Thinking XXX
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Thinking XXX is a 2004
television documentary
about the process photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
went through to create his book XXX: 30 Porn Star Portraits. The film shows Greenfield-Sanders as he shoots portraits of thirty porn stars both clothed and naked for the book as well as presenting conversations and interviews with the performers along with authors, artists and filmmakers outside of the pornography
industry. For the portraits Greenfield-Sanders uses an antique view camera
as both a challenge to his photographic skills and to have negatives the same size as the portrait prints.
The film was produced for broadcast on the HBO cable TV channel and was never released to theaters, and was therefore not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America
.
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
television documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the process photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is an American portrait photographer known for his strikingly intimate portraits of world leaders and major cultural figures. The majority of his work is shot in large format, 11x14 inch black-and-white film and 8x10 color film...
went through to create his book XXX: 30 Porn Star Portraits. The film shows Greenfield-Sanders as he shoots portraits of thirty porn stars both clothed and naked for the book as well as presenting conversations and interviews with the performers along with authors, artists and filmmakers outside of the pornography
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. For the portraits Greenfield-Sanders uses an antique view camera
View camera
The view camera is a type of camera first developed in the era of the Daguerreotype and still in use today, though with many refinements. It comprises a flexible bellows which forms a light-tight seal between two adjustable standards, one of which holds a lens, and the other a viewfinder or a...
as both a challenge to his photographic skills and to have negatives the same size as the portrait prints.
The film was produced for broadcast on the HBO cable TV channel and was never released to theaters, and was therefore not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America
Motion Picture Association of America
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. , originally the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America , was founded in 1922 and is designed to advance the business interests of its members...
.
List of portrait subjects
- Sunrise AdamsSunrise AdamsSunrise Adams is a former American pornographic actress.-Early life:Adams was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in rural East Texas. "I grew up in Pickton, Texas, population 90, with no phone, one TV channel and no one to play with for miles." At age 16, Adams enrolled at a nearby community...
- Briana BanksBriana BanksBriana Banks is a German-American pornographic actress and model.-Early life:Briana Bany was born in Munich, Bavaria to a German father and an Italian-American mother. They moved to Britain when she was four years old, and to the Los Angeles, California, United States suburb of Simi Valley when...
- Belladonna
- Seymore ButtsSeymore ButtsSeymore Butts is an American pornographic film director, producer and occasional star who has produced hundreds of films in the "gonzo" genre of pornography .-Life and career:...
- Christy CanyonChristy Canyon- External links :...
- Chloe
- Nina HartleyNina HartleyNina Hartley is an American pornographic actress, pornographic film director, sex educator, feminist, and author.-Early life:...
- Jason HawkeJason Hawke-Career:Hawke's first film was Lords of Jet Set Manor. He has performed in about 70 films.In 2004, the American portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders included Hawke as one of his thirty subjects in his art book, XXX: 30 Porn Star Photographs. Hawke was pictured with his former partner...
- Chad HuntChad HuntChad Hunt is a former gay porn star who performs in pornographic movies. He has also appeared on the cover of Badpuppy, Jock, Honcho, All Man and Unzipped magazines....
- Heather HunterHeather HunterHeather Keisha Hunter is a former pornographic actress, who is now a rap artist, painter, and author.-Film and television:...
- Jenna JamesonJenna JamesonJenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."...
- Jesse JaneJesse JaneJesse Jane is an American pornographic actress and model.-Early life:Jane was a military brat who grew up on various military bases in the Midwestern United States. She did extensive dance training and was a varsity cheerleader at her high school in Rose Hill, Kansas...
- Ron JeremyRon JeremyRonald Jeremy Hyatt , usually called Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", he was ranked by AVN at number one in their "The 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list...
- Jeremy JordanJeremy Jordan (porn star)Jeremy Jordan is a Canadian former gay pornographic actor who performed in pornographic movies for a number of major gay porn studios....
- Kira KenerKira KenerKira Nicole Kener is a retired American pornographic actress. She is Eurasian, as her father is of Norwegian ancestry and her mother is of Vietnamese ancestry...
- Reina LeoneReina LeoneReina Leone is an American pornographic film actress. She was born as Kelly Francisco.-San Francisco "Porno-Cops" scandal:...
