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From director Paul Ireland, the indie drama Measure for Measure is a contemporary retelling of the work of William Shakespeare, as an unlikely romance between Jaiwara (Megan Hajjar), a modern Muslim girl, and Claudio (Harrison Gilbertson), a local musician, finds itself at the center of a world of crime, drugs and racial tension. At the same time, local crime boss Duke (Hugo Weaving) is grooming his lieutenant Angelo (Mark Leonard Winter) to take over the business, but it finding it challenging to keep him in line. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, Hugo Weaving talked about why …

It's been nearly 15 years since V for Vendetta was released in theaters and there is one element — the Guy Fawkes mask — which remains the key in understanding the movie's core themes and message it wishes to gift you, the viewer. The meaning of the mask may seem easy enough to figure out. But, since the Warner Bros. movie's release back on March 17, 2006, the meaning of the Guy Fawkes mask as both a symbol and a message has evolved greatly. The team assembled to bring V for Vendetta, originally a three-part graphic novel series …

This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we're talking about V for Vendetta. We talk about how the original Alan Moore graphic novel and the film's release back in early 2006 were responses to right-wing governments that were pushing authoritarian policies, how the film uses a superhero framework to its advantages, the subtext of trans-identity as it relates to The Wachowskis, how the film plays given our current social unrest, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Click on the respective link to find us on iTunes. If you like the show, please leave …