19th May 2024
Cris Cassidy: How a Surfing, Lesbian Hippie became Queen of XXX Loops
Cris Cassidy was one of the iconic West Coast adult film performers of the 1970s.
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.
28th April 2024
The Sexploitation Film Made on a Desert Island in New York City (reprise)
The story of an Oscar-winning director, a sex film actress, a mobster, and a news photographer.
21st April 2024
NYC Starlets – Part 4: Jennifer Jordan, “Just Don’t Call It Porn!” – Act Two
The concluding part of the colorful life story of 1970s golden age actor, Jennifer Jordan / Sarah Nicholson.
14th April 2024
NYC Starlets – Part 4: Jennifer Jordan, “Just Don’t Call It Porn!” – Act One
Jennifer Jordan was a striking performer in adult films, and one who was a talented actress.
7th April 2024
NYC Starlets – Part 3: An Afternoon with Geri Miller, Warhol Super-Groupie and Sexploitation Actress – Podcast 138
Whatever happened to Geri Miller?
17th March 2024
Svengali – The Chuck Traynor Story: Part 7, Endgame, Podcast 137
David Cronenberg’s ‘Rabid’, Linda Lovelace and Marilyn Chambers, the Nicaraguan Contra rebels and more..
3rd March 2024
Svengali – The Chuck Traynor Story: Part 6, The Marilyn Chambers Years, Podcast 136
How Chuck Traynor, ex-husband of ‘Deep Throat’s Linda Lovelace moved on to Marilyn Chambers.
25th February 2024
Bill Bottiggi: The Life and Death of a Men’s Magazine Man
Bill Bottiggi was a NY-based writer who worked for classic 1980s men’s magazines like Swank and Stag. And then he was brutally murdered.
18th February 2024
Jesse Adams: “Why Am I Not in the Hall of Fame?”
Jesse Adams was a ubiquitous actor in early California loops – who stayed in the XXX business for the next 30 years. This is his story.
4th February 2024
Ruth Anderson – An Interview with Bunny Yeager’s Favorite Model*
Ruth Anderson was one of the most popular pin-up models of Bunny Yeager – despite a very short career.
28th January 2024
RIP Jose and Daniele Duval: Enduring, Forever Love
Jose Duval and his wife passed away in January 2024 – we revisit the interview about Jose’s life and his time in adult films.
21st January 2024
Behind the Scenes of the ‘Pleasure Palace’ (1979)
Previously unpublished, behind-the-scenes pictures from the set of Carter Stevens ‘Pleasure Palace’ (1979).
