9th August 2026
The Autobiography of a Flea (1976) – The Success of a Potboiler
How did an unknown erotic book published in London in the 1880s become a hit 1970s adult movie?
Articles
The Rialto Report is proud to present a series of exclusive articles, interviews, and investigative journalism relating to the golden age of adult film.
2nd August 2026
The Murder of Kathy Harcourt: England’s First American Adult Film Star – Podcast 102 (reprise)
The Rialto Report went looking for the truth about Kathy Harcourt – and solved a 40-year-old cold case.
28th June 2026
For Sale – The Misty Beethoven mansion: Who’s In With Us?
We’ve been looking for a new global headquarters, and the mansion that features in ‘The Opening of Misty Beethoven’ (1976) is for sale.
7th June 2026
Tanqueray – I’ve Always Been Different, Part 2: Podcast 164
Tanqueray becomes a sensation on the burlesque scene in 1970s New York before designing costume for XXX films.
19th April 2026
Zebedy Colt – Shooting the Breeze with the Eccentric Thespian of XXX: Podcast 161
A candid conversation with Zebedy Colt, the eccentric auteur behind several strange adult films.
12th April 2026
Lenny Kirtman’s Freaky Gang: The Untold Story of Ralph Ell, Ras Kean, Bo Koup and the rest – From the Seminary to Warhol, Drug Busts, & XXX Films: Part 2
The continuing adventures…
11th April 2026
Announcing…. The Erotic Cinema of Radley Metzger Metrograph, New York – April 18 – 25, 2026
New restorations of four of Radley Metzger’s finest films.
5th April 2026
Lenny Kirtman’s Freaky Gang: The Untold Story of Ralph Ell, Ras Kean, Bo Koup and the rest – From the Seminary to Warhol, Drug Busts, XXX Films: Part 1
The Freaky Gang reveal (nearly) all.
22nd March 2026
Lisa Be – My First Day at Show World, 1979
Lisa Be, adult film star from the 1980s, shares her memories of her first day working on stage at the legendary Show World in New York.
1st March 2026
Rainbow Robbins Speaks! XXX For Fun and Profit
Rainbow Robbins starred and helped make a series of early adult films with her husband Richard Robinson. This is her story.
15th February 2026
‘What Gets Me Hot’ (1984) – What Really Happened? A Brief, Oral History of Traci Lords’ First Film
Traci Lords has always maintained that she was tricked on her first film.
8th February 2026
‘Resurrection of Eve’ (1973) – The Mitchell Brothers’ Comeback
A look back at the Mitchell brothers’ follow-up to their hugely successful ‘Behind the Green Door.’