- Michael Lucas
- Gina LynnGina LynnGina Lynn is a Puerto Rican pornographic actress.- Biography :Lynn was born to Puerto Rican and Italian parents in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and grew up in Jackson Township, New Jersey; she currently resides and operates Gina Lynn Productions in Reading, Pennsylvania...
- Ginger LynnGinger LynnGinger Lynn is an American pornographic actress, prominent in 1980s videos. She also had occasional roles in low-budget B-movies. AVN has ranked her at #7 in a list of the 50 greatest porn stars of all time...
- Sean MichaelsSean MichaelsSean Michaels is a pornographic actor and director. He moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in order to begin his career in the porn industry, in which he has worked since 1985...
- Sharon MitchellSharon MitchellSharon Mitchell is a former erotic actress, with a pornography career spanning over two decades.- Adult film career :...
- Peter North
- Tera PatrickTera PatrickLinda Ann Hopkins, better known as Tera Patrick is a former American pornographic actress.-Early life:Tera Patrick was born Linda Ann Hopkins in Great Falls, Montana. While at Boise State, Patrick earned an AAS degree in nursing and a BS in Biology.-Career:Patrick moved to New York City and her...
- Mari PossaMari PossaMari Possa is a pornographic actress and reality TV personality.Her family moved from El Salvador to the United States when she was nine...
- Lukas RidgestonLukas RidgestonLukas Ridgeston is a Slovak actor in gay erotic movies and model in Bel Ami gay erotic magazines and books. He was born in Bratislava, then part of the former Czechoslovakia, now capital of Slovakia...
- Tawny RobertsTawny RobertsTawny Roberts is an American pornographic actress.-Awards:*2003 AVN Award nominee – Best New Starlet*2005 AVN Award nominee – Best Actress, Video – Unlovable...
- Savanna SamsonSavanna SamsonNatalie Oliveros, better known by the stage name Savanna Samson, is an American pornographic actress. The winner of several AVN Awards, she has spent most of her career as a contract performer with major producer Vivid Entertainment, and is known for her roles in acclaimed adult films such as The...
- Aiden ShawAiden ShawAiden Shaw is a writer and also a pornographic actor, who appears in gay American pornographic movies....
- Lexington SteeleLexington SteeleClifton Todd Britt , better known as Lexington Steele, is an American award-winning pornographic actor, director and owner of Mercenary Motion Pictures and Black Viking Pictures Inc. He is the first actor to have won the AVN Male Performer of the Year Award three times.- Education, career prior to...
- May Ling Su
Soundtrack
Tracklisting:- AA XXXThe Teaches of PeachesThe Teaches of Peaches is the second studio album by Canadian recording artist Peaches, and her first under the stage name Peaches. It was released on September 5, 2000 by Kitty-Yo...
- PeachesPeaches (musician)Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics... - Hot In Here - TigaTiga (musician)Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
- Muscle Car (Reform Reprise) - MyloMyloMyles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...
- Coochie Coo - Felix da HousecatFelix da HousecatFelix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
with Princess SuperstarPrincess SuperstarPrincess Superstar is an American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop — a mixture of 'hip hop, electroclash and electronica'.-Background:... - Train - GoldfrappGoldfrappGoldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....
- I Want To Be Your Dog - FutonFuton (band)Futon is an international band based in Bangkok, Thailand.Gene & Oh are both from Thailand. Bee and Simon are both from England. Futon was started by Bee and David Coker , who were running the Bangkok nightclub, Rehab...
- Lovesucker - Xlover
- Sugar - LadytronLadytronLadytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
- Leave Them All Behind - WhiteyWhiteyWhitey may refer to:People:* Whitey Alperman , baseball player* Richie Ashburn , MLB player and broadcaster* Whitey Bimstein , boxer and boxing trainer* James J...
- Rock And Roll (Part 3) - Virgin Tears
- Freak Like Me - Heather HunterHeather HunterHeather Keisha Hunter is a former pornographic actress, who is now a rap artist, painter, and author.-Film and television:...
with DJ PremierDJ PremierChristopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru... - Time Bomb - Rabbit in the MoonRabbit In the MoonRabbit in the Moon was an American electronic music group. Their style draws from psychedelic trance, house music and breakbeat, along with other diverse influences.-History:...
- HLM - ModeratoModeratoModerato may refer to:* Moderato, an Italian musical term for a moderate tempo* Moderato Wisintainer , a Brazilian footballer who played in the first FIFA World Cup...
- Here She Comes - Velvet Underground