schutler, Pedro Andreas, and Daniel Marvin headed the cast of 9 players who fuck and suck in a beautiful Buenos Aires location. 

"Directing in a foreign country is a thrill and a challenge. Buenos Aires is a huge city spreading forever across the flat land of Argentina and spilling onto the coast. The city is ripe and vibrant and I hope to capture the beauty of South America. New men and new locations offer a director exciting opportunities. I look forward to expanding my reach as a director and bringing the heat and sexuality of South America to the rest of the world... Not to mention brushing up on my Spanish," says Leon. 

"One of the most amazing thing about shooting in Buenos Aires is the look of these gorgeous, incredibly masculine men. They are from all over the world, so they have a European-Latin exotic look unlike anywhere else I have seen and the guys were so excited to be working with us. I have no doubt that our work in Argentina is going to create a whole new line that people will love, and look forward to the next," said Kent Taylor, Raging Stallion head photographer and Vice President.  

As news of the merger spreads, the industry is abuzz with talk about what the future holds. Raging Stallion joins the AEBN network, adding its valuable insight into production and distribution to a major company that already dominates the internet. The newly merged companies will provide first-rate porn content for people who buy DVDs and through its preeminent VOD and membership sites. 

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San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios, the leading all-male erotic studio in the world, swept this year's Hard Choice Awards with a total of 16 wins including trophies for Best Picture (To The Last Man), Best Director (Ben Leon, Chris Ward, and Tony Dimarco), Best Actor (Ricky Sinz), and Performer of the Year (Logan McCree). Now 15 years old, the Hard Choice Awards are the longest running porn awards. They are given each year by Onan the Vulgarian who runs xxfactor.com, a porn review site and on-line magazine.

"We are really thrilled with these wins!" said company president Chris Ward. "We have taken the top prizes so far at Xbiz and now at the Hard Choice Awards. To The Last Man is a great film and we are very, very happy that reviewers and customers have responded so well to this movie. As head of Raging Stallion I am also pleased that many of our other films and actors have been singled out to receive awards. We have the top production team in the business and the top actors in our industry. It's really nice to be working with the top talent that we have at RSS."

Logan McCree	To the Last Man	The Drifter	Ricky Sinz

The complete list of RSS winners are:

Performer of the Year: Logan McCree

Best Film USA: To The Last Man

Best Director: Chris Ward, Ben Leon, Tony Dimarco for To The Last Man

Best Screenplay: The Drifter

Best Actor: Ricky Sinz

Best Videography: To The Last Man

Best Art Direction: To The Last Man

Best Sex of the Year: RJ Danvers and Josh West, Jock Itch (Screaming
Eagle)

Best Sex of the Year: Scott Campbell and Antonio Biaggi, To the Last
Man

Best Group Scene: Hotter Than Hell Part Two

Best Rimming: Justin Christopher and Jay Black, Big, Bigger, Biggest
part 1

Best Music: To The Last Man, JD Slater and Nekked

Best Newcomer: RJ Danvers

Best Newcomer Director: Steve Cruz (for his work at Falcon)

RJ Danvers & Josh West	Antonio Biaggi & Scott Campbell	Hotter Than Hell Part1	Justin Christopher & Jay Black
	RJ Danvers	Steve Cruz

 

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San Francisco porn powerhouse Raging Stallion Studios today announced that it has completed a merger with Charlotte-based  AEBN, a combination that joins one of the leading gay erotic production companies with the top VOD force in the industry.  Raging Stallion’s sister company, Pistol Media, is also part of the merger, making for what is the largest consolidation of gay companies to date.  Pistol’s Gunzblazing program will anchor the newly merged affiliate operations, which in conjunction with Naked Sword, will offer customers, stores, and web affiliates a wealth  of new opportunities to prosper during troubling economic times.

“We have been negotiation the terms of this merger for some time,” commented RSS President Chris Ward. “It has been a long courtship, but over this extended period we learned that we work together  very well and that we all contribute different assets that together form a very powerful team. We look forward to working with the AEBN team and being part of an amazing new company.  We  are excited about taking Raging Stallion to the next level!”

