Cody Nicole - by Roberta Findlay TheRialtoReport.com Cody Nicole has been a favorite of The Rialto Report for years. We remember her with two short unpublished photo collections - taken in New York on the set of a Roberta Findlay production.

‘The Cursed Vanessa del Rio Loop’ TheRialtoReport.com How was an anonymous 1977 8mm loop – starring Vanessa del Rio – linked to adult film raids, allegations of child pornography, mob hits, undercover NYPD operations, and a landmark court decision that answered: are adult films prostitution?

The Mysterious, Elusive Harold Kovner The Adult Film Divorce - The Resolution TheRialtoReport.com Harold Kovner. The man with a hundred different lives. An unlikely, anonymous early adult filmmaker. How was he involved in a high-profile divorce court case? The truth is revealed.

The Mysterious, Elusive Harold Kovner – Rewind and Fast Forward: Part 2 TheRialtoReport.com Harold Kovner. Supposedly the director of only two adult movies, both in the early 1970s. But was there much more to his film career than that? Like… much, much more?

The Mysterious, Elusive Harold Kovner - Part 1 TheRialtoReport.com In 1973, a divorce case reached the New York Supreme Court – a husband alleged that he’d gone to a Times Square grindhouse and seen his wife on-screen having sex in a XXX film. What happened?

Adult Film Locations – Part 19: The Grand Island Mansion (and Marilyn Chambers) TheRialtoReport.com President Ronald Reagan called it “the Western White House”. So how did the Grand Island Mansion become such a regular feature of adult films, such as Insatiable (1980)?

Bud Lee – From Hyapatia and Asia to Only Fans, Part 2 – New Podcast! TheRialtoReport.com The second part picks up in the late 1980s, when his relationship with Hyapatia Lee broke down just while Bud’s career making films for Vivid, Playboy, and was taking off.

Bud Lee – From Hyapatia and Asia to Only Fans, Part 1 – New Podcast! TheRialtoReport.com He married Hyapatia Lee and Asia Carrera, became an actor and director working for Vivid Video, Playboy, and Adam and Eve, before becoming a talent agent. What is he doing today?

‘Love You!’ (1979) – John and Bo Derek’s Folly: The Full, Untold, Oral History Out now – on TheRialtoReport.com They made a little-seen, low-budget, distinctly-troubled, physically-uncomfortable, highly-admired, completely-hardcore film: Love You! (1979). What happened?

When Cicciolina Headlined at the O’Farrell Theater TheRialtoReport.com New investigative article out now! It was official: Cicciolina would fly to America and appear exclusively at the Mitchell’s O’Farrell Theater in San Francisco What happened next?

Sam Menning – 6912 Hollywood Blvd, Rene Bond, Traci Lords, and ‘Gilmore Girls’ Part 2, The West Coast Years TheRialtoReport.com Featuring Rene Bond, Candy Samples, John Holmes, Traci Lords, Jennifer West, Cyndee Summers, Pat Manning, Maria Tortuga, Christy Canyon and others. Sam was there.

Sam Menning – Bettie Page, Bondage, and XXX loops: Part 1, The East Coast Years TheRialtoReport.com Sam Menning may be the most interesting historical figure of the golden age of adult film - being involved in every chapter, a Zelig character from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Wade Nichols: ‘Like an Eagle’ – His Untold Story – Part 2: Disco! New Podcast Now! TheRialtoReport.com After a career as one of the great New York adult film stars, Wade Nichols suddenly find himself a disco star.. This is Dennis Parker. And this is his story. Disco, baby.

Wade Nichols: ‘Like an Eagle’ – His Untold Story – Part 1: The Early Years New Podcast Now! TheRialtoReport.com Who was the enigmatic Wade Nichols, one of the great New York adult film stars – described as The Clark Gable of XXX – a gay man starring in straight movies?

Adam Film World 1984: All Issues Digitized! TheRialtoReport.com This week we re-publish all the issues from Adam Film World in 1984… Pia Zadora, Daryl Hannah, Jacqueline Bisset, and adult performers including Seka, Kelly Nichols, Kay Parker, plus profiles of adult films!

Take Off (1978): Rare and Unpublished Photos The Rialto Report returns today with a new season, with photographs from Armand Weston's Take Off (1978), with Georgina Spelvin), Wade Nichols, Lesllie Bovee, Annette Haven, and Eric Edwards.

