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Tina Russell: Searching for the Lost Girl of Porn Podcast 62
Some of the first adult movies that were made in New York in the early 1970s starred an attractive and slender woman with long dark hair. If you hung around long enough to read the credits, you’d see...
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Adult Film Locations 7: ‘Boys In The Sand’ (1971)
Wakefield Poole‘s landmark film ‘Boys In The Sand’ (1971) starring Casey Donovan pre-dated ‘Deep Throat’ by six months – making it one of the earliest porn films to achieve crossover success and...
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High Rise (1973): The Untold Story Andy Warhol, the District Attorney, and...
In the years after the release of ‘Deep Throat’ (1972), many films cashed in on the wave of explicit sex. Some were more ambitious than others, some were charming, some were bizarre, but most were...
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Tiffany Clark: No Simple Yes or No Podcast 63
Tiffany Clark was a memorable performer on the New York adult film scene in the early 1980s, a favorite stripper at the Melody Burlesk, and a ubiquitous presence on the party scene with her husband and...
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Terri Hall: The Artist’s Muse
Almost forty years after her career in adult films, Terri Hall continues to fascinate. Barely a day goes by without someone contacting The Rialto Report to ask for information about her life. Terri had...
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Roy Stuart: From New York to Paris
Roy Stuart is a renowned modern-day high-art erotic photographer and filmmaker. He lives in a beautiful loft in Paris, a space he also uses to shoot some of the stills and movies he is famous for. From...
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‘The Defiance of Good’ (1975):The Untold Story of a Cult Favorite
‘The Defiance of Good’ was one of the more notable adult films made in New York in the 1970s. It has been called one of the first and best S&M themed pictures – but questions have long circulated...
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Adult Film Locations 8: Debbie Does Dallas (1978)
One of the best known of the so-called ‘Golden Age of Porn‘ films ‘Debbie Does Dallas‘ was made in New York nearly 40 years ago. When it was first released in late 1978, it had a hugely successful...
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Raven Touchstone (and Paul Thomas): A Writer’s Tale Podcast 64
The 1980s were a tough period for the golden age of adult films. More and more movies were being made on video, with less care and much less money, and AIDS was becoming a major issue in society. To...
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Penny Antine: From Writer to Photographer
In our recent Rialto Report interview with Raven Touchstone – aka Penny Antine – Penny spoke about finding beauty on the sets of the adult films she penned. As a result, she was inspired to take up...
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Donald Trump by Al Goldstein: An Edifice ComplexPodcast 65
The Rialto Report would never presume to express an opinion about the upcoming political elections in the United States. After all, we’re merely a site that seeks to preserve the oral history of early...
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Behind the Scenes at the Melody Burlesk:Unpublished Photos
The Rialto Report has always been interested in the Melody Burlesk, the legendary New York theater that featured headline appearances by many adult film stars, such as Annie Sprinkle, Sue Nero, Tina...
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The Ballad of Zachary and Molly:The Untold Story of Zachary Strong / Youngblood
The Rialto Report has always been fascinated by the mysterious adult film director and actor known as Zachary Strong. Or Zachary Youngblood. Or Curt Crotchkiss, Fritz Geiner, Harold Steinfarfel, or...
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Henri Pachard: When He Was Ron SullivanPodcast 66
Henri Pachard was one of the most successful adult film directors in America in the 1980s and 1990s – making award-winning films like ‘Babylon Pink’ (1979), ‘The Budding of Brie‘ (1980), and ‘October...
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Times Square in the 1970s:A Day In The Life
The Rialto Report recently featured a selection of photographs taken backstage at the Melody Burlesk by photographer James Hamilton. Hamilton is best known for documenting the New York City film, art...
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‘Fade To Blue: The Accidental Porn Star’by Jeffrey Hurst
Back in the early days of The Rialto Report, we interviewed early New York adult film actor Jeffrey Hurst (aka Jeff Eagle) for one of our first podcasts. He spoke with great humor and insight about...
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Happy Holidays!
Thanks to all of you for supporting The Rialto Report this year. Thanks to everyone who has read our articles, downloaded our podcasts, sent us email, and left comments. We appreciate you all so much!...
View ArticleCarter Stevens – Fundraiser
Golden age adult filmmaker, Carter Stevens, has been in touch to tell us about his GoFundMe page. We spoke Carter in 2013 for our podcast series, and you can hear the interview here. Further details of...
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R.I.P. Cecil Howard (1932 – 2016)
We’re sad to note the passing of Howard Winters, better known to adult film audiences as the filmmaker ‘Cecil Howard‘. He died on December 16, 2016, at the age of 84. The Rialto Report first met Howard...
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Summer Brown – Vintage News Articles
A selection of 1970s newspaper articles relating to the filmmaker Summer Brown. With thanks to Steven Otero....
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