Raging Stallion has long been one of the top gay studios, sweeping last year’s GayVN's and other award events  with the epic film GRUNTS.  This year the studio’s top picture, To The Last Man, has been singled out for a record number of nominations.  Raging Stallion has also been one of the few studios to buck the general downward  trend in sales.  Indeed, the studio continues to grow month after month and now produces a very large percentage  of all high-end product available  on the market.  “The beauty of this merger, “ noted Ward, “is that it is between  very successful companies---this is not a defensive consolidation, but rather an opportunity for several excellent companies to come together."

Raging Stallion will continue to produce films as it always has—the entire staff and management  team remains in place.   Expansion plans include  increasing operations at the AEBN offices in Argentina, and producing more content for the AEBN and Naked Sword networks.

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San Francisco-based porn powerhouse Raging Stallion Studios took top honors at the recent XBiz Awards which were held on Friday in Hollywood. Directors Ben Leon, Tony Dimarco, and Chris Ward took the prize of Best Director and To The Last Man, the studio's blockbuster cowboy movie, won Best Picture.

To The Last Man is the season's top movie and one of the biggest hits in recent years, outselling all other titles by a substantial margin. The film, which was shot in the wilds of Arizona, has caused significant controversy because of the violent nature of the plot. Some have called it "Tarantino Porn."

"We are really thrilled by these wins," said company president Chris Ward. "I think that this is the first time that three big name directors have worked together successfully on a single project. To The Last Man would not have been the movie it was without all three of us on the project. It is very exciting to be part of what is arguably one of the best production teams in the history of our industry."

Ward also noted that To The Last Man was produced at a time when large projects are on the wane. No other studio produced a blockbuster in 2008, an indication of both tough economic times and of basic changes in the industry that have placed a premium on simple, web-friendly, cheaper productions. "We were very concerned about the ability of To The Last Man to make a profit," Ward observed. "We spent a fortune making this movie--not even counting the time and physical effort. The fact that the movie is selling very, very well is reassuring."

Raging Stallion has committed to making another major blockbuster for the 2009 fall season, this time a Film Noir style sex-crime drama that takes place in San Francisco. "Tony, Ben, and I love old 1940s film noir movies, so we all look forward to taking a crack at that genre," said Ward. "San Francisco was the backdrop for most of the great noirs of the 1940s, so we think we can take advantage of our location here in the city--indeed, San Francisco will be one of the stars of this movie." Raging Stallion will be announcing casting for the Noir in the upcoming months. Principal photography is set to commence in June.

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San Francisco Erotic Powerhouse Raging Studios solidified its place at the top of the gay porn pyramid by taking 51 GayVN nominations, more than any other studio and smashing all records for the industry. Fourteen separate Raging Stallion movies were nominated for awards this year, another industry record. To The Last Man, the biggest gay film of the year, took more nominations than any other single film, garnering nods for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Videography, Best Music, Best Editing, and many others. To The Last Man was co-directed by Chris Ward, Ben Leon, and Tony DiMarco--three of the industry's top talents. Shot in the mountains of northern Arizona, To The Last Man is the single most lavish movie produced this year, ranking with GRUNTS and Arabesque as one of Raging Stallion's top films. The movie has become controversial because of the level of violence and envelope-pushing sex that unfolds over the six hour running time.

Ricky Sinz and Scott Tanner share the lead in To The Last Man, and both were singled out for their superlative performances, which some reviewers have described as Hollywood-level performances. Logan McCree, for his role in The Drifter, was also given a Best Actor nomination. Both McCree and Sinz are also nominated for Performer of the Year, as is RSS exclusive Steve Cruz. Vinnie D'Angelo was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Drifter.

Raging Stallion's groundbreaking Blu-ray features were also singled out for nomination, as were Jake Deckard as best director for his Jock Itch series. Steve Hunt was nominated for Best Foreign actor for his role in High Octane's Masters and Servants--a movie which also was nominated for best Foreign Release. Exclusives RJ Danvers and Damien Rios were nominated for best Newcomer. Ben Leon's The 4th Floor was nominated for Best All Sex film and Gavin Lowe's Testosterone was nominated for Best Latin film. Big, Bigger, Biggest was nominated for Best Leather film, and the studio had two nominates in the Best Fetish Category. JD Slater's Centurion Muscle 5: Maximus was nominated in the Best Bear category.

