Roller A-Z: Candy Films
Out of all the different roller brands, Candy Films adopted the most distinctive box design, featuring pink and white candy…
Fantastic Adventures
Every now and then a collector will send me a batch of rollers to identify. These are typically films that…
Behind the scenes?
Given the clandestine origins of rollers, behind the scenes accounts of production are almost nonexistent. Mike Freeman offers brief summaries…
Roller A-Z: Blue:X
I discovered Blue:X’s The Waiter amongst a batch of other rollers from the early 1970s. A 200ft film, The Waiter…
‘Pornophobia’: Lord Porn and the fall of Britain’s domestic pornography trade
I’ve just had an article published in the Porn Studies journal that reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Longford…
Roller A-Z: Blue Scene Films
Out of all the 40+ roller labels, I find Blue Scene Films to be the most fascinating. Unlike other brands,…
For export, only: George Harrison Marks goes hardcore
It was not uncommon for Britain’s pornographers to produce hardcore films for the European market. Both George Harrison Marks, a…
Roller A-Z: Blue Boy Films
I discovered the label Blue Boy Films after Under the Counter had gone into production, which meant that it was…
Roller A-Z: Apollo
One of rarer roller labels, Apollo featured in the Watford Blue Movie Trial. In a police interview, Anthony Collingbourne claimed…
Roller A-Z: Anglo Continental
Anglo Continental featured heavily in the Watford Blue Movie Trial, a major obscenity case in 1973 that drew public attention…