The Rialto Report: Documentary Archives for Adult Films

13th July 2025

Sam Menning worked in the Los Angeles adult industry in the 1970s.

6th July 2025

Sam Menning was a fascinating Zelig-like character, part of every era of the golden age of adult cinema.

29th June 2025

We recently learned of the passing of Jesse Adams, one of the early pioneers of the XXX film industry, who we interviewed on several occasions.

22nd June 2025

After a career in straight XXX films, Wade Nichols becomes disco star, Dennis Parker.

15th June 2025

Paul Thomas was a pioneer, winning every award and beng inducted into every Hall of Fame that the sex industry has invented.

8th June 2025

Wade Nichols was a gay man in straight XXX films, a disco hitmaker, and TV soap star – but who was he?

1st June 2025

We look back at Adam Film World magazine in 1984, with an issue-by-issue guide, including newly digitized copies of each magazine.

25th May 2025

A selection of unpublished photos from the landmark production.

27th April 2025

What happened to Sue Flaken, the actor originally cast in the lead role of ‘The Devil in Miss Jones’ (1973)?

20th April 2025

The Bourn Mansion in San Francisco was considered one of the world’s great residential properties. Why did it appear in so many adult films?

13th April 2025

The concluding part of the surprising story of Antonio Shepherd.

30th March 2025

The surprising story of Antonio Shepherd is finally revealed.

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