"I am very grateful to the GayVN judges for these nominations," said Chris Ward, President of the studio. "We have had a great year, and to be able to follow last years GRUNTS with another blockbuster hit that has received so much positive commentary is very exciting for all of us here at Raging Stallion." Ward also noted that Raging Stallion had more than one nomination in most categories. "I hope we don't split our vote!!! Having so many nominations duplicated in many categories really shows that our quality is very thick--almost every movie we made this year got nominated."

A complete list of Raging Stallion GayVN nominations:

Best Picture: To The Last Man
Best Director: Jake Deckard, Jock Itch
Best Director: Chris Ward, Ben Leon, Tony Dimarco, To The Last Man
Performer of the Year: Steve Cruz
Performer of the Year: Logan McCree
Performer of the Year: Ricky Sinz
Best Actor: Logan McCree, The Drifter
Best Actor: Ricky Sinz, To The Last Man
Best Actor Foreign: Steve Hunt, Masters and Servants
Best Supporting Actor: Vinnie D'Angelo, The Drifter
Best Supporting Actor: Jake Deckard, To The Last Man
Best Supporting Actor: Scott Tanner, To The Last Man
Best Top: Ricky Sinz
Best Newcomer: RJ Danvers
Best Newcomer: Damien Rios
Best All Sex film: The 4th Floor
Best All Sex Film: Testosterone
Best Bear Film: Centurion Muscle 5: Maximus
Best Ethnic: Testosterone
Best Fetish: Grunts Fisting
Best Fetish: Sounding #1
Best Foreign Film: Masters and Servants
Best Foreign Film: Testosterone
Best HD Feature Film: Hotter than Hell 4 disc set
Best Leather: Big, Bigger, Biggest #1
Best Solo: Stroke
Best Three Way: Hotter Than Hell #2 Dak Ramsey, Logan McCree, Tober
Brandt
Best Three Way: To The Last Man, Ricky Sinz, Scott Tanner, Logan McCree
Best Sex Scene: Barback, Ricky Sinz Max Schutler
Best Sex Scene: The Drifter, Logan McCree and Vinnie D'Angelo
Best Sex Scene: To The Last Man, Logan McCree and Scott Campbell
Best Oral: Jock Itch, Josh West and RJ Danvers
Best Oral: To The Last Man, Jackson Wild and Ricky Sinz
Best Solo: Jock Itch, Vic Rocco
Best Non Sex Performance: Matthew Johnson, To The Last Man
Best Non Sex Performance: Ricky Sinz, Hotter than Hell part 1
Best Screenplay: Tony Dimarco, The Drifter
Best Screenplay: Logan McCree, The Drifter
Best Cinematography: Ben Leon and Tony Dimarco, To The Last Man
Best Art Direction: Jock Itch
Best Art Direction: To the Last Man
Best Editing: To the Last Man, Chris Ward, Ben Leon, Tony Dimarco
Best Music: To The Last Man, JD Slater and Nekked
Best Packaging: Jock Itch
Best Packaging: To The Last Man
Best Marketing: To The Last Man
Best DVD Extras: Jock Itch
Best DVD Extras: To The Last Man
Best DVD special edition: To The Last Man
Best Website: Bang Bang Boys

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San Francisco based Raging Stallion Studios today announced that it has signed newcomer heartthrob Bruno Bond to an exclusive modeling contract for the duration of 2009. Bond has also been brought on as full time head set designer for the studio. Bond, who was born and raised in the South, spent most of his adult life in Atlanta. He is an artist who spends most of his time working in residential and commercial design, construction, and renovation. His swarthy good looks are a prefect fit for Raging Stallion, a studio that has long catered to masculine, hairy, muscle men. Bond definitely follows in the footsteps of superstar Roman Ragazzi, who shared Raging Stallion's title of Man of the Year with Steve Cruz in 2008. Steve and Bruno shot their first scene together under the direction of Tony Dimarco in December. Ironically, Steve and Bruno are now a hot commodity! It was love at first sight. Bond and Cruz are the second set of Raging Stallion Studios’ exclusive boyfriends. Tristan Jaxx and Tristan Phoenix, both exclusives, are actually legally married in California.

