Roller A-Z: Climax Films/Climax Original
Without doubt, Climax Films was Britain’s most prolific roller label and perhaps the most significant 8mm pornography brand in the…
Investigating the Illicit
I recently wrote a chapter for inclusion in my recently published edited collection Media Materialities, which investigates the production of…
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 Scene Films
Out of all the 40+ roller labels, I find Blue Scene Films to be the most fascinating. Unlike other brands,…
Afternoon Lust
Like The Rent Man, Afternoon Lust (1965-1967) is another example of a roller from what I term the unbranded period….
The Rent Man
I found The Rent Man by accident. I expected it to be a film titled Sexation, as it was housed…