Dark Alley Media’s “8 1/2”

It's not always easy to separate actual press releases from the porn spam that floods our inbox every day—and once we do figure out which items are legitimate PR material, sometimes it's hard to sift out things that are worth closer inspection from those that are just a cheap grab for attention or an attempt to pull our leg. So when we received one today from Dark Alley Media announcing the release of "Von Fistenberg's 8 1/2" ("Rarely in the history of modern film does a classic like this appear. With the brilliance of a master auteur, Fistenberg captures the full potential of cinematic story-telling through four extended sex scenes with eight monster-hung actors - all hung at least 8 1/2 inches"), we had to ask ourselves: was this a real porn movie, or a non-so-subtle jab at a much-heralded Fellini homage by another NYC-based gay porn company with whom Dark Alley has had some notorious public squabbles in the past? Looks like it might well be both. (Note: Rumors that Dark Alley coprincipal Owen Hawk makes a cameo appearance as that crazy fat whore who dances on the beach were unconfirmed as of press time.)

· "A Masterpiece Revealed" (gallery and trailer darkalleydirt.com)