Vivid Studio Insider for April 20, 2007

Vivid Studio Insider for April 20, 2007

THE TRIPLE CLIMAX FOR "DEBBIE DOES DALLAS...AGAIN"- It was the week of a triple climax for " Debbie Does Dallas...Again . " The much-anticipated DVD finally reached stores across the country on Wednesday. The film had a gala launch party in New York City on Thursday. And on Friday the seven-episode reality show about its making is aired on Showtime . The Paul Thomas film has also received the coveted AAAAA rating from AVN . There was much excitement about its eye-catching 3-D box and even more about the contents -- one disk with the new version, another with the original 1978 version starring Bambi Woods, and a bonus disc packed with behind-the-scenes footage, photo galleries and scenes from previous Vivid remakes of the original. Visit www.debbiedoesdallasagain.com for more information. Vivid Girl Monique Alexander ,

who stars in " Debbie Does Dallas ...Again ," was on hand for the party at Ultra on New York City 's Chelsea district, where she chatted with fans and reporters. Also in attendance was the film's "Miss Jones," Vivid Girl Savanna Samson . Monique is also one of the stars of the Showtime television series that has been heating up the networks Friday nights for the past seven weeks.

VIVID-ALT STAR DANA DeARMOND AND DIRECTOR EON McKAI DO BALTIMORE -- Vivid-Alt star Dana DeArmond and director/head of Vivid-Alt and founder of the alt-porn genre, Eon McKai made an in-store appearance and gave away free tickets to an exclusive after-party to the first 100 customers who purchase a Vivid-Alt DVD at The Sound Garden in Baltimore (Thursday, April 19th ). Dana has done extensive in-store and other promotional appearances for Vivid-Alt, including the Galleri store in San Francisco , a launch party for Tristan Taormino , an appearance on G4 and other events. She's the star of " Girls Lie " and " Dana DeArmond Does the Internet ."

NEW RELEASE "LAYOUT" PARODIES REALITY -- The newest Vivid release starring Vivid Girl Briana Banks is a comedic parody of a "porn rag." The movie, written and directed by Paul Thomas , will be in stores around the country starting April 25th . "Layout" tells the story of a young reporter as he accepts a position at adult magazine " AVG " and becomes immersed in the world of pornography. Scandal soon unfolds with the discovery of an underage porn star, awards show tampering, blackmail and fiery hot liaisons. According to the boxcover copy, "Any resemblance to AVN is purely intentional."

"Layout" features strong performances and intense sex scenes. The film also stars Penny Flame , Kylie Ireland , Tom Byron and Tyce Bune .

SAVANNA MAKES "PAGE SIX" AGAIN - Vivid Girl Savanna Samson is getting to be a regular on the famous " Page Six " gossip section of The New York Post - this time for her prowess as a singing sensation. "She's Quite a Multitasker" reads the headline on an item that appeared this week. The item continued, "Never let it be said that porn star Savanna Samson has just one talent. The Vivid Video starlet not only just finished " Debbie Does Dallas: Again ," she's also a highly rated winemaker (critic Robert M. Parker gave her first vintage, Sogno Uno , 91 out of 100 points) and now a recording artist. Samson has signed with Koch Records and plans to release an album in September. Koch Records VP Chuck Oliner swears her debut album has 'hot new songs and some sexy standards.'"