PHILADELPHIA - The adult industry's hottest will join HotMovies.com and National A-1 employees to commemorate the addition of the site's 100,000th movie.
"The ‘Hundred Grand Gala,' as we're affectionately referring to it, is a celebration of how far HotMovies has come and all the hopes and plans we have for the future," said James Cybert, director of marketing and organizer of the event.
The event is set for Aug. 2 at the Transit nightclub in Philadelphia.
"The bar is open, and the fun goes late," Cybert said. "We've worked really hard to get here, and we're going to enjoy it."
The evening will open with a live burlesque performance by the world-famous Peek-A-Boo Revue. Miss Exotica 2008's "Best Troupe" will present an adults-only pastiche of singing, dancing and comedy to warm up the crowd and set a tone of decadence and debauchery.
Artists from PornSaints.org will exhibit their porn-star-inspired art. Porn Saints' artistic approach to porn is the brainchild of artist Francesco D'Isa.
"Art needs something naughty, and porn needs something classy," D'Isa said.
Works by D'Isa, Jeff Faerber, Katelan Foisy, Julio Aguilera, Molly Crabapple and Jorden Hale will be available for purchase.
Julio Aguilera plans to exhibit paintings from his in-progress series "Ladies of San Fernando Valley." The Venezuela-born artist plans to display paintings featuring Carmen Luvana, Alley London and Sophia Lynn.
"I'm excited to unveil these pieces to the world for the first time, Aguilera said. "After months of labor, I can't wait to see the public response."
America's most dangerous game show, "Strip for Pain," will cap the evening with a contest of will and endurance. Male contestants will be subjugated to hilarious torture (using nipple clamps, Tasers and paddles) by gorgeous women with attitudes.
"As the contestants take more pain, the girls, beautiful strippers and adult film performers, take off their clothes," said Doug Sakmann, who co-hosts the event with alt-porn entrepreneur Joanna Angel. "It's that simple."
"With DJ Excel on sound and Ron Jeremy bringing the dance moves, this should be an evening to remember - or not," Cybert said. "I guess it depends on if you get there early and take advantage of the open bar."
HotMovies' customers might not be able to rub elbows with porn stars, but they are invited to get in on the action, as well. At midnight, the site's 100,000th film, courtesy of Elegant Angel, will go live as it is introduced at the party. End users will be treated to free minutes for their pay-per-view accounts to help them kick things off.
While porn's elite gather to help celebrate, HotMovies.com is already looking toward the next milestone.
"Crossing a threshold like this means growth will be exponential," Cybert said. "Our numbers will get bigger and our selection wider until we're the largest, most user-friendly porn repository in the world."
