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Gugu Mbatha-Raw On ‘Summerland’ & The Journey Of Living Through Her Characters [Interview]

July 31, 2020 11:20 am

Gugu Mbatha-Raw is stretching herself, even while social distancing. The actress co-stars in Summerland, a British dramatic film written and directed by Jessica Swale. Mbatha-Raw plays Vera, the love interest ...

Gemma Arterton Shines In Subversive Tearjerker ‘Summerland’ [Review]

Lena Wilson

July 30, 2020 11:45 am

Reviews

There is a scene early on in “Summerland,” a romantic WWII drama by Jessica Swale, that calls to mind the pilot of “Killing Eve.” In “Killing Eve,” we first meet assassin Villanelle (Jodi Comer) in an ice crea...

‘Summerland’ Trailer: Gemma Arterton Opens Her Home And Heart To A Boy Escaping The Horrors Of War

Andrew Hrip

May 26, 2020 12:59 pm

News, Trailers

Over 2,000 years ago, the Roman poet Virgil gave the world three simple words which everyone should aspire to embrace: amor vincit omnia ("love conquers all"). The phrase—in Latin or English—has been used as a...

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