“Eat this - it is my body,” says Danny Fox in Dark Alley’s new religious epic

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September 28, 2024 (New York). One of the most legendary iconic images of religious tradition, Leonardo daVinci’s The Last Supper, has always been fodder for reference, reproduction and parody. Everything from The Simpsons to The Sopranos has done it, and it was memorably deconstructed in the megahit novel The DaVinci Code. Now notorious adult film director Matthias von Fistenberg has taken his turn, with his retelling of the Greatest Story Ever Told – Passio.

Passio tells a number of tales from and about the life of Jesus Christ, played by heavenly Dark Alley exclusive Danny Fox (pictured above). In the climactic scene, Jesus sits down to the famous meal with his various acolytes, and before long breaking bread has become swallowing meat and pounding beef. Soon we get to see what happened once Leonardo put down the paintbrush and picked up the lube bottle.

Says von Fistenberg in his essay The Story Behind Passio: “The scenes of the Last Supper offer a radically new interpretation. I maintained the color palette and meticulous composition from Leonardo daVinci’s famous painting, yet I was more inspired by the elegant grouping of figures portrayed by another Renaissance master, Jacopo Bassano. Here is Jesus depicted in the company of men only, the stunned expression on his face giving way to the friendly affections of his disciples. One thing leads to another and soon everything in the entire feast smacks of a brilliant mise-en-scène.”

Christian groups are already crying holy hell over a similarly themed poster for this year’s Folsom Street Festival, and at least the folks in that image are fully dressed. Wait till they get a load of this feast of flesh! What those overly sensitive pious types fail to realize is that The Last Supper is not sacred ground – it’s just one man’s interpretation of something that may or may not have happened. Passio is just another re-interpretation, and one that’s a hell of a lot more fun! And do they forget that the guy who painted the original was gay too?

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It seems Italian blogs and news sites are spreading the good word about Passio. The news first appeared on AGR, the news agency of Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera (the major Italian newspaper). It was also published on La Stampa, the FIAT-owned daily based in Turin, and a wide range of Italian-language blogs picked it up from there. Our apologies for any dodgy Italian translations:

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As anticipated, folks have some things to say about Dark Alley’s upcoming religious rumpy-pumpy, Passio (link). Let’s start with the gay porn sites, shall we? They might be a bit more open-minded.

Numerous sites picked up the press release and trailer to run for their sex-hungry readers. QueerMeNow (link), JRL Charts (link), and Porn Confidential (link) are some of these.

Others had a bit more to say. GaySexBlog (link) : “Saying you’re the son of God can get you into the coolest clubs, I’m sure!”

Vidio View (link) : “Speaking of controversy, as we always do, looks like New York’s Dark Alley Media could have one on their hands with the upcoming release of their Passio. [Director] von Fistenberg adds… “Since my name is also Matthias, this movie is a gospel – a Passio. A version of the story according to me.” Always about “me.”

Chronicles of Pornia (link) : “As much as I believe in the freedom of expression and often rally against censorship, I have to say that I’m not sure exactly how I feel about Dark Alley Media’s upcoming Passio tale, depicting a gay version of Jesus Christ’s story. I’m not a religious person at all and while I do believe that some things are sacred I also feel that individuals should be allowed to share their own interpretations in order to spark real dialogue.”

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Studio launches PassioTheMovie.com to introduce the provocative movie trailer

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September 20, 2024 (New York). Dark Alley Media’s Matthias von Fistenberg, never one to shy away from controversy, is now taking on perhaps the biggest institution of them all – Jesus Christ himself – in his latest movie, Passio.

With films known for bringing a biting wit and kinky gay sex edge to current events (including the award-winning Mutiny and political parody Gaytanamo), the notorious director has gone back 2,000 years to re-imagine the Son of God as Dark Alley Exclusive Danny Fox, bring love to all mankind. Whether tied to the cross or turning the Last Supper into a Feast of Flesh, he’s sure to inspire legions of men to kneel in worship.

“Passio depicts a selection of incidents from the life of Jesus,” von Fistenberg explains. “The Latin word ‘passio’ means ‘suffering,’ and commonly it’s translated into English as ‘gospel.’ The original Passio texts tell the story of Jesus according to his Disciples – one of them being Matthias. Since my name is also Matthias, this movie is a gospel – a Passio. A version of the story according to me.”

When the current Pope calls gay people “satanic,” and the Anglican church is tearing itself apart over gays, the time is right to throw a different light on the subject, something von Fistenberg is only too happy to do.

“The Last Temptation of Christ explored the humanistic aspect. Mel Gibson proved in Passion of the Christ that the naked body, whether suffering or not, is sexually attractive. Priest showed a gay priest lusting after Christ on the Crucifix. All of these are a prelude to my Passio,” says von Fistenberg. “I just took it one step further: if Jesus has feelings, needs and wants aside from the ones God supplied him, why can’t he also lust?”

Click right now to visit http://www.PassioTheMovie.com, the exclusive site featuring trailers and pics from this sure-to-be-talked about film. The site will be updated on an ongoing basis, so check back often.

