Last Sunday, director Benny Profane (MySpace) celebrated the release of his new Vivid-Alt (MySpace) movie Hospital!, his first directorial effort for the imprint, with a party at the Redwood Bar and Grill in Downtown LA. In attendance was star Mandy Morbid (MySpace) with boyfriend Zak Sabbath (MySpace). Also present was Vivid-Alt head Eon McKai (MySpace) and Sarah, director Dave Naz (MySpace) with Ashley Blue, director Vena Virago (MySpace), pornstar/director Kimberly Kane (MySpace) with boyfriend......

NOTE: See photos (NSFW) from last year's event. On Sunday, the annual Bare Bowling event, organized by AVN Hall of Famer Bill Margold and benefiting the Protecting Adult Welfare Foundation, took place at a bowling alley in the San Fernando Valley. At past Margold-affiliated bowling charity events, the pornstars in attendance have included Belladonna (MySpace), Avy Scott, Teagan Presley (MySpace), Justine Joli, and Sarah Blake (MySpace), and this year's event was no different in......

Part one of two. Today: Atmosphere and Marketplace. Thursday: Pornstars. Last month, the 12th annual edition of Erotica LA, "[featuring] over 300 erotic-themed booths and [attacting] over 40,000 consumers," took place Downtown at the LA Convention Center. While it is still the largest adult convention of its kind in Southern California, the consensus among several insiders in the adult industry was that it was the worst experience for them thus far. Indeed, many of......

Two weeks ago, photographer/director Dave Naz (MySpace) celebrated the release of his new Vivid-Alt (MySpace) movie Circa '82, his second directorial effort for the imprint, with a party at the Hyperion Tavern in Silver Lake. Circa '82 revives "...the early 80's and focus[es] on the important things in life: sex, music, and doing whatever the fuck they want. No parents, no school, no rules." The movie features cameo "...appearances by punk legends Keith Morris......

Last Tuesday, pornstar/director Kimberly Kane (MySpace) celebrated the release of her new Vivid-Alt (MySpace) movie Morphine, her second directorial effort for the imprint, with a party at Beauty Bar in Hollywood. Inspired by Kane's experiences working at the Sugar Shack in Portland around 2003, Morphine "...paints a dark picture of a young woman (Audrey Hollander) struggling to leave the tawdry life of prostitution and drug addiction to follow her dreams of being a Nashville......

Last Wednesday, Vivid-Alt (MySpace) head, director Eon McKai (MySpace), celebrated the release of his new movie The Doll Underground with a party at the Little Cave (MySpace) in Highland Park. As reviewed by Violet Blue, The Doll Underground "...is one of the best porn films I've ever seen, and it feels like anti-porn — it's almost against the system it came from by being all that it is — a deep investigation of culture......

LAist had the chance to check in with comedian/radio personality/Emmy Award winning writer Greg Fitzsimmons last night as he drove to Hollywood from the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino where he earned a standing ovation, opening up for Artie Lange. Driving from the desert to Hollywood isn't something the Venice Beach resident does on a regular basis, luckily we had access to Google Maps serving as interviewer/navigator to Greg on his journey. The drive......

Last Tuesday, director Carlos Batts (MySpace) celebrated the release of his new adult film, Young Hollywood, with a party at Safari Sam's (MySpace). Described as "...a kaleidoscope of all things cool in popular culture," Young Hollywood "...brings the adult business into the 21st Century with the real life sexual adventures of celebrity porn stars, hipster models and video vixens living in Hollywood." It's being released by Adam and Eve through its Independent Adult Cinema division.......

On Friday night, pornstar and director (as well as recent Howard Stern Show guest) Joanna Angel (MySpace) celebrated the release of her Burning Angel movie, Not Another Porn Movie, with a party at Beauty Bar in Hollywood. It's also the debut release from Adam & Eve's new Independent Adult Cinema (IAC) imprint. In attendance, besides Angel, were several Burning Angel girls, including Nico and Taysha, with her boyfriend Jeremy, as well as AVN photographer......