2nd August 2015
‘Behind The Green Door’ (1972): The Unpublished Story – By George McDonald
An exclusive excerpt from George McDonald’s unpublished 1975 autobiography.
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.
5th July 2015
Spalding Gray – At Show World, New York (1977)
In the 1970s, actor and writer Spalding Gray appeared in a number of pornographic films and worked for New York strip club, Show World.
24th May 2015
25 Films from 1979: Film Reviews
Starting this week, we’re adding film reviews originally written on IMDb by the writer ‘lor_’. We start with a group of 25 films released in 1979.
17th May 2015
‘A Film About Sharon’ (1975): An (Almost) Lost Film
What happens when an Oscar-nominated director makes a documentary film, ‘A Film About Sharon’, about Sharon Thorpe?
12th April 2015
Lasse Braun Interview – Part 2: The American Years
Lasse Braun discusses ‘Sensations’, ‘American Desire’, Brigitte Maier, and Reuben Sturman in the second part of his Rialto Report interview.
22nd March 2015
‘Alice in Wonderland’ (1976): What really happened?
The story behind ‘Alice in Wonderland’, directed by Bud Townsend, produced by Bill Osco, Jason Williams, is finally revealed.
1st March 2015
Lasse Braun Interview – Part 1: The Early Years of a Trailblazer
In his last interview, Lasse Braun talks about his early career in adult film in Europe, including making ‘French Blue’ (aka ‘Penetration’).
15th February 2015
‘Here Comes Harry Reems!’ (1975): Portrait of a Legend
We’re pleased to re-print the landmark 1975 autobiography ‘Here Comes Harry Reems!’
1st February 2015
Lisa Cintrice: Porn, the Army, and the scandal in Times Square
Lisa Cintrice remembers her infamous 1981 striptease – and arrest – in New York’s Times Square.
18th January 2015
‘Wet Rainbow’ (1974): Two Lives in Contrast
The untold story behind ‘Wet Rainbow’, one of the most accomplished of golden age adult films, starring Harry Reems.
7th December 2014
Whatever happened to Deep Throat’s Dolly Sharp?
The mystery behind the mysterious Dolly Sharp, star of ‘Deep Throat’ (1972), is finally revealed – and her sensational story is told.
26th October 2014
‘The Double Exposure of Holly’ (1976): Murphy’s Law in action
It should have been an adult film classic. It’s makers had worked with the Beatles, Sidney Lumet and others. So what went wrong?
