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: 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…
Roller A-Z: Amör
A label re-releasing films originally produced and distributed by Climax Films between 1967 and 1968. It is possible that Amör…
Afternoon Lust
Like The Rent Man, Afternoon Lust (1965-1967) is another example of a roller from what I term the unbranded period….
Roller A-Z: Action Films
Action Films was the last of Mick Muldoon’s (aka Mike Freeman’s) labels before his arrest in 1969 for the murder…
Roller A-Z: Academy
This is the first post in the Roller A-Z. The Roller A-Z’s purpose is to construct a live catalogue of…