Porn fest faces challenge by the city

INVOLVED. IT CREATED A HUGE STIR LAST YEAR ... NOW PORNATOPIA IS BACK IN ACTION IN NOB HIL...  More »

INVOLVED. IT CREATED A HUGE STIR LAST YEAR ... NOW PORNATOPIA IS BACK IN ACTION IN NOB HILL... AND IT'S ALREADY CAUSING CONTROVERSY. YOU'LL RECALL LAST YEAR THE MAYOR THREATENED TO SHUT THE ADULT FILM FESTIVAL DOWN. ERIC KAHNERT IS LIVE IN NOB HILL WITH WHAT THE CITY IS PREPARED TO DO THIS YEAR -- ERIC. IF HALF OF THE FILM SHOWS NUDITY ... THE CITY SAYS PORNATOPIA IS BREAKING THE LAW. IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR .... NOW BOTH SIDES ARE HOPING FOR A BETTER OUTCOME THIS YEAR. PORNATOPIA -- ROUND TWO. LAST YEAR THE ADULT FILM FESTIVAL DEBUTED AT NOB HILL'S GUILD THEATER ...AND BROUGHT IN THE CROWDS ... AND CONTROVERSY. NOW PORNATOPIA'S DIRECTOR -- THE OWNER OF SELF SERVE -- AND ADULT SHOP -- IS BACK WITH A WHOLE NEW LINEUP. 1:01 these are beautiful art movies that happen to have nudity, humor sex and all that stuff.-5 THE CITY SAYS ALL THAT STUFF CROSSED THE LINE LAST YEAR, BUT INSTEAD OF SLAPPING THEM WITH FINES ... THE TWO SIDES AGREED TO SHUT DOWN THE REST OF THE FESTIVAL. 7:13 if we feel that there could be a violation concerning adult amusement we will notify them.-5 BECAUSE THE GUILD IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD -- IT'S NOT ALLOWED TO SHOW FILMS THAT ARE MORE THAN 50- PERCENT PORN. 2:50 we're actually trying to change the way people define what seedy, dirty porn is out there, and showing the beauty the raw, the real.-10 NOB HILL GOERS TONIGHT HAVE MIXED REACTIONS. arts in the eye of the beholder, if you don't like it, don't go, other than that, people should be letting them express themselves however they want as long as they're not hurting anyone else.-9 some people who are a little older fashioned here in albuquerque, i know there's a lot of them, i know they'd probably take offense to that, me personally, i don't mind, i say go for it.-10 this is terrible, if you're going to do that, go to your own part of town, go somewhere where you're wanted, where that stuff is wanted, because it's not wanted around here.-9 if it was at a convention center and closed off and only those people who are ticket holders can get in can see the advertisement materials and see the films, that may be a better way to handle something like that.-12 THIS YEAR PORNATOPIA HAS THE A-C-L-U ON ITS SIDE ... BUT THE DIRECTOR SAYS SHE'S WORKING WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THINGS RUN SMOOTHLY. THE FESTIVAL RUNS FROM NOVEMBER 14TH TO THE 16TH. REPORTING FROM NOB HILL, EKEYWN4.  « Less