16.09.11
When Chuck Holmes Falcon Studios based in San Francisco in 1971, the company was a gay porn company dilapidated dominated by hippies and brothel owners. Pornographers sold photosets and the layer of 8mm, fuzzy and vaguely illegal, on the trunks of cars and under the counter in shops publication as The San Francisco Fair. Blocked by Holmes, a businessman difficult and demanding consumers, Falcon has helped change the attendance and the process became one of his greatest hits.
This September, Falcon Studios marks its 40th anniversary with parties, reprints, and sales. (Click here for more details.) And while Holmes himself is gone, his institution remains very much alive. Now under the direction of Raging Stallion Studios original Chris Ward, Falcon is another example of ambitious, very important eroticism.
Falcon's influence on the history of gay porn can not be overstated. Holmes took a lover and a modernized work, building a studio and star system based on the model of MGM. When is a section of many directors have focused on theatrical distribution, Holmes focused on command post, not only producing his own films, but also buy the rights to those of its competitors.During the 1980s and 90s, the heyday of VHS-Falcons dominated the work. Today, in the mist of a thousand websites and imitators, it remains one of the most friendly brands.
Source: AVN News (press release)