Steve Cruz is Hotter Than Hell - Part 1

Hey Everyone!

Raging Stallion has teamed up with Steve Cruz to announce Hotter Than Hell--our huge 4 disc summer blockbuster! The movie comes in two parts, with the first two discs coming out this weekend! Steve wrote the story and Ben Leon and I directed this amazing film. Nearly every one of the major RSS exclusives makes an appearance, with noteworthy performances by Steve, Ricky Sinz, Damien Crosse, RJ Danvers, Logan McCree, Tristan Phoenix, and Luke Haas. Below are some sneak peek photos from the film. Enjoy!

Raging Stallion Wins at GRABBYS

At the final award ceremony of the 2008 season, Raging Stallion finished on top by claiming the GRABBY Awards for Best Picture (GRUNTS) and Best Director (Chris Ward and Ben Leon). Ink Storm was awarded the prize for best fetish film, and Playback won best sex scene for the pairing of Jake Deckard and Remy Delane, both RSS exclusives. Deckard also shared the prize of Performer of the Year and Steve Cruz won Best Newcomer. Cruz is the current RSS Man of the Year. Ricky Sinz got two awards--Best Supporting Actor and Best Solo for GRUNTS. The staff of Gay Chicago Magazine puts on the GRABBY show in Chicago each year during IML weekend. This is the tenth year of the GRABBY Awards.

The GRABBYS mark the end of the 2008 awards season, a period that began on January 1 with the publication of the Mannet.com top 100 Movies of the Year. The high point was the GayVN awards show in February. Raging Stallion dominated each of the awards shows in 2008, making this the most successful awards season for the studio to date. GRUNTS was the near unanimous choice for the best movie of 2007. While many of the awards were based on the strength of GRUNTS, many other RSS movies also won prizes during the year--Mirage, Ink Storm, Playback, Fist And Shout, and Instinct.

"It was our year," commented RSS president Chris Ward. "We really worked hard to make the best movies possible. Our guys have never been better, and the lineup for next year looks even more spectacular! GRUNTS is going to be a hard act to follow, but we will do our best to keep turning out award winning quality pictures. I am very proud of our studio and of our actors. It took us almost ten years to get to the top (RSS was founded in 1999), but it was worth it. To have RSS included in the ranks of studios such as Channel One, Hot House, and Falcon is a real honor."

Raging Stallion is investing heavily in a major Western Epic to be shot in New Mexico later this summer. The movie will be jointly directed by Chris Ward, Ben Leon, and Tony Dimarco. With a budget almost as large as the $250,000 spent on GRUNTS, the as yet untitled western will be the studio's main effort for the next award season.

Steve Cruz on Energy 92.7!

The San Francisco Dept of Public Health selected Raging Stallion Man of the Year, Steve Cruz to be the new voice of STD prevention for 2008! It is no secret that this is a subject Steve feels passionate about. With his own money, and with the partnership of the STOP AIDS Project of San Francisco, The Test Positive Aware Network of Chicago and media partners Unzipped Magazine, Naked Sword, Gay Chicago Magazine and BigMuscle.com, Steve launched his own public health web campaign in January 2008. HowIRoll.info promotes safer sex and provides information about how HIV and other STDs are transmitted. You can also find testing sites and links to health care professionals that can answer your questions in a non-judgmental way.

"The Department of Health's STD prevention section was looking for a new voice at the same time I launched my campaign. It seemed like a perfect fit, so I jumped at the chance to lend my voice to a worthy cause." The 30 second PSA was launched in last weeks of April for STD awareness month... and it will continue to air every day on Energy 92.7, San Francisco's Premier Dance Station throughout 2008. "As a sexual performer, I am really on the front line. Its not just HIV we need to be aware of. I get a full STD screening every 3 months. You can have an STD an not even experience symptoms ...so it's very important to get tested often, especially if you play often!"

Steve is also launching his own PSA this summer on youtube.com and myspace.com, for howiroll.info. His short commercial will feature top stars of the industry including Johnny Hazzard, Francesco D'Macho, Blake Riley, Jason Ridge, Damien Crosse and many others. "I'm not the only guy in the industry who cares about safety... its not just about how I roll. I wanted to assemble an army of the hottest guys I know to try to encourage safer sex among real men. We're already in their bedrooms, why not also give them information to protect themselves. If we can stop even a few guys from getting HIV this year then this is energy well spent!"