Sue Flaken’s Sliding Doors – The Mystery of the Original Miss Jones – New Podcast! TheRialtoReport.com Including involvement from Allen Ginsberg, Tommy Lee Jones, Harry Smith, Al Gore, the Chelsea Hotel, Terry Southern, industrial quantities of hallucinogenic drugs, and more

Tonight! Join us for an event honoring the publication of ‘Man of Taste: The Erotic Cinema of Radley Metzger’ by Rob King. Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 6:15 pm EDT In person at the Heyman Center and online via Zoom. Registration required. sofheyman.org/events/celeb...

Adult Film Locations – The wild, untold, salacious rock n’ roll story of the Bourn Mansion! TheRialtoReport.com It was one of the grandest mansions in the world with glittering society balls and wild rock n’ roll parties. How did it end up in 1970s adult films?

Who was Antonio Shepherd? The Making of ‘7 Into Snowy’ (1978) and ‘Chorus Call’ (1978) – Part 2 TheRialtoReport.com How did Antonio Shepherd go from making adult films to being Stan Lee’s right-hand man amid the creation of the Marvel universe? In fact, who was Antonio Shepherd and where did he go?

Who was Antonio Shepherd? The Making of ‘7 Into Snowy’ (1978) and ‘Chorus Call’ (1978) – Part 1 TheRialtoReport.com The Rialto Report went looking for the elusive director of the two XXX cult films.

Susan Hart – Confidences and Confidence, Part 2: New Podcast Out Now! TheRialtoReport.com The emotional, concluding episode of our interview with Susan Hart, star of the 1980s XXX video explosion in California. And why did she agree to an interview after all these years?

Susan Hart – Confidences and Confidence, Part 1: New Podcast Out Now! TheRialtoReport.com Susan Hart was a prolific actress in the California video explosion of the mid 1980s. She still can’t understand why she did adult films, but we hope she’s happy about this interview.

Orita De Chadwick: To Hell and Back Her Untold, Shocking Story – Part 2 TheRialtoReport.com In this second part of the interview, Orita talks about the films she made, and reveals the dramatic events in her life after she left the XXX film business.

Orita De Chadwick: To Hell and Back Her Untold, Shocking Story – Part 1 TheRialtoReport.com Orita De Chadwick was an instantly recognizable figure in early Los Angeles adult films: her blonde hair, high cheekbones, and statuesque physique together with decent acting chops made her stand out.

Leonard Kirtman: The XXX Money Maker - Part 2, The Hardcore Years TheRialtoReport.com In the 1970s, he made cult films such as Unwilling Lovers, The Devil Inside Her, The Affairs of Janice, Sex Wish, and The Farmer's Daughters. And then he shot 22 35mm films in two months…

Leonard Kirtman: The Interview The XXX Money Maker - Part 1, The Early Years TheRialtoReport.com Leonard Kirtman may be the most prolific adult filmmaker from the golden age. Between the late 1960s and the mid 1980s, he made scores of shot-on-film movies This is his story.

Darby Lloyd Rains – Why Do Fools Fall In Love? – Part 2 TheRialtoReport.com The concluding part of our interview with Darby Lloyd Rains - perhaps the ultimate Rialto Report golden age presence in New York.

Darby Lloyd Rains – Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Act 1) TheRialtoReport.com How did a middle-class girl go from aspiring to be a folk singer, to working as a dominatrix, dating one of Frankie Lymon’s Teenagers, acting in ‘The French Connection’, and then making adult films? The interview starts today

The Rialto Report returns from vacation next week with more X-rated tales from 1970s NYC…

‘Blowdry’ (1976): How a New York Free-Love Artist's Commune Made an Adult Film TheRialtoReport.com How a communal-living, clothing-optional, sex-positive, drug-friendly, interior-decorating, urban-renewal, film-making, kibbutz-family made a pornographic film, ‘Blowdry.’

Indoors on a Rainy Day – with Roberta Findlay and C.J. Laing TheRialtoReport.com What was it like to work on an adult film set in 1970s New York? Today we have the memories and photos of a crew member on Roberta Findlay’s ‘Sweet Punkin’ I Love You’ (1976) with C.J. Laing.

A Taija Rae Photo Shoot (1986) TheRialtoReport.com Taija Rae was one of the best loved stars of the mid-to late 1980s. We have discovered a set of previously unpublished photos of her - which is presented in full on our website. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Passing of Abigail Clayton: A Fleeting Conversation TheRialtoReport.com Abigail Clayton, the actor who played waif-like ingénue characters in a brief series of high-profile 1970s adult films, passed a short time ago. The Rialto Report contacted her before she passed. This is what happened.

