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Audio, photo, and documentary archives from the golden age of adult film in New York, and beyond.
Cody Nicole - by Roberta Findlay
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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We remember her with two short unpublished photo collections - taken in New York on the set of a Roberta Findlay production.
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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We remember her with two short unpublished photo collections - taken in New York on the set of a Roberta Findlay production.
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cody Nicole - by Roberta Findlay
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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We remember her with two short unpublished photo collections - taken in New York on the set of a Roberta Findlay production.
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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We remember her with two short unpublished photo collections - taken in New York on the set of a Roberta Findlay production.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’
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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?
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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?
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
‘The Cursed Vanessa del Rio Loop’
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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?
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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
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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 Adult Film Divorce - The Resolution
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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.
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Mysterious, Elusive Harold Kovner
The Adult Film Divorce - The Resolution
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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 Adult Film Divorce - The Resolution
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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
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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?
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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?
October 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Mysterious, Elusive Harold Kovner – Rewind and Fast Forward: Part 2
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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?
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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
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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?
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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?
October 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Mysterious, Elusive Harold Kovner - Part 1
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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?
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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)
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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)?
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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)?
October 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Adult Film Locations – Part 19: The Grand Island Mansion (and Marilyn Chambers)
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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)?
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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!
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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.
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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.
September 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Bud Lee – From Hyapatia and Asia to Only Fans, Part 2 – New Podcast!
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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.
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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!
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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?
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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?
September 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Bud Lee – From Hyapatia and Asia to Only Fans, Part 1 – New Podcast!
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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?
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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?
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?
September 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
‘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?
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
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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?
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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?
August 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When Cicciolina Headlined at the O’Farrell Theater
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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?
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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
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Featuring Rene Bond, Candy Samples, John Holmes, Traci Lords, Jennifer West, Cyndee Summers, Pat Manning, Maria Tortuga, Christy Canyon and others. Sam was there.
Part 2, The West Coast Years
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Featuring Rene Bond, Candy Samples, John Holmes, Traci Lords, Jennifer West, Cyndee Summers, Pat Manning, Maria Tortuga, Christy Canyon and others. Sam was there.
July 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sam Menning – 6912 Hollywood Blvd, Rene Bond, Traci Lords, and ‘Gilmore Girls’
Part 2, The West Coast Years
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Featuring Rene Bond, Candy Samples, John Holmes, Traci Lords, Jennifer West, Cyndee Summers, Pat Manning, Maria Tortuga, Christy Canyon and others. Sam was there.
Part 2, The West Coast Years
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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
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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.
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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.
July 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Sam Menning – Bettie Page, Bondage, and XXX loops: Part 1, The East Coast Years
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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.
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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!
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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.
New Podcast Now!
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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.
June 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Wade Nichols: ‘Like an Eagle’ – His Untold Story – Part 2: Disco!
New Podcast Now!
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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.
New Podcast Now!
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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!
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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?
New Podcast Now!
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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?
June 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Wade Nichols: ‘Like an Eagle’ – His Untold Story – Part 1: The Early Years
New Podcast Now!
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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?
New Podcast Now!
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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!
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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!
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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!
June 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Adam Film World 1984: All Issues Digitized!
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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!
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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.
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.
May 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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.
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!
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Including involvement from Allen Ginsberg, Tommy Lee Jones, Harry Smith, Al Gore, the Chelsea Hotel, Terry Southern, industrial quantities of hallucinogenic drugs, and more
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Including involvement from Allen Ginsberg, Tommy Lee Jones, Harry Smith, Al Gore, the Chelsea Hotel, Terry Southern, industrial quantities of hallucinogenic drugs, and more
April 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sue Flaken’s Sliding Doors – The Mystery of the Original Miss Jones – New Podcast!
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Including involvement from Allen Ginsberg, Tommy Lee Jones, Harry Smith, Al Gore, the Chelsea Hotel, Terry Southern, industrial quantities of hallucinogenic drugs, and more
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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.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 6:15 pm EDT
In person at the Heyman Center and online via Zoom.
Registration required.
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Celebrating Recent Work by Rob King | Event
Man of Taste: The Erotic Cinema of Radley Metzger by Rob King Radley Metzger was one of the foremost directors of adult film in America, with credits…
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April 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 6:15 pm EDT
In person at the Heyman Center and online via Zoom.
Registration required.
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Adult Film Locations – The wild, untold, salacious rock n’ roll story of the Bourn Mansion!
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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?
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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?
April 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Adult Film Locations – The wild, untold, salacious rock n’ roll story of the Bourn Mansion!
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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?
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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
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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?
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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?
April 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Who was Antonio Shepherd? The Making of ‘7 Into Snowy’ (1978) and ‘Chorus Call’ (1978) – Part 2
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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?
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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
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The Rialto Report went looking for the elusive director of the two XXX cult films.
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The Rialto Report went looking for the elusive director of the two XXX cult films.
March 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Who was Antonio Shepherd? The Making of ‘7 Into Snowy’ (1978) and ‘Chorus Call’ (1978) – Part 1
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The Rialto Report went looking for the elusive director of the two XXX cult films.
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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!
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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?
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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?
March 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Susan Hart – Confidences and Confidence, Part 2: New Podcast Out Now!
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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?
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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!
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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.
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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.
March 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Susan Hart – Confidences and Confidence, Part 1: New Podcast Out Now!
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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.
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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
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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.
Her Untold, Shocking Story – Part 2
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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.
March 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Orita De Chadwick: To Hell and Back
Her Untold, Shocking Story – Part 2
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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.
Her Untold, Shocking Story – Part 2
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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
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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.
Her Untold, Shocking Story – Part 1
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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.
February 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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.
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.