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Tim Connelly – Punk and Porn, Part 1
Punk music. Adult films. Both were subversive art forms in New York in the 1970s. They challenged conventions, shocked audiences, and took artistic expression to another plane. After The Rialto...
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R.I.P. Candy Samples (1928 – 2019)
Candy Samples, who enjoyed a long career as a hugely popular buxom model in men’s magazines and as an actress in adult films, passed away this week. She was 91. Candy Samples was one of the true larger...
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Adam Film World in 1981: An Issue by Issue Guide
We look back at the west coast publication Adam Film World by reviewing all the issues published in 1981. These issues include articles on the Fourth Annual Erotica Awards, Edwige Fenech, and Rainer...
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Tim Connelly – Punk and Porn, Part 2
In the concluding part of Tim Connelly‘s story, he talks about his XXX film career in the 1980s, and his marriages to Kelly Nichols, Kimberly Carson, and Christy Canyon. (You can read the first part of...
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Deep Throat (1972): A Deeper Dive
Deep Throat (1972) may not have been the best adult film ever made, but it was certainly one of the most important. After its premiere at the World Theater in New York on June 12, 1972, the film’s...
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The Meese Commission on Pornography (1986), and the Birth of the Modern Day...
U.S. President Donald Trump recently presented the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Edwin Meese III, former top aide to U.S. President Ronald Reagan. In the eyes of many,...
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John Stagliano: Truth and Reality – Podcast 92
John Stagliano is one of the great survivors of the adult industry – and like any survivor, he seems to have had more lives than a cat. He started out in the mid 1970s as – take your pick – an aspiring...
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‘Centerfold Fever’ (1981): Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
Regular readers of The Rialto Report will know that we occasionally like to pick a golden age film and deep dive into how it actually got made. This time, we’re taking a look into the 1981 film,...
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‘Porn Stars’ in 1982: An Issue by Issue Guide
We look back at the east coast publication ‘Porn Stars’ by re-publishing all the issues published in 1982. These issues include interviews with Henri Pachard, Jamie Gillis, Kandi Barbour and Anna...
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‘The Tale of Tiffany Lust’ (1981): Henry Paris’ Secret Comeback
The Tale of Tiffany Lust is one of the more enigmatic adult films made in New York in the 1980s – yet boasts some of the most famous names of the era, and was rumored to involve the most celebrated of...
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R.I.P. George McDonald (1949-2019)
George McDonald, star of Behind the Green Door (1972) and perhaps the first male star of the adult film industry, died yesterday in California. He was 70 years old. Ashley West records his memories of...
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Lesllie Bovee and Serena at the Melody Burlesk: The Polaroids
We’d heard the legendary stories about the time Lesllie Bovee and Serena supposedly appeared in a live show at Melody Burlesk in New York in the late 1970s. According to people who worked there, the...
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Happy Christmas – with Tiffany Clark
Sincere thanks to everyone who has read any article of ours, listened to any of our podcasts, or followed The Rialto Report in any way during this last year. We have many exciting stories and...
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Kelly Nichols: At Last – Podcast 93
How is that as we approach our 100th podcast, The Rialto Report still hasn’t interviewed Kelly Nichols? It’s not as if she was a brief flash in the pan who came and left in a hurry: in fact, Kelly had...
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‘Adult Cinema’ in 1982: An Issue by Issue Guide
We look back at the east coast publication ‘Adult Cinema’ by re-publishing all the issues published in 1982. These issues include interviews with Kay Parker, Sharon Kane, and Sue Nero; reviews of films...
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The Search for Pat Barrington: A Tale of Murder, Sex, and Dance
Ashley West of The Rialto Report writes: I’ve always loved Pat Barrington. And if you know who she is, I’m pretty sure you do too. If you’ve never heard of her, Pat was big in the 1960s, when she was a...
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Pat Barrington: Scrapbook of an Actress
Last week, The Rialto Report presented an podcast about the actress, model and stripper, Pat Barrington. It was a wild tale of sexploitation films, a serial killer, go-go dancing, sexual assault,...
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‘Video X’ in 1981: An Issue by Issue Guide
We look back at the east coast publication ‘Video X’ by re-publishing all the issues published in 1981. Video X was a Miami-based product sales-focused magazine published by gay impresario named Donald...
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‘Deep Sleep’ (1972): How a Suburban Porno Set Off a Massive Federal Witch...
In 1972, Alfred Sole, a first time filmmaker, made an X-rated film called ‘Deep Sleep’. He didn’t know much about adult films or the industry, so he shot it in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey and...
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The Daily Beast: The Prince of Hell’s Kitchen – The Story of Phil Prince
We’re pleased that this week The Rialto Report has an article published in The Daily Beast: the remarkable story of Avon film director Phil Prince. You can read the article on The Daily Beast website....
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