‘Deep Inside Porn Stars’ (1984): Club 90 meets the Downtown Art Scene – An Oral History It was a performance piece featuring Club 90 – XXX performers Veronica Vera, Gloria Leonard, Veronica Hart, Candida Royalle, Kelly Nichols,Sue Nero, and Annie Sprinkle. This is what happened.

Cris Cassidy: How a Surfing, Lesbian Hippie became Queen of XXX Loops TheRialtoReport.com Cris Cassidy was one of the iconic West Coast adult film performers of the 1970s, appearing in many of the biggest films of the era. This is our conversation with her.

NYC Starlets – Part 4: Jennifer Jordan, “Just Don’t Call It Porn!” – Act Two The RialtoReport.com The concluding part which includes her role in The Naughty Victorians (1976), the Patty Heart parody ‘Patty’, Saturday Night Live, Roberta Findlay, Woody Allen and much more.

NYC Starlets – Part 4: Jennifer Jordan, “Just Don’t Call It Porn!” TheRialtoReport.com Jennifer Jordan was a striking performer in adult films in the 1970s – and one who could really act. I tracked her down to hear her story.

An Afternoon with Geri Miller, Warhol Super-Groupie and Sexploitation Actress – Podcast 138 TheRialtoReport.com Geri Miller may not be the most famous name from 1960s sex films, but she may well be the most interesting. The Rialto Report went to visit her.

Pat Barrington in ‘Orgy of the Dead’ (1965) – Unpublished Photographs and Podcast (reprise) TheRialtoReport.com A recently acquired a collection of behind-the-scenes photographs and stills from the Stephen C. Apostolof/Edward D. Wood Jr. film Orgy of the Dead (1965).

Adam Film World in 1983: The Magazine - and its Editor Edward S. Sullivan TheRialtoReport.com We look back at the west coast publication Adam Film World in 1983 by posting all the magazine's issues and remembering its remarkable editor, Edward S. Sullivan.

Svengali – The Chuck Traynor Story: Part 7, Endgame - New Podcast With Veronica Hart, Marilyn Chambers, Linda Lovelace, and more… TheRialtoReport On the final, wild episode, David Cronenberg's 'Rabid', the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, drug and alcohol addiction, and much more!

Svengali – The Chuck Traynor Story: Part 6, The Marilyn Chambers Years – New Podcast! TheRialtoReport.com Chuck Traynor, fresh from a tumultuous relationship/divorce from Linda Lovelace, moved onto his next charge: porn queen, Marilyn Chambers. The next installment is here.

Bill Bottiggi: The Life and Death of a Men's Magazine Man TheRialtoReport.com Bill Bottiggi was a NY-based writer for Swank and Stag, which was ironic as Bill was gay. And then he was brutally murdered in 1991. He was 41. This is Bill’s story, told by friends and colleagues.

Jesse Adams: “Why Am I Not in the Hall of Fame?” TheRialtoReport.com Jesse Adams was an instantly recognizable figure in golden age adult cinema. He appeared in over 500 films spanning a thirty-year period, from loops to big budget features. This is Jesse Adams’ story.

When Bunny Met Ruth Anderson: The (Unpublished) Color and Black/White Photographs TheRialtoReport.com Last week, we published our interview with Ruth Anderson, long-lost 1969/70 pin-up model, and favorite of photographer Bunny Yeager. This week.. the unpublished photos.

R.I.P. Jose and Danielle Duval: Enduring, Forever Love TheRialtoReport.com We tell the story of the unlikely love affair between XXX actor Jose Duval and his wife Danielle, who both passed this month.

Behind the Scenes of the ‘Pleasure Palace’ (1979) TheRialtoReport.com On our website today, previously unpublished on-set stills from Carter Stevens’ ‘Pleasure Palace’ (1979) - shot in a Connecticut brothel, with Bobby Asturias, Eric Edwards, Joey Silvera and more…

Anna Ventura – An American Trilogy TheRialtoReport.com Anna Ventura was a model in men’s magazines in the late ‘70s before appearing in several adult films. Last year we tracked her down but she passed away shortly afterwards. This is an oral history of her life and family.

Happy Holidays! Wish you were here... See you in 2024! (Photo: Joel Holzman - from 'Surrender in Paradise' (1985)