Tony Leung Talks Silent Friend, Plus Decorado and The Wizard of the Kremlin | #1065

Adam sits down with legendary actor Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express) to discuss his brilliant career and his new starring role in Ildiko Enyedi’s Silent Friend. Then Adam and Josh share their thoughts on the meditative multi-era drama itself, followed by reviews of Alberto Vasquez’s Spanish animated feature Decorado and Olivier Assayas's The Wizard of the Kremlin, which features Jude Law's terrifyingly charismatic portrayal of Vladimir Putin. Plus, Massacre Theatre!

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Intro (00:00:00-00:04:34) Interview: Tony Leung (00:04:35-00:18:33) Filmspotting Family (00:18:34-00:23:59) Silent Friend (00:24:00-00:48:25) Decorado (00:48:26-01:02:23) The Wizard of the Kremlin (01:02:24-01:10:40) Massacre Theater (01:10:41- 01:19:31) Credits/New Releases (01:19:32- 01:23:48)

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-Gary Jules, of course, performs a cover of Tears for Fears' “Mad World” in Donnie Darko.

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