2nd October 2016
‘The Defiance of Good’ (1975): The Untold Story of a Cult Favorite
We look at the strange back-story of one of the more notable adult films made in New York in the 1970s.
Photos
The Rialto Report is proud to present a series of exclusive photo essays and collections relating to all aspects of the golden age of adult film in New York and beyond.
25th September 2016
Roy Stuart: From New York to Paris
Today Roy Stuart is a renowned high-art erotic photographer and filmmaker. But he started out in New York’s adult film scene in the 1970s.
18th September 2016
Terri Hall: The Artist’s Muse
Terri Hall was close friends with the New York artist Sir Alex Schloss. We feature photos of her taken by Alex in the early 1970s.
28th August 2016
Adult Film Locations 7: ‘Boys In The Sand’ (1971)
We visit the location of the pioneering gay adult film ‘Boys In The Sand’ (1971) – a stunning home on Fire Island.
14th August 2016
Tina Russell: The First ‘Porno Star’ – Scrapbook of an Actress
Previously unpublished photos from private collections documenting the life of Tina Russell.
7th August 2016
Women Against Pornography
As pornography gained greater exposure in the 1970s, the anti-pornography movement, Women Against Pornography (WAP), emerged as a key opposition group.
31st July 2016
Robert Mapplethorpe – Portraits of Porn Stars
Robert Mapplethorpe took a number of photographs of porn stars in the 1970s, including Terri Hall, Marc Stevens, and Veronica Vera.
17th July 2016
Happy Summer: Desiree Cousteau – ‘Deep Rub’ (1979) event
Unpublished pictures of Desiree Cousteau following the release of ‘Deep Rub’ (1979).
3rd July 2016
Adult Film Locations 6: Naked Came The Stranger (1975)
We re-visit the mysterious locations of Radley Metzger’s ‘Naked Came The Stranger’ (1975).
12th June 2016
Tiffany Clark: Scrapbook of an Actress
To accompany our upcoming podcast interview with Tiffany Clark, we present rare photographs from her private scrapbooks.
22nd May 2016
Glitter (1983): Scenes from an Adult Movie
Candid photos from the Roberta Findlay film, with Shauna Grant, Kelly Nichols, Rhonda Jo Petty, and Marlene Willoughby.
15th May 2016
Hot Thrills and Cold Chills: Working on 42nd Street in the 1980s
What was it like to work in Times Square, in places like Show World, in their 1980s heyday?