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Dark Alley exclusive Aaron King (pictured) was in New Orleans in time for Southern Decadence – it was the final stop on the Nardicio’s Great Gay American Road Trip, after all. While he was there, we took the chance to freak out the locals in that way we enjoy so much.

Quoted from Next Magazine’s “Scene and Heard” column:

Getting the city’s attention – and a fair amount of wide-eyed shock – was Dark Alley porn pup Aaron King, who topped his spiky blond hair with a spiky crown of thorns in a “street theater” reenactment (ahem, porno publicity stunt) of Jesus carrying the cross down Bourbon Street with a crying Violet Temper as Mary Magdalene following behind and two hunky models whipping the shit out of him. Seriously. More than a few times King stumbled and fell, as his back and legs got redder than most of the confused yet curious faces of the drunks watching. Even when drinks and spit started flying, King took it like a champ, which no doubt the cast of Passio does. Rumor has it a similar stunt will be pulled soon down 14th Street from Chelsea to Union Square. If Gaytanamo questioned good taste, this one is bound to start a maelstrom!

Oh, there’ll be lynchings a-plenty, no doubt. Read the full story and see more pics here.

Meanwhile, Aaron also graces the cover of HX Magazine, blowing out the candles (and other things) to celebrate the venerable fag rag’s 16th anniversary.

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August 1, 2024 (New York). Matthias von Fistenberg, creator and president of New York’s youngest, hottest and nastiest adult studio Dark Alley Media, announced today that the company intends to open a brand new base of operations in Berlin.

Drawn by the lure of sex-crazed men like Danny Fox and Tim Kruger, both stars of Dark Alley’s recent mega-hit movies like Gaytanamo and Von Fistenberg’s 8½, and both German natives, plus exciting partnerships with European companies Prime Pork and Bubble B, von Fistenberg is sure to find more flesh-hungry animals than ever to continue the company’s high-quality, low-morals reputation.

“Since so many of our most exciting recent discoveries, like Danny, Tim, Demetrius and Dillon Buck, have been Europe-based, it only made sense to open up this new office to more easily take advantage of the incredible men the region offers,” explained von Fistenberg (pictured above) of his decision.

The new office will come into operation as of September 1, 2024, sharing production, post-production, management and marketing with the original New York office. Upcoming releases such as religious epic Passio, extreme ass-play two-hander Matthias’ 20-Fist Weekend and politico-porn Gaytanamo’s follow-up Gay Bomb will be released to a sexualized and scandalized public as planned.

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Our new best friend Thom over at SmutJunkies (which, for those uneducated few, is basically an exhaustive encyclopedia of gay porn stars and films) has been busy updating Dark Alley’s pages on his very handy site.

Perfectly timed with the release of our new “cinematic masterpiece” Von Fistenberg’s 8½, the movie’s stars Danny Fox and Brett Silvers have pride of place on SmutJunkies’ front page. Cool!

On the same day, JRL Charts also has a great piece about this exciting new movie – read it here. They also do us the honor of linking to the fantastic trailer for Von Fistenberg’s 8½ right from their front page.

Don’t forget to check out the special preview pics right here or here, and watch the trailer here.

Night Eyes is getting some major love from the porn reviewers out there. The new Bubble B release from Dark Alley Distribution.

Phoenix-based smut rag (which we mean in the best way) The X Factor is the latest to fall over itself with love for Night Eyes, as you can read here or here. A taster:

… The models in Night Eyes are young men rather than twinks; they mostly don’t shave or wax their bodies, cracks or balls; and they are remarkably free of piercings and tattoos. It’s “organic” porn: no chemicals, additives or artificial ingredients. Give them extra points for having rock-hard and rippling abs … It’s pure vanilla, but at its erotic, sensuous best.

The review is available right now on the X Factor site, and will appear in the upcoming print issue, available in the Pheonix are and beyond.

Look out later this week for the chance to get to know Night Eyes stars Richard West and Sancho Sun a little better, with quickie interviews and photos.

A couple more mentions to make note of.

Mark Adams at Vidio View had the following to say:

You’ll want to know that Matthias Von Fistenberg’s 8 ½ from Dark Alley Media is now ready for pre-order. I can only wonder if … the estate of Federico Fellini will be bringing suit against the filthy NY studio for steal…er, borrowing, his title, which has been described as one of the greatest films about film ever made. In this new incarnation, Von Fistenberg presents four piggy sex scenes with eight performers, all hung at least – are you ready – 8 ½ inches. I’ll bet you never would have guessed. And it is an international cast, featuring Adam Faust, cutie Aaron King, Danny Fox, Brit Dillon Buck, German redhead Tim Kruger and tattooed French punk Demetrius. To see if it’s lawsuit-worthy or not, you can catch a preview at the DarkAlleyDirt website.

Meanwhile, WoodyReviews.com, provider of smut to HX Magazine, has a review of Fisting Underground 3:

There are tasteful fisting movies and then there is flat-out relentless, lube-filled, gut-wrenching fist-fucking. This is definitely the latter. … If you have a weak stomach, you shouldn’t go here.

Follow the links to read the full stories.

GaySexBlog.net has a piece on Von Fistenberg’s 8 ½, in the exact same article mentioning another company’s upcoming release.

Handbags at dawn, ladies.