24th April 2022
Jamie Gillis Before Porn
Jamie Gillis would have been 79 this week. We look back at his career before adult films – when he was a mime and theater actor, with rare photos and articles.
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.
27th March 2022
AFAA Awards 1984 – The Filmed Ceremony
The 1984 AFAA awards ceremony took place 38 years ago – this is the filmed version of the adult film industry’s big night.
27th February 2022
Jamie Gillis: The X-Rated Seminar
In 1994, Jamie Gillis organized an all-day seminar explaining the X-rated business to wannabe adult filmmmakers.
13th February 2022
Cheri magazine in 1980: An Issue by Issue Guide
We look back at the fifth year of Cheri magazine, with an issue-by-issue guide, including newly digitized copies of each magazine.
6th February 2022
Ron and Lisa – A Love Story: R.I.P Ron Hudd
Ron Hudd, the prolific New York adult film actor in the early 1980s, passed away recently. Lisa Be remembers their relationship.
30th January 2022
Bill Rotsler’s Gruesome Foursome – Part 4: Maria Arnold’s Story
Maria Arnold was a rarity in early 1970s adult films: a regular presence who could act. She tells her story.
23rd January 2022
Bill Rotsler’s Gruesome Foursome – Part 3: Uschi Digard
In our third part of our series, interviewing Bill Rotsler’s Gruesome Foursome, we speak to actress and model, Uschi Digard.
9th January 2022
‘Crime Scene – Times Square’: The Life of Marty Hodas – Podcast 38 (reprise)
We re-visit our interview with the self-proclaimed Porn King of New York, Marty Hodas.
2nd January 2022
Murder Noir: Who Killed June Mack? Who Really Killed June Mack? – Part 2: Podcast 115
The concluding part of the investigation into the murder of the Russ Meyer actor.
26th December 2021
Murder Noir: Who Killed June Mack? Who Really Killed June Mack? – Part 1: Podcast 114
June Mack appeared in Russ Meyer’s ‘Beneath the Valley of Ultravixens’. Why was she murdered?
22nd December 2021
‘Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer’ – New TV Series
The Rialto Report are Consultant Producers on a new Netflix TV show, ‘Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer’, premiering on Dec 29th, 2021.
19th December 2021
High Society in 1980 – Balancing Mainstream and XXX
High Society expanded its focus in 1980, as well as renewing its focus on the adult film industry in New York at the time.
