Speaking of Private directors that have gone missing, it sure has been a while since Tanya Hyde made one of her trademark fetish films for Private. It seems that they have left the "Pirate" line entirely to Kovi. I like Kovi's work on some of the Black Label titles, but I have been generally unimpressed with his work on Pirate Video Deluxe & Pirate Fetish Machine. Given the success both Frank Thring, and especially Tanay Hyde enjoyed with their Pirate titles, I am surprised they have not been producing new projects for Private. I really hope we have not seen the last of Hyde and Private, because nobody makes porn quite like the Queen of Kink. It pains me to see Kovi butchering a series that was once my favorite. At least I have Michael Ninn features from Private to look forward to.
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Posted - Jul 15 2002 : 5:09AM
Another good question would be : and who is "she"?
I always wondered who was hiding behind that pseudonym, I also wonder (but maybe I'm wrong) if another director was "helping" to produce the images and if someone else did all the slick editing afterwards and took all the directorial credits... I think in one of the Tanya Hyde DVDs, Frank Thring is somehow credited in a "technical" role.
I''ve got all the Pirate DVDs from "Tanya Hyde" and I love them. It would be a shame if that series was brought to a halt
According to www.iafd.com Tanya Hyde performs in "Big Titties Of Europe" (directed by Frank Thring) and I've seen her on cable tv in a film situated in Ibiza. She was a big breasted blond. Anyway I think Joye Starr is asking good questions.
There isn't anything like Tanya Hyde in the porn market, is there? I've seen few flicks from Frank Thring and Kovi but they're too far away from Tanya Hyde's artistic but still kinky and enough hard core style.
Personally, I'd love to know the answer to this question, since Hell, Whores and High Heels is one of my most favorite movies of all time. It's been way too long since we've seen a new title from Tanya Hyde.
To the best of my recollection, which could be flawed, Tanya Hyde is actually a man called Trevor Watson, possibly working in collaboration with someone else.
According to the BGAFD, the Tanya Hyde in Big Titties of Europe is an AKA for a girl called Jody Healy.
But as to the big question - where is Tanya Hyde - sorry, I don't know!
Trevor Watson has done some interesting looking fetish photography, and some fairly standard pornography for Private (the Pirate magazine). I suppose this is his home page.
Anyway, Google reveals that the Watson = Hyde equation has been mentioned on RAME.
Gabriel Nine, your Trevor Watson is Tanya Hyde theory is interesting, and it might have given me some pause for thought, because they both deal with such similar material and use a lot of the same costumes. However on "Tanya Hyde's Rubberfuckers Rule" DVD, in the extras, in The Report we get to see the Tanya at work directing, and making wordrobe decisions. She is a british woman with short purple hair.
On the other hand Private is releasing a collection of Watson's fetish photography quite soon. I have not seen it all yet, but his work in Piratemagazine is some of the best erotic photogaphy around.
Goldmember, thanks for that link. If you see the pic on the right of the cover, isn't that from one of the Pirate videos (it's Monica Moore, not sure which title), and the others maybe?
Anyway, I was hedging my bets on this simply because of lack of first hand knowledge. The Watson=Hyde theory seems to be a general perception on the part of some posters on the BGAFD forum.
Certain aspects of the content of the Pirate Video Deluxe series tend to suggest a woman's touch, don't you think? And further on the subject, may I just say how much I enjoyed reading your review of Hell, Whores and High Heels.
The picture of Monica Moore on the right, is from the cover of Pirate Magazine #65. I can understand the confusion, because Moore is wearing the exact same oufit she wore for "Rubberfuckers Rule". I suspect it was originally a shoot for the movie's boxcover and they decided to use it as a spread.
lol Yes certain aspects of Pirate Video Deluxe line do suggest a female touch.
Thank you for the compliment, it is nice to know that people actually read them.
I enjoyed the review of Hell, Whores and High Heels as well, and I would like to extend my compliments to Gold Member for a job well done. I hope we'll get to see many more reviews from you in the future!
Here's a link to Gold Member's review for readers who are following this thread.