12th December 2021
Bill Rotsler’s Gruesome Foursome – Part 2: Malta’s Story
Malta’s was an enigmatic blonde performer, whose career as a model, actress, and dancer was short but sweet. Who was she?
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.
5th December 2021
Bill Rotsler’s Gruesome Foursome – Part 1: The Ballad of Kathie and Gerard
Everyone told me that Kathie Hilton had died in a suspected suicide pact shooting in 1974. What happened?
7th November 2021
Rialto Report T-Shirts are back!
SOLD OUT – Rialto Report signature t-shirts are back for a limited run – they will only be available for as long as our current inventory lasts.
24th October 2021
Take-Off (1978): Memories of Peter Scolari
Peter Scolari passed away this week. He starred in ‘Bosom Buddies’, ‘Newhart’, and HBO’s ‘Girls’ – and made his film debut in ‘Take Off’.
19th September 2021
Surfing with Vicky: Christy Canyon remembers Victoria Paris
Christy Canyon remembers one of her best girlfriends, Victoria Paris, who passed away recently.
5th September 2021
Avon Films: Elroy Brandy – Part 5, The Shooter
Elroy Brandy shot some of the most notorious Avon films for Phil Prince in the 1980s – as will as films for Gerry Damiano and Cecil Howard.
8th August 2021
When Hollywood Met XXX: Aldo Ray Makes a Porn Film
In 1978, Aldo Ray, a Hollywood star who had appeared with Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and Rita Hayworth, made a porn film.
1st August 2021
When C.J. Laing Opened the Ultra Room
When the Mitchell Brothers opened the wildest live sex in their empire, they turned to one person to headline: adult film star, C.J. Laing.
13th June 2021
George Payne: In The Beginning. And in 2021.
Rare pictures of adult film star George Payne, and his current day reaction to his first ever interview, in The Advocate back in 1973.
6th June 2021
‘Not Just Another Woman’ (1974): Heroin, Money Laundering, and Poetry – Part 2
How were photographs of 1970s New York adult film stars connected to a major drug ring in Harlem?
30th May 2021
‘Not Just Another Woman’ (1974): Heroin, Money Laundering, and Poetry – Part 1
What connects one of the highest budget adult films of the 1970s with a mysterious book of poetry?
23rd May 2021
Celebrity Skin (1979-1981): When Gloria Leonard Stripped the Stars
Gloria Leonard’s launch of ‘Celebrity Skin’ magazine was met by lawsuits from the likes of Barbra Streisand.
