21st July 2019
Michael Findlay’s Last Year – 3-D, Funk, and the Tragedy on the PanAm Building: An Oral History
We piece together his last year before his tragic accident in 1977.
Articles
The Rialto Report is proud to present a series of exclusive articles, interviews, and investigative journalism relating to the golden age of adult film.
14th July 2019
High Society in 1977: Gloria Leonard Takes Over – An Issue by Issue Guide
We speak with Gloria Leonard about High Society and how she became the magazine’s ‘publisher’.
7th July 2019
The Flat on Polk Street: Serena, Jamie, and Lysa in Shangri-La
San Francisco, 1979: Four people’s lives converged for an intense few months in an apartment on Polk Street. This is what happened.
30th June 2019
Adult Film Locations – Part 14: The Exploitation Film Castle
For the 50th anniversary of the filming of Radley Metzger’s The Lickerish Quartet, we visited the castle where the movie takes place.
23rd June 2019
‘The Sins of Ilsa’ (1985): The Untold Story of Radley Metzger’s Unreleased Last Film
Radley Metzger’s last film was shelved, never released, and doesn’t appear on his filmography.
16th June 2019
Cinema Blue in 1984: The First Year – An Issue by Issue Guide
We look back at the first year of Cinema Blue magazine – and speak to its editor, Joyce James.
9th June 2019
The Sexploitation Film Made on a Desert Island in New York City
The untold story of an Oscar-winning director, a sex film actress, a mobster who revolutionized the distribution of pornography, and a photographer.
5th May 2019
The Daily Beast: ‘Deep Sleep’ (1972) – How an Amateur Porno Set Off A Massive Federal Witch Hunt
The Daily Beast publishes our article about the making of ‘Deep Sleep’.
21st April 2019
Cinema-X Review: The Demise (and the complete 1981 issues)
After flourishing in its first year, Cinema-X Review came to an abrupt end in 1981. How did it end?
14th April 2019
The Rialto Report’s ‘Centurian’s of Rome’ Gets A Movie Deal
We’re proud to announce that The Rialto Report’s recent Daily Beast article, ‘Centurians of Rome’, has been acquired for a feature film.
7th April 2019
Deep Throat (1972): A Deeper Dive
An extract from the unpublished biography of the film’s director, Gerard Damiano, plus four books about the film – and Bill O’Reilly.
31st March 2019
Jim Holliday: Adult Film’s First Historian
Jim Holliday published two books that were among the first to place the golden age of adult film in a historical context.
