A Sexiest® Movie Premiere: Deja Vu - Here and now, there and then

 We truly live in interesting times, and if there is a genre of entertainment who is known to stay on top of the news and tackle any kind of subject, often from unusual angles, that is... porn movies, of course! Are you having a sense perhaps of...deja vu reading this? You surely won't when you will be get to watch the newest Filthy Penny Production from Rude Runner Studios! Except for the title, which I just indirectly mentioned. It is...

We'll start gathering around 7:15 PM SLT for the first display in-world of this new exciting movie: the full-blown party will of course begin at 8 PM, with the beautiful and now ungloomy Zuby to bring the tunes. I know that if there's a remote chance for you to attend the party, you are wondering what to wear and what not so, there: dress up if you like, or just come on over with a fun holiday outfit, since it will be also a Xmas party. What matters is that you swing by! Premiere parties are a great way to show partecipation to the adult art community, and Mitzy has consistently done a lot for the scene. This movie makes no exception with again a large ensemble cast.

Because the movie is again a group effort. Mitzy's production team headed by the Executive Producer Heather Ashford, whose Aquilae sim hosted once more the impressive sets put together for the movie and helped turning again another visionary dream of a story into reality. Which is very much what the characters of this movie experience! A variety of intriguing characters, very inspired casting choice. Rachel Avro deals with all the tribulations a casting director goes through, managing the intricacies of conflicting schedules, last minute forced replacements and making sure everyone is all geared up and ready for the shoots. Without this kind of work, productions of this level would be impossible.

As usual I don't want to read deeply into a porn movie script but it's interesting, I think, to know that the idea for this movie was explained to me just a while after the party for Quarantena, Mitzy's touching and multifaceted previous movie. Mitzy all of a sudden mentioned "the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time, something that has happened many times before : something that is very familiar". On a meta-narrative level, this movie does exactly that as it explores what Mitzy appropriately categorizes as "a lot of SL culture". The main episodes here are have a distinct aesthetic typical of familiar themes and communities in SL: steampunk, tropical, BDSM, vampires, and so much of SL is about music and live events.

The story is simple: in a way there is none, since through the fil rouge of the bus driver voiced by Rysan we go through a journey between reality, and what could be memories or just spirit-fueled fantasies. The focus is on the characters played by Stacey Lucciano, Rachel Avro, the immarcescible Larry Vinaver in one of his most surprising performances, Vicki Concertina, closing on a high note with Mitzy and Max. The absolute protagonist if I had to name one though is Sasha Johansen, the one member of the production team I hadn't mention before. 

Quarantena did not feature any dancing performance, an element Mitzy has always been fond of, and this movie manages not just to incorporate one, but is built around them. Sasha did a fantastic job with the coreography: she nailed tempo and atmosphere of the dances, and if the scenes flow the way they do, it is without a doubt thanks to her performance behind the scene (on top of being the ever hot piece of lass in front of the camera too in a great scene with Rache).

To put it simply: the movie is beautiful! This movie has all the mixture of melancholy and divertissement typical of the best Filthy Penny movies, as each character lives a different experience and after the intoxicating immersion in it, is left with some sort of mark, physical or otherwise and a burden to carry as they get back home to what we presume to be their ordinary life. Since it is a deja vu though...most likely it was already with them, and it merely helped us see it. "In vino veritas", as the Romans used to say!

Every episode shows a subtly different aspect of SL culture, as mentioned. The crucible of the events is the Deja Vu jazz bar, and every different location has a different bar where the story unfolds. You will love this potpourri of exotic, yet familiar, settings. It's a concept I find rather entertaining: in SL we are so familiar with particular aesthetics that would be so unusual in real life: vampires and pirates are totally ordinary for us, and it all blends in a sense of deja vu. The uniqueness they are presented here with is refreshing, and Mitzy did her best to show sex in many many declinations: a more physical kind of BDSM with whipping and screaming, a more subdued femdom style, a chic lesbian orgy, voyeurism and so much more!

