12th May 2019
Serena in 1976: Super Woman
The Rialto Report was due to start a spring vacation today – but we came across unpublished photographs of 1970s adult film actress, Serena, from 1976.
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’.
28th April 2019
Christy Canyon: A Twelve O’Clock Girl in a Nine O’Clock Town – Podcast 90
Christy Canyon talks about her life as a pioneering performer at start of the video age of adult films.
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An extract from the unpublished biography of the film’s director, Gerard Damiano, plus four books about the film – and Bill O’Reilly.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.
24th March 2019
Cheri magazine in 1977: The Second Year – An Issue by Issue Guide
An issue-by-issue guide to the second year of Cheri magazine – with all issues fully digitized.
17th March 2019
Le Beverley – The Last Days of an Adult Cinema
The Rialto Report was sad to hear of the recent closure of Le Beverley, the last surviving adult cinema in Paris. The theater first opened in 1960.
10th March 2019
Mary Stuart, and the slap: How did her story end?
Mary Stuart featured in many adult films, before disappearing amid rumors of abuse. We set out to to piece together her eventful life.
3rd March 2019
The Passing of a San Francisco Pioneer
Ken Scudder passed away recently. We remember his life as a prolific, and enigmatic, actor in the San Francisco scene in the 1970s.
24th February 2019
Paul Thomas: The 10 Provocations of PT, Part 2 – Podcast 89
Paul Thomas talks about the later part of his life and career as he moves behind the camera.