To find out more visit howiroll.info!****

Hear Steve's PSA

Raging Stallion Releases GRUNTS: The New Recruits on Blu-ray

Raging Stallion Studios, the San Francisco porn powerhouse, has released GRUNTS: The New Recruits on Blu-ray disc. The film, which has won numerous awards including GayVN Best Picture, is the first Blu-ray disc for Raging Stallion, and only the second Blu-ray gay erotic disc in release. This rapidly growing format will be the new wave for retail sales over the next few years. Initial sales of GRUNTS Blu-ray are strong, demonstrating that Gay porn fans are up-to- date with their technology. At the same time as the GRUNTS announcement, Raging Stallion outlined an ambitious plan to release almost all major new movies in the Blu-ray format. It is expected that one new Blu-ray disc will be available every three to five weeks. The next Blu-ray feature for RSS will be a Ben Leon feature film entitled "The 4Th Floor" which stars RSS exclusive and world- class tattooed man Logan McCree. Dominance of the Blu-ray market will provide a strong foundation for the continued expansion of the studio, which ranks at or near the top in number of annual sales and market penetration.

"The new Blu-ray technology really allows us to showcase our beautiful men as never before," said company president Chris Ward. "The image is so clear that it almost seems 3-D. After viewers see Blu-ray fucking, they are going to have a hard time going back to the old blurry images they now have. The advance in picture quality is at least as significant as going from black and white to color."

Raging Stallion has developed an aggressive price structure to allow retailers and consumers to enjoy the new Blu-ray discs at no additional cost. "We strongly feel that porn consumers should not be gouged with high prices on this new technology," noted Ward. "Although these discs are expensive to replicate, we decided to keep the price points the same as our regular DVDs. After all, the footage has already been paid for and used on the standard DVD, so Blu-ray profits are all icing on the cake anyway!" He further observed that Raging Stallion, which intends to produce up to fifteen Blu-ray discs per year, is able to save in production costs via economy of scale. "The software to do proper authoring is expensive, but when we spread it out over many products it becomes very affordable."

Raging Stallion / Gunzblazing Purchase High Octane

San Francisco Porn Powerhouse Raging Stallion Studios and Gunzblazing.com today announced that they have purchased legendary European production company, High Octane. High Octane comes with a library of over fifty films and an ongoing production agreement that calls for 6 new releases each year. High Octane as a brand will continue under the Raging Stallion banner and the next movie in the series, Masters and Servants, will be released on June 13. High Octane director Herve Bodilis (AKA Herve Handsome) will continue as head of production, and former High Octane president Patrick Albret will stay on as head of European Operations. The incorporation of the 50 High Octane films into Raging Stallion's library grows the total collection by about 25% and adds another premium, all-original and exclusive paysite title to Gunzblazing.com.

Albret commented that joining Raging Stallion and Gunzblazing is a move that will position High Octane well for the future. "We were in discussions with several other studios about merging operations, but Raging Stallion and Gunzblazing emerged as the best fit--they are probably the top business in the industry today and they have a strong commitment to continuing the High Octane brand. I still remember an email Chris Ward wrote me many years ago praising our movies! He understands High Octane and I am confident that the future is going to be very, very exciting!"

Raging Stallion President Chris Ward engineered the acquisition as soon as they heard High Octane was available "I have always enjoyed High Octane films--indeed, they were some of my favorite films back when I was just starting Raging Stallion" says Ward. "High Octane is all about quality--quality men, quality film-making, and quality fucking! It is a natural fit for Raging Stallion. I look forward to continuing the brand and building it into the strongest line of European films in the market."

"High Octane is a perfect fit for Gunzblazing" says Randall. "The models are hot, the production values high and it hasn't been distributed on the web to anywhere near its full potential - which is fantastic news for our affiliates. It further strengthens our customer value offering. There aren't many other networks that a gay surfer can join and have access to what will be seven, premium, original and exclusive content paysites covering multiple gay micro-niches."

