The Rialto Report: Documentary Archives for Adult Films

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.

16th March 2025

The concluding part of our interview with Susan Hart – about the events that led to her leaving the business, and what happened next.

9th March 2025

Susan Hart was a prolific actress in the California XXX video explosion of the mid 1980. She has never told her story – until now.

2nd March 2025

The second part of our interview with Orita De Chadwick in which she recalls her movie roles and reveals what happened after she left films.

23rd February 2025

Orita De Chadwick was an instantly recognizable figure in early Los Angeles adult films. Her story is one of the most dramatic we’ve covered.

16th February 2025

In the 1970s, Leonard Kirtman changed his filmmaking model to shoot explicit sex films.

9th February 2025

Leonard Kirtman may be the most prolific adult filmmaker from the golden age. So who was he?

2nd February 2025

The second part of the story of Darby’s career in New York adult films – and her disappearance.

26th January 2025

Darby Lloyd Rains was one of the porn pioneers, starting in 8mm loops before making one day wonders.

5th January 2025

The Rialto Report has discovered a collection of Bob Adelman’s photos of XXX stars taken on the streets of New York in the early 1980s.

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