Press Release Jan 18, 2007 First Gay HD-DVD

Chris Ward, President of San Francisco based Raging Stallion Studios, today announced that his two-disc feature film Mirage will become the first ever Gay Erotic film to be released in a high definition format. The announcement marks a milestone for the industry. Raging Stallion has chosen HD-DVD over the competing Blue Ray format for this first HD release.

Mirage is the six-hour follow-up to 2006's top selling film, Arabesque. Ward chose Mirage as the first HD-DVD release because of the maturing HD market--customers have recently started asking for HD films on DVD. Raging Stallion has been filming with HD cameras since January of 2006. Mirage is scheduled for a retail release in April and a wholesale debut on June 1. Customers will have several options when purchasing Mirage. The standard two-disc set based on current DVD technology will be available for a $69.99 price point and the same amount will be charged for the HD-DVD version. Although the content offered on both formats is identical (including numerous special features beyond the six-hour running time of the film itself), the HD-DVD version will be contained on one disc. HD-DVDs allow for much more data to be placed on one disc. As a special promotion, customers will be able to purchase a three-disc set, containing both the standard version and the HD-DVD for $99.99.

"We are very excited about this project," Ward said. "This is a perfect project to release on HD--it is the biggest movie our studio has ever made. We wanted to release a film in HD in late 2006, but duplicators were not then willing to accept erotic content. We have now found a company willing to handle our HD-DVD needs. I can't wait for consumers to see our movies in brilliant, sharp HD widescreen."

Filming for Mirage took place in Hawaii, San Francisco, and in the deserts near the Mexican border. The movie stars the largest cast in RSS history and has a strong plot line that takes advantage of Raging Stallion's new corporate airplane. A dramatic plane crash sequence is one of the film’s highlights. Jake Deckard, Steve Cruz, and Dirk Jager lead the cast of dark, swarthy men who evoke the image of an Arabian fantasy. Scenes are shot in the desert, in ancient Egyptian tombs, and on tropical beaches. Huessein, Raging Stallion's exclusive model who headed the cast in the original Arabesque makes a return appearance as the leader of a band of tomb robbers in this "Indiana Jones meets hardcore porn" feature film.

Mirage is also one of the first releases to take advantage of the studio's new reduced visibility condoms. Safe sex was used throughout the filming of the movie. "In a tightening DVD market, innovation is the key to our future," Ward noted. "Our goal is to stay at the forefront of technology and film craft."