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The Art of the Adult Film Poster:Graphic Thrills 2
When it comes to an appreciation of vintage adult film posters, few are as insightful and engaging as Robin Bougie. And we can think of nobody who writes more entertainingly about adult films than...
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Leo Productions and the Sutter Cinema: The Untold Story of Lowell Pickett and...
Lowell Pickett and Arlene Elster formed an unlikely but unique alliance in the world of early adult film in San Francisco. Their objective was to deliver a new wave of artistic and creative...
View ArticleNPR selects our Constance Money podcast
Our interview with Constance Money, star of The Opening of Misty Beethoven, was recently selected by NPR to launch their new podcast discovery app, Earbud.fm. You can listen to the episode – Constance...
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Billy Dee: Porn Again Christian Podcast 56
April Hall of The Rialto Report writes: Aaah… Billy Dee. It’s complicated. I’d wanted to contact him for years. But accurate information about him was just difficult to find. He was one of my favorite...
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Shauna Grant:Rare Photos… and ‘Death Of Porn Queen’ (1987)
Many interviews that have appeared on The Rialto Report have featured people’s fond memories of Shauna Grant. From Richard Pacheco to Roberta Findlay, Billy Dee and many others, people who knew Shauna...
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Celebrating Candida Royalle:A Life of Passion & Purpose
Friends, family and fans gathered to celebrate the life of Candida Royalle on November 22, 2015 at Judson Memorial Church in New York City. Included among them was Efrain Gonzalez who has been...
View ArticleSharon Mitchell – Her Interview Revisited:A Christmas Fundraiser
We recently heard that one of our all-time favorites, golden age actress Miss Sharon Mitchell, has recently been going through an very tough time. The Rialto Report interviewed Mitch early in 2014 –...
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Candy Samples – An Actress’ Scrapbook:Yesterday and Today
One of our most popular features in 2015 was our podcast interview with Candy Samples. Since then we’ve received many requests for another feature about the legendary actor, dancer and model. In this...
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Happy Christmas!Candida Royalle’s holiday cards
This year we lost our friend, Candida Royalle. Recently fellow actor Alan ‘Spike’ Adrian (born John Mozzer) kindly sent us a selection of Christmas cards that Candida and her then-husband Per sent to...
View ArticleSharon Mitchell Fundraiser: A Big Thank You
A month ago we launched our 2015 year-end fundraiser in conjunction with The Golden Age Appreciation Fund to provide assistance for former actress and healthcare advocate Sharon Mitchell. Thanks to...
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Adult Film Locations 5: Deep Throat (1972)
The landmark adult film Deep Throat (1972) was notable for a host of reasons; it was one of the first pornographic films to feature a plot, character development and relatively high production values,...
View ArticleHerschel Savage:Star Studded
Herschel Savage is raising money for his one man show, ‘Star Studded’! He describes it is as dealing with “The true secrets of my career in the adult film industry. The ups and downs, the ins and outs....
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‘What About Jane: An Erotic Soap Opera’ (1972)The Ex-Sheriff Who Made A Porn...
What About Jane: An Erotic Soap Opera is a rarity. It is a well-made, ambitious early adult film that pre-dated much better known successes such as Deep Throat and Behind The Green Door, and claimed to...
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João Fernandes: The Artist Formerly Known as Harry FlecksPodcast 57
João Fernandes was adult film’s first true cinematographer. He started in New York in the 1960s shooting black and white soft-core sexploitation films. Then he was the man looking down the camera when...
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João Fernandes / Harry Flecks:Scrapbook of a Cinematographer
We recently featured cinemtographer João Fernandes‘ (aka Harry Flecks) first interview in 50 years. Due to the great response we had to it, we’re pleased to showcase a selection of rare and unseen...
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Who was Navred Reef? (And What Happened to Him?)
Navred Reef has long been a mystery in the world of adult film. He’s credited with directing five pornographic pictures in the late 1970s, was believed to have been Dutch, and was rumored to have been...
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Barbara Dare:Scrapbook of an Actress
Barbara Dare was a superstar of the adult industry in the 1980s video era. She was one of the first contract girls – initially with Essex Video, then with Vivid. Then she disappeared from the industry...
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Barbara Dare: A Curious Woman Podcast 58
Last week we presented a selection of pictures personally chosen by Barbara Dare from her collection – and have been amazed by the response. We received email from so many of you, all eager to know...
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Vivienne Maricevic: Times Square 1980s – Sex, Porn & Burlesk
Vivienne Maricevic started taking photographs in the 1970s, and chronicled many aspects of New York that were hidden to the outside world, from gay male burlesque shows to live sex shows in Times...
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A Night at Sardi’s: The 1984 Critics Adult Film Awards
The Critics Adult Film Association (CAFA) was a New York-based group of East Coast adult sex film critics that bestowed awards upon those working in pornographic film during the 1980s. The awards were...
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