The Rialto Report: Documentary Archives for Adult Films

17th September 2023

The second half of Ann Perry’s life, in which she became a director, producer, and AFAA president.

10th September 2023

Ann Perry was a pioneer of the adult film industry – actress, director, producer, AFAA president.

27th August 2023

Peter Andrews was a stalwart of the 1970s adult film scene – appearing in around 50 films and loops in the mid 1970s. This is his story.

20th August 2023

Adam Film World magazine in 1982, with an issue-by-issue guide and newly digitized copies of each magazine.

13th August 2023

What happened to Frankie Leigh, the popular star of 1980s adult films? The dramatic story of her life after she vanished is finally revealed.

6th August 2023

The NYPD break with code – and make an X-rated in an attempt to break into the adult film business.

30th July 2023

In 1977, the Public Morals Squad in New York set up an undercover porn production company.

25th June 2023

The law pursues Avon Fims.

18th June 2023

It was a marriage made in heaven: the most popular pin-up model of her era immortalized by the most successful pin-up photographer.

4th June 2023

High-heeled journalist Veronica Vera and men’s magazine publisher Jared Rutter share their memories of covering sex in 1980s New York.

28th May 2023

Lucky Kargo and Kemal Horulu. Two unknown men, two unique lives.

21st May 2023

Molly Seagrim writes about love, aging, and memory… and her ex-partner Zachary Strong, who passed away this month.