Silva and Gold

Time for a little double penetration magnificent bastard…. this week in the form of CHARLES BRONSON and ALAIN DELON. We review a couple films that feature both of these cinematic icons. The first is 1971’s Red Sun… a very international western also feautring Ursula Andress AND Toshiro Mifune. Holy FUUUUU The second is 1968’s Farewell, […] The post Episode 40: DPMB: Bronson / Delon appeared first o...

On this week’s show, a sleepy Zom and a sleepy Loaf stumble through a couple films about men reaching their breaking points with society. Almost a “Not Quite Falling Down” double feature. The first film we cover is a Japanese film from 1983 called Mosquito on the 10th Floor. A policeman who has taken to […] The post Episode 39: Mens at Ends of Ropes appeared first on Silva and Gold .

On this week’s episode we are exploring a relationships with older folks double feature. First we discuss a pick from Maurice of Love That Album – 1992’s In The Soup starring Seymour Cassell as an eccentric gambling criminal, and Steve Buscemi as a struggling screenwriter looking for his first big break. Then we cover a […] The post Episode 38: Young and Old appeared first on Silva and Gold .

This week we poke at the seedy underside of 70s/80s Los Angeles and go searching for some sleazy killers. First we review a bounty hunter story with a leather-clad madman called Bare Knuckles. Then we dive into a film The Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnite Cinema reviewed nearly 3 years ago, Ramrod and all, and that […] The post Episode 37: Hunting for L.A. Sleaze appeared first on Silva and Gold .

This week on the show we are traveling to southeast Asia for an Indonesian and Thai double feature with guys from small villages travelling to the big city and finding themselves over their heads. The first is 2009’s Merantau, a story about a young guy on a spiritual(?) journey to Jakarta only to find himself […] The post Episode 36: Hillbilly Fighting Fish Outta Water appeared first on Silva and...

For the episode of Silva & Gold this week, Allan of the Arctic requested we cover a leathery film about questioning one’s sexuality, so we decided to make it a double feature as we are prone to do. First we discuss the 1964 film directed by Sidney J. Furie called The Leather Boys. Then we […] The post Episode 35: Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That appeared first on Silva and Gold .

This week we decided to pay homage to another magnificent bastard and cover a couple films starring Chow Yun-Fat! First we dive headfirst with two pistols in hand into an earlier John Woo film, A Better Tomorrow from 1986. Neither of us has seen it, and both of us have issues with a Woo staple The Killer, […] The post Episode 34: Magnificent Bastard Chow Yun-Fat appeared first on Silva and Gold .

We moved to a simpler time this week and shifted our focus to mid-century America, a time of fast cars and awesome music, and…. high school kids getting into shit? The first film we cover is Mischief from 1985. Say what you will about this film, but at the very least you can see a […] The post Episode 33: Mid-Century Teens appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Welcome one and all to an episode that did its best to kill the spirits of Loaf and Zom. Zom even found himself self-medicating beforehand. Cinemasochist Justin from the Freakin’ Awesome Network picked two doozies for us this week. First we review a film with two of Zom’s all time most hated actors: Reese Witherspoon […] The post Episode 32: Cinemasochism appeared first on Silva and Gold .

This week on Ye Olde Silva & Gold we cover a couple films about men adjusting to life after prison. They are quite different, but share some definite common themes. First we talk about a probably underseen Richard Farnsworth film from 1982 called The Grey Fox, a biopic that has Farnsworth playing The Gentlemen Bandit […] The post Episode 31: Just Outta Jail appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Silva&Gold&Loaf&Zom brings you a little of the sleazy this week with some Mexican exploitation… IT’S MEXPLOITATION MADNESS! First we review a 1990 film about Nazi punk Communist bikers and a couple geriatric law enforcement officials played by the legendary (in Mexico) Almada brothers!! Los Demonios del Desierto! Next we tackle a particularly sleazy direct-to-video recommended by Large William […]...

We really decided to branch out this week and do another Henry Silva and another Dolph Lundgren movie. Silva & Gold double feature!! … cree… cree…. The first film is one that is probably a bit lesser seen… and interesting and somewhat (totally) heavy handed Shoot from 1976, starring not only Henry Silva but also […] The post Episode 29: More Silva, More Gold appeared first on Silva and Gold .