Ward also noted that Raging Stallion's purchase of High Octane gives the growing studio a beachhead in Europe. "Some of the other studios have been purchasing movies from European producers--this gives us a whole production team that is our own. We will be sending over our top exclusives to work in Europe. Indeed, European working vacations will become a standard part of our new model contracts. This also gives us the ability to sign some of the top European stars to exclusive contracts."

Noted Director Tony Dimarco Joins Raging Stallion Studios

Raging Stallion Studios today announced that superstar writer / director Tony Dimarco has accepted a full-time, high-level position as a staff director at the company's main office in San Francisco. Dimarco, winner of numerous awards, begins work at Raging Stallion effective immediately and his first projects will be filmed in the coming weeks. Dimarco will be relocating to the Bay Area and views this move as the beginning of a new chapter in his career.

Dimarco joins Raging Stallion at a time when the studio is on a roll having recently won accolades for GRUNTS at all of the major awards shows. For the short time that Tony Dimarco has been in the business he has certainly has made his mark. Winning the coveted “Best Picture” category two years in a row at the GayVN awards he has proven to be one of the finest new filmmaker in the business. “La Dolce Vita,” the film he made for Lucas Entertainment, won an unprecedented 14 GayVN Awards at the 2007 event, 6 awards with his name on it. Born and raised in the tri-state area, Tony graduated from NY’s School of Visual Art with a BFA in Graphic Design, and then went on to have a successful career as an art director at a major record label for 13 years before venturing into adult films. This year he tried his hand a comedy with "The Intern" which receive critical acclaim and won the GayVN Award for Best Sex Comedy. He left Lucas Entertainment in August of 2007 to expand his talents and work with new people.

“I very excited to join Raging Stallion Studios." Dimarco commented, "I’ve been a great admirer of their work for many years and am very excited about the prospect of working as one. They are at the top of their game and I’m at the top of mine; I think this is the beginning of an exceptional team. The quality of their filmmaking is top notch and I’m honored to be a part of the team."

Raging Stallion President Chris Ward was equally enthusiastic. "Tony is a great guy and a very talented film maker. I was very excited when Tony became available--it is rather rare in our small industry when both a position and a person capable of filling it are concurrently open. The recent retirement of Michael Brandon left vacant a top-level job at a top tier studio--who better than Tony Dimarco to step in? We have huge plans ahead as we build upon our past successes. Right now Tony, Ben Leon, and I are developing a GRUNTS-scale cowboy movie that will be shot in New Mexico this summer. All I can say is everybody better watch out! With Tony joining , Ben Leon, JD Slater, David Hempling, Jake Deckard, and yours truly, we have the best directing team in the industry."

RAGING STALLION SWEEPS HARD CHOICE AWARDS

San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios took ten top prizes at the annual HARD CHOICE AWARDS sponsored by xxfactor.com (which is the relaunched version of X Factor Magazine). Judge Conan the Vulgarian annually releases his listing of top porn scenes, stars, and events--indeed, the Hard Choice Awards are the longest running awards in the Gay Porn Industry.

Chris Ward and Ben Leon's GRUNTS took the top honor of Best Film, and both directors share the award for Best Director. Steve Cruz, who was strangely overlooked at the GAYVNS, won recognition as Best Newcomer Actor, while Jake Deckard took Best Newcomer Director. Roman Ragazzi was singled out several times--his work in Tailpipes with Remy Delane and with Barrett Long in Playback were named as some of the year's best sex. Roman was further honored as "Hottest Man on the Planet." GRUNTS won for Best Butt Parade and Ricky Sinz was named as Best Solo Performer. The extended Orgy in Mirage was recognized as one of the year's best group scenes.

"We are really having a great year," commented RSS president Chris Ward. "It is always exciting to be recognized by the reviewers for the good work that we do. GRUNTS continues on a roll and I am thankful to Conan the Vulgarian for his comments and recognition."

Jake Deckard's Jock Itch Now Available

Jock Itch, a sports gear fetish film, stars Deckard, Logan McCree, Scott Tanner, RJ Danvers, Tyler Saint, Josh West, and Vic Rocco. "I think sports gear has a broad appeal in a sexual context," says Deckard. "I love jocks, socks, cleats, pads, all that shit, and while I was busy filming this video it's really developed into a full on fetish for me."