DEPARTMENTS
5 EDITOR'S PIECE
7 FAN MALE
10 NEWSFLICKS
20 HERE COMES TROUBLE
BY WILL CLARK
Where SKINFLICKS columnist Will Clark goes, you-know-what always follows.
46 CENTERPIECE
Lanky hunk Thomas Lloyd shows you his all. Photos by Titan Media.
64 VIRTUAL SEX WITH JIM BUCK
From the sleazy recesses of the 'Net, stud Jim Buck shows you where to get off!
86 CYBERGUIDE
Our handy bimonthly listing of porn star e-mail addresses and Web sites!
87 VIDEOGUIDE
Now you have no excuse not to buy the videos you like! VIDEO REVIEWS
12 SHOWCASE
Lucky Lukas by Bel Ami FLICKS REVIEWS
22 French Connections by Falcon Studios
28 Rosebud
by Studio 2000
42 Black Balled 2
by All Worlds Video
52 Redwood
by Titan Media
58 Uncle Jack
by Studio 2000
66 Biker Pigs From Hell
by Wildcat Productions
70 Big Guns 2
by Catalijna Video
79 QUICKFLICKS
The Czech Is in the Male (All Worlds Video); The Heat of the City (Vivid Video);
An American in Moscow (U.S. Male); Wild Stallions (All Worlds Video); Berlin Techno
Sex (Ca»o Films Berlin); When the Wife's Away (Blade Productions); Lockerroom
Kink (Close-up Productions); "Hard" Working Men (Sex Video); South Beach
Heat (Tribal Pulse); The Balls of the Wild (Darkwind Productions); Butt Munch
(All Worlds Video); Size Does Matter (Hollywood Sales); Eroto Wrestling Vol. 2
(Vivid Video); One Way or the Other (Galaxy Pictures); House of Games (Catalina
Video); Even Steven (Video Spoon); Raging River (Falcon Studios). SPECIAL STUFF
34 ITALIAN FOR DESIRE
Take a look at what our editor in chief was doing while the rest of the devoted
SKINFLICKS staff was slaving away on the next issue!
76 BEFORE THERE WAS LATEX...
Come with us as we revisit some classic videos from a more carefree time.
EDITOR'S PIECE
As the new year approaches (as I write this), the usual year-end rituals are starting:
holiday shopping, rising airfares, and, of course, awards shows. Not the Oscars,
but, rather, the gay adult video awards. We've recently had two: the GV Guide's
Gay Erotic Video Awards (now in its 7th year) and the first-ever GayVN Awards,
from the publisher of AVN magazine.
Despite problems the beleaguered GEVA has suffered in past years, the show returned
this year in mid-November, its usual early-December slot usurped by the GayVNs.
This charity event raised nearly $10,000 for its beneficiary, Being Alive, although
the show itself ran in deficit. With a smaller-than-usual turnout, the GEVA did
its best to honor the industry. Some of this year's winners included: Best Supporting
Actor: Joey Hart, Ryker's Revenge (Odyssey Men Video); Best Nonsexual Role: Lana
Luster, Thunderballs (Thor Productions); Best Newcomer: Mason Jarr; Best Bottom:
Brennan Foster; Best Top: Mike Branson; Safe Sex Award: A Lesson Learned (All
Worlds Video); Best Erotic Scene: Mike Branson and Tom Chase, California Kings
(Falcon Studios); Best Oral Scene: Derek Cameron and Vince, Hal, and Shane Rockland,
Three Brothers (New Age Pictures); Best Group Scene: Derek Cameron and Vince,
Hal, and Shane Rockland, Three Brothers; Best Sex Comedy: Thunderballs; Best International
Video: Man Watcher (Chantelle-stevens-porn-star">Kristen-bjorn-porn-star">Chantelle-stevens-porn-star">Kristen Bjorn Productions); Best Actor: Vince Rockland, Three
Brothers; Best Director: Sam Slam and Gino Colbert, Three Brothers; and Best Video:
French Connections 1 & 2 (Falcon Studios).
The new kid on the block, the GayVNs, is actually just a new face on an older
show. AVN (a primarily straight trade magazine) always had a gay segment during
its Las Vegas awards show in January. This year, AVN decided to give the gay segment
its own show here in Los Angeles. The unusually lavish production proved that
this industry could deliver a top-notch show.
Some of the winners at the GayVN Awards included: Best Gay Video: Man Watcher
(Chantelle-stevens-porn-star">Kristen-bjorn-porn-star">Chantelle-stevens-porn-star">Kristen Bjorn Productions); Best Director: a tie between Chantelle-stevens-porn-star">Kristen-bjorn-porn-star">Chantelle-stevens-porn-star">Kristen Bjorn, Man Watcher,
and Sam Slam and Gino Colbert, Three Brothers (New Age Pictures); Best All-Sex
Gay Video: Link 2 Link (All Worlds Video); Best Sex Scene: Mike Branson &
Tom Chase, California Kings (Falcon Studios); Best-Renting Tape of the Year: Man
Watcher; Best-Selling Tape of the Year: An American in Prague (Bel Ami); Best
Newcomer: Joey Hart; Best Supporting Actor: Cole Tucker, Catalinaville (Catalina
Video); Best Actor: Vince Rockland, Three Brothers; and Gay Performer of the Year:
Cole Tucker.
As usual, the winners are happy, the losers grumpy. I'm just glad the industry
can now get started on another year of making movies. These two awards shows reflect
the opinions of industry insiders; therefore, it's difficult not to have politics
play a role. (The same is true of the Oscars.) What matters most to the studios,
however, is your opinion, as demonstrated by what you buy and rent. So don't be
shy; write (or email) them and let your voice be heard. These videos are being
made for your enjoyment, so let the studios know who you think the winners are!