LOS ANGELES —Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look At An X-Rated Industy, a documentary and companion book by Michael Grecco, has been featured in the New and Noteworthy section of the iTunes store. Chosen by Apple staff member, the selection pushed the film to No. 5 in the Documentary rentals category and in the Top 10 Movie Rentals list on the right side of the page.
The film will hold that spot for the next month.
“The New and Noteworthy section is supposed to drive sales heavily,” Grecco said. “I hope it does. We are now No. 32 in all time best sellers of the Apple Store staff doc favorites. Thank you all for the support, the effort and the like.”
Naked Ambition takes the audience to a surreal setting where thousands travel each January: the Adult Video News Awards—charmingly sometimes called “the Oscars of Porn.” Culling from two recent AVN awards shows and conventions, Grecco gained access backstage and in every other area of the four-day Las Vegas pornography extravaganza. The result is a unique look that captures artistic, revealingly human portraits of porn stars and filmmakers, both legends and literal newcomers. Along with human subjects, the documentary features provocative props, hardware, footwear, sex toys and gadgets used exclusively in the adult industry.
Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look At An X-Rated Industry has a high-gloss, fine art companion book of breathtakingly creative photographs of the same name, with guest forewords by Flynt Publications entrepreneur Larry Flynt (Hustler, Hustler Casino) and musician Dave Navarro (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction), who sees similarities between the professions, suggesting, "Rock and porn exist to break taboos, excavate the unique, sometimes unsavory, and express full-volume without attachment to what anyone might think.”
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