A Loaf lacking confidence and Honey Badger Zom roll in for another week of Silva & Gold, this time reviewing two documentary films graciously provided to us by some class dudes. We bring you a Stories of Strong Men double feature! First we tackle a documentary quite awhile in the making about strong man Stanless […] The post Episode 28: Stories of Strong Men appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Another week, another sexist episode of Silva & Gold! This week we bring you a couple sleazy little 70s girl gang classics. Let the boobie fest commence! First we talk about Switchblade Sisters, or The Jezebels, from 1975, directed by Jack Hill. Listen in awe as we don’t even realize that an actress with the […] The post Episode 27: Tough Girl Gangs appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Silva & Gold & Loaf & Zom return this week bringin you some good ol boy stock car racin movies…. in particular two biopics. The first film we discuss is 1977’s Greased Lightning starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier… a film about NASCAR’s first black driver Wendell Scott. The second film is a […] The post Episode 26: NASCAR style appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Silva & Gold is back in your earholes this week with a cockney slant bringing you a British gangster double feature. The first film we cover was a bit difficult to track down for awhile. Richard Burton puts Liz to the side for a bit to transform himself into the violent Vic Dakin in 1971’s […] The post Episode 25: Vile British Gangsters appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Another week and more wrasslin talk at Silva & Gold. This week we bring you the princess and the poo with two films featuring wrasslin and wrasslers that couldn’t be more different. First we shoulder-tackle Jules Dassin’s classic noir Night and the City from 1950 and get a glimpse of how it all used to […] The post Episode 24: More Wrasslin appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Welcome one and all to another week and another episode of Silva & Gold from your favorite Southern foul-mouths Loaf and Zom! This week we cover a couple films based on a legendary Japanese manga: Golgo 13. The first film stars Ken Takakura and was made in 1973: Golgo 13 The Professional. Second we cover […] The post Episode 23: Golgos appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Thanks go out this week to Brian from the Hammicus Podcast for programming our first official magnificent bastard double feature – two Michael Caine classics! The first is a 1966 film based on a stage play called Alfie. Lots of tail to be had including an almost young Shelley Winter! The second film combines soccer/football […] The post Episode 22: Magnificent Bastard Caine appeared first on Silva...

Zom and Loaf go out to sea… then on shore leave… in this week’s episode as we travel back in time to 1973 to cover a couple navy-themed films. First is a lesser-known James Caan film called Cinderella Liberty. Staches, racial slurs, and natural titties make this one right at home on our show. Next […] The post Episode 21: In The Navy appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Loaf and Zom get a little (just barely) metaphysical this week for the New Year with a couple films exploring fate and free will. One is 1972’s Slaughterhouse-Five directed by George Roy Hill. It is based on the book of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut about a time traveling average joe who simultaneously finds himself in […] The post Episode 20: Fate and Free Will appeared first on Silva and Gold .

This week on ye olde podcast we delve into a couple controversial films about strong transgender characters… one film considered a complete failure, the other a success. First we review the 1970 film MYRA BRECKENRIDGE starring a smokin hot Raquel Welch based on the Gore Vidal book of the same name. This we read was […] The post Episode 19: Transgenderocity appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Not really a holiday episode so to speak, nor did Roger Ward give them to us for the holiday, but we bring you this week a couple picks from Fifi himself. First is a classic in the bikersploitation world… 1974’s Stone! Then a threemileislandsploitation (?) type film from 1980 called The Chain Reaction. Dudes from […] The post Episode 18: Xmas Gifts from Fifi appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Another week, another episode! I felt like we had a change of pace this week when we decided to bring a little less action and a little more comedy. We had to keep it a tad twisted, though right? So we bring you a couple darker comedies that are probably considered classics by many. First […] The post Episode 17: Deeper Shades of Comedy appeared first on Silva and Gold .

Better late than never… maybe… is a siny new episode of Silva & Gold! This week Emily and Rachel from Girls on Film chose a couple Paul Verhoeven directed, Rutger Hauer starred films for us to poop all over as only we know how. The first is considered a Dutch classic from 1973, Turks Fruits. […] The post Episode 16: Nakey Rapey Hauer appeared first on Silva and Gold .