There would still be plenty more to say, especially in a movie like this with large group scenes, so many individuals who manage to be a part of a splendid collective, and how they stand out in their part truly owning even the smaller role, but hey, can't put in thousands of words adequately what you'll just 'get' simply watching it! Here's the full credits for the movie, and meet you after the jump as usual!

Deja Vu - Here and now, there and then

From Rude Runner Studios

A Filthy Penny Production

Written and Directed by

Mitzy Broadway

Cast

DEJAVU JAZZ CLUB

Mitzy Broadway

Max Long

Johnnie Leno

WATCH TOWER BDSM

Stacey Lucciano

Grim Skall

Fonda Ashford

Vixxen Clowes

Jo Aquacade

Tricia Danielson

PIRATE ISLAND

Sasha Johansen

Rachel Avro

Daxie

Whimsical Aristocrat

Vixxen Clowes

Renni Ippon

WET SPOT OASIS

Heather Ashford

Larry Vinaver

Scottie Leigh

Tricia Danielson

Fonda Ashford

Whimsical Aristocrat

CASTLE BALLROOM

Katina Cazalet

Vicki Concertina

Elesha Aleixandre

Cream Release

Renni Ippon

Anyka Aiseiri

DEJAVU JAZZ CLUB

Mitzy Broadway

Max Long

BUS DRIVER

Johnnie Leno

FEATURING THE VOICE OF

Rysan Fall

Executive Director

Heather Ashford

Casting Director

Rachel Avro

Coreography Director

Sasha Johansen

Music 

Jazz Mango

Honeybar

Berlin at night

Danger Snow

Backed Vibes

Cumbiac

No Starlight

Secret of Tiki Island

A night alone

Forget me not

Desert City

Naraina

Indore

Vandodora

Hedge your bets

I have a reservation

Nocturne

Jesse's carnival waltz

True art real affection

Sunday

Bass Walker

A trip around

Silent partner 

Shot, Cropped and Scored by

Mitzy Broadway

A Filthy Penny Production

That's it, folks! But it is only the beginning, actually! You have to watch this movie. And I suggest to do it at the premiere. Come on over for the party, meet Mitzy and the rest of the cast. Remember that parties like this are truly the best way to network. Mitzy's movies have involved a cast of dozens of people, and being part of it is far from an impossible dream. Even if movies are not your focus or you don't think you'd be a good fit (as I said before -like, really before, if you get my inside joke- you probably are -wrong!-), I still hope you'll consider showing up, since movie premieres are the most unique events for our community, they are sadly infrequent and they help supporting the creators' efforts. Join us before 8 PM on site - and we'll have all the fun and music of the pornstar party right after!

A Sexiest® Movie Premiere: Quarantena

We truly live in interesting times, and if there is a genre of entertainment who is known to stay on top of the news and tackle any kind of subject, often from unusual angles, that is... porn movies, of course! It was only a matter of time then before we'd cover some SL adult movie about the most significant event of 2020 (besides Kanye running for President). But don't let this theme scare you off: we're in SL and we do not need to practice social distancing. In fact I am inviting you to a PARTY today Saturday 18th, a MOVIE PREMIERE!

We'll start gathering around 7:15 PM SLT for the first display in-world of QUARANTENA, the newest Filthy Penny Production from Rude Runner Studios. Of course it means it is a Mitzy Broadway movie. Mitzy has been one of the brightest stars on the porn scene not just for the obvious top quality of her filming, but also for her embracing the star system playful dynamic that helps having a 'porn scene' to begin with. The party will then begin with DJ Zuby Gloom at the console. Late entrants will get the chance to watch the movie of course: don't worry about it, as obviously these parties are meant to essentialy celebrate the efforts of the filmaker, staff and cast. And...to meet them and who knows, be part of their next effort!