Studio head Chris Ward was obviously very pleased when Bruno walked into the studio. "Bruno is a delightful man and it is very nice to have another Southerner here in the studio. Guys from down South have a charm that reminds me of my earlier years growing up down there. His looks are stunning--very, very Raging Stallion. We look forward to working with Bruno both behind and in front of the camera."

Bruno offers some details: "I was always interested in porn. I met Steve Cruz through Myspace and started a correspondence that lasted several months before we started talking about me getting into the business. Steve cast me in 'Red Light' and we started talking on the phone a lot. When I finally met him on the set, I knew that he was the man for me. He took me to the Raging Stallion Christmas party and I really clicked with everyone there. I felt like I was around a group of my close friends. I went back to Atlanta, closed down my business, sold of all of my stuff and moved to San Francisco a month later. It has been the best decision that I have ever made. Steve is the love of my life and my partner in crime. We are having a great adventure together!"

Steve Cruz offers his side of the story: "I found love on MySpace. Bruno and I had been getting to know one another all year... in that time he had decided he wanted to get into the business. I gave him his first shot- directing him in a beautiful scene in Mustang's 'Red Light' with Tyler Saint. When he walked on set I couldn't take my eyes off him. Hugging him for the first time was oddly familiar, like I'd been doing it my whole life.“

“The weekend after the shoot we spent the entire weekend together. Because we were scheduled for a scene at Raging Stallion together, we couldn't have sex... but we had romance and intimacy. He made me realize how much I had been missing that kind of connection... I also realized I was falling in love. When it's right you just know."

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San Francisco porn powerhouse Raging Stallion Studios today announced that its Blockbuster film, To The Last Man, is now officially sold out. The studio sold all 5,000 units of the initial run early this week, with strong orders from Europe leading the charge. Normally a 5,000 unit run will last eight to twelve months, even for a hit movie. The numbers being seen on To The Last Man orders are extraordinary--significantly stronger even that GRUNTS, which was the top selling movie of 2008. The studio has placed an emergency re-order and expects wholesale shipping to resume by Friday, January 16. Retailers and customers who ordered the movie on or before Monday, January 12, will see their orders arrive on time.

"We are astounded at the demand for this film," commented studio president Chris Ward. "We have not seen numbers like this since Arabesque, three years ago. Customer feedback has been outstanding and I think word of mouth is really getting out there that this movie is the Must Own gay move of the year."

Unanimously glowing reviews of To The Last Man are beginning to hit various review sites, further increasing demand for the movie. In addition, a national advertising campaign is now hitting both coasts. Numerous magazines have devoted many pages and covers to To The Last Man, which is expected to be the biggest hit film of 2009. A huge Hollywood red carpet premier is scheduled for next Wednesday, and several calendars and books about the movie are coming out next month.

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San Francisco-based porn powerhouse Raging Stallion Studios announced that the first part of To The Last Man (The Gathering Storm) has been shipping across the country over the Holidays and will very soon be available in video stores nationwide. The full two part version of the movie was released in limited wholesale (TLA and GayDVD.com) on Thanksgiving weekend and has already become the single largest selling move of the fall sales season. Now that the film is heading for general release, expectations are high, as RSS president Chris Ward commented: we think that this movie will hit numbers in excess of 15,000 units--which in these troubled times is a huge, huge hit. It should perform at least as well as GRUNTS, which was the industry's top selling title of the year. European orders, which were somewhat weak for GRUNTS, are exceptionally strong, the Western theme being especially attractive to customers overseas.

Reviews for To The Last Man are beginning to appear around the web and they have been unanimously positive, with many claiming that this film may be the best gay porn movie produced in many, many years. Customers have also been posting high praise on blogs and in direct feedback to the studio.

The film, which stars Ricky Sinz, Scott Tanner, and Jake Deckard, is a blockbuster Western epic that has become controversial because of graphic violence (all but one of the actors are killed over the course of the film). Shot on location in the Arizona high country, To The Last Man was directed by the team of Chris Ward, Ben Leon and Tony Dimarco, arguably three of the top directors in the industry. Production values that rival a Hollywood movie single out To The Last Man as an exceptional and bar-raising film.

