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So De eo COT ae ee ee CR ee a ee) Dee eee eS Sere ete ceed encouragement sti Carol Queen, a prominent Bay Atea writer and sex Peeper oes eed ee eee ee ees Seer eee ee Soper eee nr nee ar eee ce eee ee ee ce) poe eet ae a eee en nailer Good Vibrations Panera panes Seren eee Ore et eed ee ee eae eee! Everyone agree thar women roday area grea dal more receptive Er Senet emer ree tay Cnet Ce eee eer the populatry of "Sex andthe Cy” and other racy television progr ey eee pe)Tien Porm Marke ated Fm page 57) ‘Thetis certainly plenty of pom out cher for women who want se i sd some ofc i even ered for wha is prenmed to be ther ete ‘Candida Replles Ferme Productions whic pionered the por for women ihe, is tlasng ewe new movies cis eat Newer companies ike Tnpule Pores nd Ply ae suming out product smd a women viewers, on both DVD and cable TV. More stores — pehape sing the seces of Her Hollywood — are being estractured to act female customers. Maay ofthe oline porn shops have figured out chat stocking ove tems sex ops and even itl bic oflingeie wil lure women, who might Cees also shel out for & DVD or oe, ‘The sexposive feminist model of Good Vibrations which fic ook the nus off women boying erode material, hs inspired merchandise Babeland and Blowish. Women can onder DVDs online a wath coe product a VoD sis, (Like the Hor Movie subi, |otMovitFol let com, which ff a lrge elation of “woren-pced movies” on a pay bythe minute basis) “| could sense that women were curious, they were interested, but there was nothing out there for most of them.” — Candia Royale, Fame Productions Peter Reynolds, wholesle sales dircor of Adam 8 Bye san indus ever who tas to los of reales "Were finding thatthe average fersle Consumer docs not go incoa stot pecially to buy a DVD," he sid. “She fein and buys ings, novel, joke gi, a whole range of chings, DVDs ld be pare ofthat gop — and usally are, That kind sen, Buc whar kinds of DVDS do they buy? Much of dhe discussion ofthe womess markt vabilty revoke round just exacdly wht women want tse. Susie Bright, the fini author and “sexpert” who creitd the Good Vibrcions pom etal 18 yee 3g, pons oot that women, jus ike men, have varied Fanay les, "A woman whal hoc for bondage, or group sx, interracial ot labian hitches, she's gong to go wild if you give her wha he swans Yul never eet the video ou of er hands "Mas women, howcver, never gto that place case they are dred fit to ‘auples video which ae ike ning wheels” she explained. "They don rocesily ru he oa, bur they mike a sfr place co sy. “Uh, managed co watch this andor get feaked out” ‘But 3 genertion ag, women dst even have chat option. Por wat = iy thing ll she way. I-waee unt the 1980s that someone envisioned 3m The Visionary Candids Reale had boon + modertely sical ecard aces in ie few Golden Age porn tes when she stared Femme Prductions in Ape 1984, Her ist movie, om, cue ou the flloing yeas She knew the indusuy well and knew it needed something new. "The net bottom ine eason she recalled salem old sehen wesc ym ners at thor wsenaingou the for now otham, Wie abr of home vie, sce ed coupe, one of ow, Ald omer we You ut ik, Wy an engone don heo? ‘The project wae Financ ber in-laws, Her husband athe ime, Per Some, wae the som of Swedish move magnate, who bad made force producing spaghert weer in Iely and who dabbled in adult moves. He wld her o “go out and find ditribution, and put up the money” The fs wo movies, Frmme and Urban Hees wre writen and prodced By Royale and directed by partner Lauren Niemi. Tey co-directed che tid, Christine Sere. ‘When it eae to ting dsrbution, Reale id, he met with resianee Most ofthe companies he went "kindof patted me on the head and wid "Nise ies, Candida, bu here's no couple mark. Women arene int thi Lind of thing’ Including Russ Hampshie (VCA Pir). Buc he at least agreed, ‘Al eight, wel give ia shot” And the ir one dst came ot sold relly good number,” she continued “without any pr-markeing or advertising. Afer tha they rely sared to get behind my su ‘VGA dlstributed the net two leslie which Royall an Sos decided to secu independenedinribion. The ft le diribued by Femme on is ‘own was Tine Daughter "That the one chat pur us onthe map” Royale sid personal pice, and ic wae dhe fe one I diet by nyc” ‘She has dicted eve ras deeply Femme tle ince, except for three “Sar Director” tes fom her fiends Gloria Leonard, Annie Spin and Verona Vera, and Ceniean Hea, roti. Pasa There are 17 tide inthe Femme catalogue, the mot recent, Under the Cover eed as month. Another edie Supra. he ist the itecracal Femme Chocolat i "Adam & Eve tok on comes out thi sping Teme ditibution in 1996, afer a year of negotiations with Royale. The wete not producing this own mvs be that. “Ie was beat they decided it wa ime to create their own nig progr thae they wen neo parmership with me,” she sid, "es unique lationship {have wich ther. They ate als financiers and exclusive ditbutors ofthe [Natural Contous line [designee vibrator) I brought to them. Royale now vibrant -someching, ses hen 3 mentor for younger ‘women wito wan to make eoic moves. “My gol ist ing other women into the company to direc for Femme and Ferme Chocolat So many of them want to lean." Royalleassrted Accoring to Adar & F's Reyelds, the Femme movies arene of the ros: consistent pares of ou vdeo cxtslogue. She consinucs ol very wel, Her movie ae a song r-ctde item, Alo of ces, aoe of ln ie in the fe 60 days. 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