Some movies have concepts that are hard sells and immediately put them at a disadvantage. Shoot a story that on its surface seems challenging or boring, and you’re really going to have to convince your audience that you’ve done your job well in order for them to give your work a chance. And then there are movies like About Cherry, which could look like the most poorly crafted film of the year, and would still get everyone’s attention. That’s because About Cherry is about a fresh young hunk of meat (Chronicle‘s Ashley Hinshaw) just getting into the porn industry; a subject that pretty much anyone can find at least some way to get excited about. And it’s also a subject that seems to give advertisers a lot of leeway in how they want to sell their product. While About Cherry’s first trailer seemed to sell it primarily as an indie romance about youth and finding love, the latest seems to sell it as much more of a slick and moody drama about the dark side of the entertainment industry. We’re shown a lot more footage of the porny stuff getting filmed, which seems to be the hard sell, and then we hear the naive young protagonist describe a coked-up James Franco as being “the nicest guy,” which introduces an unsettling amount of dread.

Every week, Landon Palmer and Cole Abaius log on to their favorite chat client of 1996 as CriterionCollector85 and JP2themax in order to discuss some topical topic of interest. This week, they puzzle over how to define a Best Supporting Role. What does that support mean? Or look like? Does it matter how long someone is on screen or how big a catalyst they are? Since the Oscars don’t seem to know…what the hell is a supporting role anyway?

We interviewed Sasha Grey for her role in The Girlfriend Experience, a role that’s causing people to shout her cultural importance from the rooftops. Is she changing the face of cinema, or are we celebrating too soon?

Hardcore sex? Check. Violence? Check. In moving seamlessly between Porn Week and 31 Days of Horror, check out this review of the ground-breaking and original series, Amateur Porn Star Killer.

In our fourth Porn Week Feature, we explore the best films to have on in the background while exploring your partner. Please try not to silently judge us.

In our third Porn Week feature, Adam Sweeney digs through a brief modern history of porn stars showing up in mainstream films to play off their pornstardom. Did you know Ron Jeremy was in Ronin? We did, too.

Step One – Have a 12 inch wang. Still with me? Didn’t think so. But don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. (heh, eww)

Porn Week rolls along with a very special Shouting Match concerning the fate of mainstream if porn stars invade.

Image Metrics is going to change the game of image capturing, revolutionize pornography and eventually ruin our lives. And we’re going to love it.

It looks as though Struggle Pretty Captive and Reign of Tera star Tera Patrick may be joining colleagues Jenna Jameson and Sasha Grey in making the move from mainstream porn to, well, mainstream Hollywood film.

News broke recently that 2008 AVN Female Performer of the Year Sasha Grey will again be infront of the camera, but this time with her clothes on.