September 28, 2007 (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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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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Matthias Von Fistenberg’s Passio will surely make a few Fox News anchors explode – and not in a good way. In fact, it is safe to say that even those non-acolytes of the “fair and balanced” network will be disturbed by von Fistenberg’s Jesus. This savior could care less about clothing the naked or feeding the hungry, unless the meal’s cock.

Read the full thing here.

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September 20, 2007 (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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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, 2007 (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, 2007, 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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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.