Filmed erotica and adult entertainment has finally come of age. Porn has at last become something that can be increasingly freely and openly enjoyed, and celebrated as a specialist leisure activity in its own right, with its own history and critical lineage. Despite decades of resistance, the long-established hardcore porn production houses have built an alternative film industry, complete with its own visionaries, superstars and standard-bearers.Babylon Blue examines the '60s roots of global modern-day erotic cinema -- from naturist films to the "nudie-cuties" of Russ Meyer -- through to various incarnations of Euro-porn and hardcore, charting the rise, decline and resurrection of the genre since the early '70s. Finally, author David Hint expertly chronicles the so-called New Porn Generation -- the New Wave of adult movies, as epitomised by the stylish and sophisticated films of Andrew Blake, Michael Ninn and the Dark Brothers.Visually loaded with profuse and daring illustrations, Babylon Blue is the,last word on sex cinema, featuring profiles of key directors, producers and performers, and detailed critiques of the finest adult movies of all time. The book contains interviews with sexploitation producer David Friedman, screenwriter Antonio Passolini, director Lindsay Honey and porn actress/producer Jane Hamilton, and includes a stunning eight-page full-colour section.