Because the movie is again a group effort. Starting with Mitzy' staff (executive director Heather Ashford and casting director Rachel Avro) and with everyone on the roster as on screen talent, plus the golden voice of the one and only mr. Rysan Fall. What IS this movie about though? The COVID-19 emergency is no laughing matter, but porn is known for not shying away from any topic in a liberating, apotropaic fashion. Is this movie then a little bit of a farce where people play doctor and crack some topical joke while jumping at the chance to get people to boink, perhaps wearing some misplaced protective gear? Actually, not quite! Sorry, no hazmat suit shagging, fellas. But here's the good news...

As usual I don't want to read deeply into a porn movie script and give myself through my interpretation of the material more 'importance'. It's a super enjoyable porn movie with some of the best visuals that Mitzy put together. Mitzy has been doing some truly majestic and visionary set and costume design in the past, while this is set in our reality and time. However, the focus is truly on the bodies, the lighting, the mood: dealing with a material so close to home made the camera explore the sensuality and the intimacy. A sense of fonder rather than wonder.

The story is simple: in a way there is none, since through the fil rouge of the radio speaker voiced by Rysan the movie explores the way different people around the world deal with the isolation dictated by the safety precautions. We have two people from different walks of life living on opposite sides of the same street in Manhattan, a couple frustrated by the lack of access to Miami Beach, a couple in London dealing with distance regulations in the kitchen, two women having a wild time in lockdown during a safari in South Africa, and finally a sax-and-sex time at the imaginary adult resort "Quarantena" on the Tuscany coast.

To put it simply: the movie is beautiful on many levels. Aesthetically as I already mentioned, but also for its ability to be tactful in its brazen porny handling of the subject matter. It's easy to make a 'porn parody' of anything, it is much harder to depict situations that evoke real intimacy, quirks and deep needs of human beings forced in a less than optimal situation but that go ahead living their lives - particularly beautiful in this sense the first episode, featuring Heather Ashford and Damien Godard in a relationship not physically consummated, and the last one, with Mitzy and Max in the quintessential erotic/exotic dream setting.

Every episode shows a subtly different aspect of human nature and relationships, does it gracefully and sensuously, it has plenty moments that make you smile, even more than flat out arouse, and has a positive and hopeful message even throughout the occasional melancholic moment - and all of this without trying to drive anything home heavily. It has one of the best ending sections too - which may seem surprising since I said that there's no real 'story' - even if Mitzy and Rysan do give continuity to segments. The various characters get to have a very fitting curtain call through mock videos of popular social networks. The 'backstage' feature contributes to the intimate and personal focus on the characters.

There would still be plenty more to say, especially in a movie like this with no large group scenes and with so much screen time and close attention to the various characters, but as usual, watching the movie is the best tribute to this effort. Here's the full credits for the movie, and meet you after the jump as usual!
 

Quarantena

A Max Long Film

From Rude Runner Studios

A Filthy Penny Production

Written and Directed by

Mitzy Broadway

Starring

Heather Ashford

Damien Godard

Rachel Avro

Stacey Lucciano

Larry Vinaver

Renni Augustine

Katina Cazalet

Vicki Concertina

Mitzy Broadway

With Max Long

Featuring the voice of

Rysan Fall

Casting Director

Rachel Avro

Executive Director

Heather Ashford

Music 

Urban Lullaby

Super Blues

Kool Cats

Here Come The Raindrops

Ubiquitous

Jane Fonda

Ultralounge

Digya

Artifact

Night on the Docks

Dream Catcher

Gas Pedal

The Lyft

Shot, Cropped and Scored by

Mitzy Broadway

A Filthy Penny Production

That's it, folks! But it is only the beginning, actually! You have to watch this movie. And I suggest to do it at the premiere. Come on over for the party, meet Mitzy and the rest of the cast. Remember that parties like this are truly the best way to network. Mitzy's movies have involved a cast of dozens of people, and being part of it is far from an impossible dream. Even if movies are not your focus or you don't think you'd be a good fit (as I said before, you probably are -wrong!-), I still hope you'll consider showing up, since movie premieres are the most unique events for our community, they are sadly infrequent and they help supporting the creators' efforts. Join us at 7:15 PM on site - and we'll have all the fun and music of the pornstar party right after!

And remember to wash your hands!