For Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeff Bauman, there was a bit of a risk being taken with Stronger that is sure to alter their lives to some degree. With Bauman’s being more personal and Gyllenhaal’s being more professional, these two are both exposing themselves to the world. What they’re doing with Stronger could be absolutely frightening to people who don’t want …

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. …