[Mr. Blonde]

And who says people just aren't as interested in movies any more?

[TheBigB]

placemarker. ;)

[God luvs America]

no pictures from the event??? damn....just damn...

[Malacoda]

I hope to God the Venetian laid in (heh) enough cavicide to disinfect the premises afterwards.

Is there really enough porn produced that they need an awards show? I find that hard to swallow...but maybe I'm just making a boob of myself.

[Panerai]

What no pictures ? If there is ever a need for pictures to accompany a story :)

[vikingd00d]

What!? No pictures!?

[No Blue States]

Some pics are on yahoos most popular:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index2&cid=964

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Finally, an awards show I can get behind.

[Trampled by Lambs]

This ought to get interesting and funny as well...

[Clemenza]

They don't make them like Vanessa Del Rio anymore...

[steelcurtain]

Best Film Actress winner Savanna Samson was cheered when she recognized the support of her peers as crucial because "most of my family is pretty ashamed of what I do."

No, really?

[Moleman]

Ron,
You may be interested in this thread

[Panerai]

[CollegeRepublican]

LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - The Consumer Electronics Show wasn't the only entertainment trade show in town last week. Sharing space with CES at the Sands Expo Center was trade publication Adult Video News' annual AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, the traditional start-of-year showcase for the booming adult industry.

For some reason I am amused at the thought of the Consumer Electronics Show and the AVNs going on at the same time. Maybe all those nerds attending the CES knew what they were doing planning their convention that weekend. Who did Bill Gates party with this weekend?

[Horatio Gates]

she planned to planned to expand into "extreme anal" in the coming year.

heck, I get that extreme anal thing the next day after Buffalo Wings and a six-pack of Budweiser

[Drew68]

Adult entertainment, including porn videos and films shot mainly in Southern California's San Fernando Valley, racked up estimated sales of $12.6 billion in 2005, according to statistics compiled by AVN. That compared with U.S. theatrical revenue of $8.9 billion for mainstream Hollywood films, according to figures from box office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations.

Noteworthy especially when one considers that a typical Hollywood film is going to cost at least $20,000,000 to produce. Multiply this by upwards by 10 if it is an action or sci-fi film with lots of special effects.

What does a porn film cost to make? I'll bet even ones with relatively big stars are made for under $50,000 and take maybe a couple of weeks to film and edit. Amateur ones are made for 1/10th that cost and are shot in a weekend.

There's a lot of money to be made in porn and the vast majority of it is made behind the camera. For every millionaire Jenna Jameson there are a 1000 unknown girls who are quickly chewed up and spit out by the business.

[Xenalyte]

reporters stationed along the red carpet begged for quips about the next project or the state of the industry.

Another in Xena's very long list of peeves . . . a sound bite is not a quip. A short joke can be a quip. The reporters were presumably asking for statements or sound bites.

[MotleyGirl70]

Arnold Schwartzenpecker

"Big Butt Road Trip"

Lol! Those porn people sure are creative.

[RockinRight]

Was Bill Clinton in attendance?