This is probably the most significant porn movie of the year, noted Ward. To The Last Man is the only major blockbuster production made by any studio this year. We have found that customers like big movies, so we hope to continue making them--even though it gets harder and harder with the economy sinking by the day.

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San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios dominated the ManNet Top 100 list for the second year in a row, claiming 16 entries for the studio's main brands plus seven additional entries for movies produced by or distributed by the Raging Stallion family of companies. With 23 total mentions, Raging Stallion claims almost one quarter of all top movies released by the entire industry during 2008, a remarkable achievement that further cements Raging Stallion's position at the top of the porn pyramid. In addition to entries from all of the studios brands, two High Octane titles were selected. High Octane was purchased by Raging Stallion in May of 2008 and is now the European division of the studio.

Films by all of Raging Stallion's directors (Chris Ward, Ben Leon, Tony Dimarco, JD Slater, Jake Deckard, and Herve Bodillis) appeared on the list. ManNet, owned and operated by Butch Harris, has published this annual list for many years, and inclusion is a highly sought after goal of all top studios.

Company President Chris Ward was pleased with the results. The ManNet list is the first event of the 'porn awards' season, and we are very happy to have so many releases singled out for inclusion. We strive to make sure that every movie we release has the high standards that Raging Stallion customers have come to expect and enjoy. We remain the only studio with a 100% refund guarantee on every movie we release--if a customer is not happy with one of our products, they can keep it for free. Everyone at Raging Stallion has worked hard over the past year and I am very happy that ManNet has included us on the list of the Best of 2008.

Raging Stallion branded titles that appeared on the list are:

1. The 4th Floor
2. Bar Back
3. Big, Bigger, Biggest part 1
4. Big, Bigger, Biggest part 2
5. The Drifter
6. Home Bodies
7. Hotter Than Hell part 1
8. Hotter Than Hell part 2
9. Hunter/Hunted
10. Jock Itch Part 1
11. Jock Itch Part 2
12. Maximus
13. Monument
14. On The Job
15. To The Last Man part 1
16. To The Last Man part 2

High Octane Titles on the List:

1. Lock Down
2. Masters and Servants

CAZZO titles on the List:

1. Luthando
2. Matchmaker
3. Reality Sex

Collin O'Neal Titles on the List (only distributed by RSS)

1. East Berlin
2. Edinburgh

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San Francisco based Raging Stallion Studios received more nominations than any other gay studio for the annual XBIZ industry awards, a show which will be held on February 12 in Hollywood at Boulevard 3. The awards show coincides with the XBIZ 2009 Conference at the Warner Center Marriot in Woodland Hills. The XBIZ awards recognize achievement in the adult industry and covers both online and traditional sides of the business.

RSS received a total of ten awards in 5 categories, meaning that the studio will be competing against itself as much as against other companies. To The Last Man, Raging Stallion's big-budget fall blockbuster, was nominated for best picture, and all three of its directors (Chris Ward, Tony Dimarco, and Ben Leon) were nominated for best director. Pistol Media, which handles all aspects of Raging Stallion's web operations, was nominated for GLBT Company of the Year, and RSS itself was nominated for GLBT Studio of the Year. In the highly contested category of GLBT Performer of the Year, RSS has an unprecedented four nominations, with nods going to exclusives Damien Crosse, Steve Cruz, R.J. Danvers, and Ricky Sinz (all of whom appeared in To The Last Man).

Company president Chris Ward was pleased with the nominations. "These are the first nominations of the 2009 porn award season, and I am pleased to see Raging Stallion on top once again. Last year we swept almost all of the awards shows with GRUNTS, our big military movie. To The Last Man is an even bigger and better movie. I am sure we will do well. As for Ricky, RJ, Steve, and Damien all getting nominated for performer of the year---WOW! What more can I say?"

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Contact: Kent Taylor, RagingStallion.com, 1155 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, 415-503-1969 1-877-327-0707 Fax: 415-503-1962 Web: Ragingstallion.com
Email: kent@ragingstallion.com