Many people will recognize Tatiana Maslany as the actress who played a multitude of characters on the award-winning Orphan Black. Needless to say, that’s the sort of gig that will bring recognition to you as an actress, but her turn in Stronger may also prove to be just as important in terms of her professional development. Cinematic Essential: How is …

David Gordon Green has the kind of résumé that would make the average person scratch is head. You can’t figure out what he wants as far as his reputation in film, but that may be why he was such a good fit for the director job of Stronger. Like Jake Gyllenhaal, he’s the kind of artist who you can’t put …

One of the most important as well as overlooked positions on a filmmaking team is the screenwriter. You’ll hear enough about everyone else, but you rarely hear anyone talk about the guy who gives everyone else something to work off of. With Stronger, that role had John Pollono, a New England native taking on his first screenwriting job in film. …

Kumail Nanjiani is known for his comedy, his work ethic and his love for video games. If you follow him a bit, you’ll also know that he’s had a bit of a unique journey to where he is now during his career. His film, The Big Sick talks about that in detail. And while he was in Boston during his …

I had the pleasure of meeting up with Ben Wheatley to talk about Free Fire, the latest film in his growing library as a filmmaker. While we did speak about that, we also managed to hit on a few other topics concerning film during this interview. Not only did I learn a little about his background and his working relationship …