(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 07, 2010 ) LOS ANGELES – XCritic.com, a top adult movie review site that advocates for fans who want to get the most out of their viewing experience, has named Vivid Entertainment as THE studio to watch in 2010.
XCritic Editor Chris Thorne writes: "It might come as a surprise to many that Vivid Entertainment is our pick for The 2010 Studio to Watch For. Vivid is one of the oldest and most established adult entertainment companies out there. So why are they ones to watch in 2010? Vivid spent a good part of 2009 refining its focus. It took to heart fan feedback and shuffled around its stable of contract performers. Creatively Vivid signaled a new direction and gave B. Skow the reigns on a number of key projects."
The XCritic staff also selected Vivid Girl AJ Bailey as a "Breakout Artist to Watch," and chose her first movie, "The AJ Bailey Experiment," as one of XCritic's Top 10 DVDs of the past year. Director B. Skow "has seemingly transformed the landscape of Vivid overnight," XCritic reports.
In awarding Vivid-Ed's "Rough Sex," directed by Tristan Taormino, the #11 spot among DVDs for the past year, Thorne notes, "the movie helps dispel myths about what women enjoy, how rough sex can work for all sorts of people and how the company (Vivid) has expanded its vision to give fans what they want."
"We have enormous respect for Chris and how he's built the success of XCritic.com so we are delighted with his praise for our efforts," says Steven Hirsch, founder/co-chairman of Vivid.
About Vivid: Founded in 1984, Vivid has always placed heavy emphasis on high quality erotic film entertainment and has created wide brand-name awareness through its films, innovative marketing and a licensing program that extends to advertising, apparel, book publishing and a range of other products. TV audiences have gotten to know the company's management and talent through two recent seven part series on Showtime, "Debbie Does DallasÂ…Again" and "Deeper Throat." The Vivid-Celeb imprint has become internationally famous for releasing sex tapes of famous mainstream celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Ray J, Shauna Sand-Lamas, former Miss USA Kelli McCarty and many others. The studio's website www.vivid.com has a large and loyal following of fans of the Vivid Girls.
