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.
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.
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.
16th May 2021
Jamie Gillis’ Lost Weekend: The Story Behind his Private Tapes
Years after finding fame as star of countless golden age adult movies, Jamie Gillis made a series of controversial home videos.
25th April 2021
The Image (1975): The Kook, the Thief, His Wife & His Lover
What links Donald Trump’s attorney, an Oscar-winning producer, and a porn film? The story of Radley Metzger’s cult film ‘The Image’.
25th April 2021
Adult Film Locations – Part 15: The Image (1975)
We re-visit all of the Parisian locations where Radley Metzger’s cult film ‘The Image’ was shot almost 50 years ago.
18th April 2021
Kim Pope: The Tony Crawley Interview (1976)… and Her Response (45 Years Later)
We interview Kim Pope, and hear her reaction to an interview she gave in Game magazine in 1976.
11th April 2021
Black and White Dreams of Darlene: Looking for the Bennett Sisters
Whatever happened to Darlene Bennett, star of films like Olga Girls (1964), Bad Girls Go To Hell (1965)?
14th March 2021
Cherry Bomb: Cheri Magazine’s Own X-Rated Rock Star
What ever happened to Cherry Bomb star of men’s magazines in the 1970s, both as a model and as a roving rock reporter?
7th March 2021
Tony Crawley: XXX Letters from America
Tony Crawley was a rare journalist in the XXX industry in the 1970s: his articles were well written, funny, bawdy and insightful.
