Michael Stabile
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Michael Stabile III is an American journalist and documentary filmmaker best known for his work in and about the pornography
industry. In 2004, he and Jack Shamama
co-created http://www.sfbg.com/38/52/cover_wet_palms.html the gay pornographic soap opera Wet Palms
for which they won a GayVN Award for Best Screenplay. He has also written several other GayVN-nominated movies including Spokes III, Cross Country, and Master of the House http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0820901/. Two of the films were included in "Top 10 Gay Porn Movies of the Decade" by Gawker Media
's Fleshbot http://gay.fleshbot.com/5235334/the-top-10-gay-porn-movies-of-the-decade with credit given to the writing team of Stabile and Shamama.
Since 2003, Stabile has edited www.gaypornblog.com and in 2005 became producer of The Tim and Roma Show http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?sec=article&article_id=4750, a web-based talk show about the gay adult industry. In 2008, Stabile launched gay news site TheSword.com
.http://business.avn.com/articles/32235.html. He has been named "an arbiter of taste for gay porn" by the Village Voice.http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-12-20/people/video-thrilled-the-gay-porn-star/.
Stabile's has also been featured in the San Francisco Bay Guardian http://www.sfbg.com/38/52/cover_wet_palms.html, the Village Voicehttp://www.villagevoice.com/2005-12-20/people/video-thrilled-the-gay-porn-star/, the San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/04/30/violetblue0430.DTL, Gay.com http://www.gay.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=417, Time Out, Cybersocket Magazine http://www.cybersocket.com/gay-porn-magazine/issue-103/secrets-of-successful-bloggers, and the Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-elliott/matt-smith-and-the-anti-p_b_191419.html.
Stabile is working with Shamama and cinematographer Ben Leon on Seed Money http://www.chuckholmesdoc.com, a documentary about Falcon Studios' founder and GLBT philanthropist Chuck Holmes, currently in production. Their documentary short, "Smut Capital of America" premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2011. In late 2011, Stabile began working with Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn on a documentary about her life.
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
industry. In 2004, he and Jack Shamama
Jack Shamama
Jack Shamama is an award-winning American author, producer, screenwriter, blogger, and social critic who is best known for his work in the GLBT community and in gay pornography. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Miami, Florida, Shamama graduated from Wesleyan University and later moved to...
co-created http://www.sfbg.com/38/52/cover_wet_palms.html the gay pornographic soap opera Wet Palms
Wet Palms
Wet Palms is a gay pornographic serial produced for the U.S. market and originally distributed on a gay adult pay-per-view content web site....
for which they won a GayVN Award for Best Screenplay. He has also written several other GayVN-nominated movies including Spokes III, Cross Country, and Master of the House http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0820901/. Two of the films were included in "Top 10 Gay Porn Movies of the Decade" by Gawker Media
Gawker Media
Gawker Media is an American online media company and blog network, founded and owned by Nick Denton based in New York City. It is considered to be one of the most visible and successful blog-oriented media companies. , it is the parent company for 11 different weblogs: Gawker.com, Fleshbot,...
's Fleshbot http://gay.fleshbot.com/5235334/the-top-10-gay-porn-movies-of-the-decade with credit given to the writing team of Stabile and Shamama.
Since 2003, Stabile has edited www.gaypornblog.com and in 2005 became producer of The Tim and Roma Show http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?sec=article&article_id=4750, a web-based talk show about the gay adult industry. In 2008, Stabile launched gay news site TheSword.com
TheSword.com
TheSword.com is a gay news and lifestyle website that has won multiple awards for its coverage of the gay adult industry. It is based in San Francisco. A large portion of The Sword's coverage is dedicated to covering the lives of gay porn stars in a tabloid fashion...
.http://business.avn.com/articles/32235.html. He has been named "an arbiter of taste for gay porn" by the Village Voice.http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-12-20/people/video-thrilled-the-gay-porn-star/.
Stabile's has also been featured in the San Francisco Bay Guardian http://www.sfbg.com/38/52/cover_wet_palms.html, the Village Voicehttp://www.villagevoice.com/2005-12-20/people/video-thrilled-the-gay-porn-star/, the San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/04/30/violetblue0430.DTL, Gay.com http://www.gay.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=417, Time Out, Cybersocket Magazine http://www.cybersocket.com/gay-porn-magazine/issue-103/secrets-of-successful-bloggers, and the Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-elliott/matt-smith-and-the-anti-p_b_191419.html.
Stabile is working with Shamama and cinematographer Ben Leon on Seed Money http://www.chuckholmesdoc.com, a documentary about Falcon Studios' founder and GLBT philanthropist Chuck Holmes, currently in production. Their documentary short, "Smut Capital of America" premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2011. In late 2011, Stabile began working with Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn on a documentary about her life.