Vivid Studio Insider For February 8, 2013

CLERKS ‘NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR’ – XCritic reviewer Don Houston has given the David Stanley-written movie Clerks XXX: A Porn Parody a Highly Recommended review.  He cites the movie’s overall quality and its “many clever touches”, outstanding writing and “strokable sex with ample replay value to merit distinction.”  One of the film’s qualities was that “the feature elements emulated the original rather than copied them” in creating “a wildly entertaining movie.”  In predicting Clerks XXX  is bound to win multiple awards, Houston says, “In short, Clerks XXX: A Porn Parody went the expansive route as far as parodies go and the results were nothing short of spectacular…”

‘HOT MOVIES FOR HER’ RECAPS TRISTAN REVIEWS – Most reviews of adult movies are posted one at a time, but this week Hot Movies for Her posted a slew of reviews of the Tristan Taormino sex education videos from Vivid-Ed. Under the title “Recapping Tristan – Taking A Look At Our Favorite Tristan Taormino Reviews,” editor J.D. notes, “Over the years I’ve given a lot of written love to my sex education idol Tristan Taormino.  Today I thought it would be fun to recap some of the favorite reviews I’ve posted of her movies!”  The feature includes reviews of Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide To The G Spot, Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide To Advanced Anal Sex and Tristan Taormino’s Chemistry An Experiment (Disc1). 

ORANGE COUNTY CHEERS SAVANNA SAMSON --  Sultry former Vivid Girl Savanna Samson may have switched recently from movie making to wine making but the folks at the Orange County Weekly still think she's hot. The OCW will feature Savanna in its Valentine's Day edition, which goes on sale on newsstands Feb. 14th.  Vivid will be releasing Savanna Samson Goes Gonzo in early June. Savanna says she is thrilled by the OCW honor, and sends a toast (with her own wine of course!)  to all of her fans on the special day of love.

FORMER VIVID CONTRACT ACTRESS MONIQUE ALEXANDER TO APPEAR ON OWN --  The always adorable Monique Alexander recently taped an episode of a new series scheduled for Oprah Winfrey's Network -- OWN. Feedback from producers at the network was that Monique was terrific! Stay tuned and we'll let you know more details, including when the episode will air.  For a sexy peak at Monique, see her profile on vivid.com.  Or check out movies such as Call Girl Confidential or Nurse Monique, just two of the titles her fans have loved.