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Goldie Hawn plays a quirky leading lady in this 1972 Oscar-winning film. Butterflies Are Free is the story of a blind man who moves to San Francisco in a desperate act to seek independence from his over-proctective mother. In the city he meets a beautiful next door neighbor (Hawn) and sparks fly. It's a cute film, totally worth a watch and I'm surprised they haven't done a remake. If they do, it would be a nice twist on that Katerina Graham and Jesse Eisenberg movie pairing I mentioned last week.
Anyhow, here's the trailer:
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Butterflies Are Free
Available on Netflix.
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Can I nominate Katerina Graham for some quirky roles? Perhaps a match-up with Jesse Eisenberg. Or how about a movie with Donald Glover where they play awkwardly cool nerds in a Los Angeles version of something like Before Sunrise or Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. That would pretty sweet, borderline epic.
She could start off with a couple manic-pixie-dream-girl characters, witty banter with a great soundtrack (think Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days of Summer and Natalie Portman in Garden State).
Hollywood, indie cinema, let's make it happen. Thanks.
Paging Childish Gambino and Mr. Adventureland.You're on deck...
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Movies for Katerina Graham
She could start off with a couple manic-pixie-dream-girl characters, witty banter with a great soundtrack (think Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days of Summer and Natalie Portman in Garden State).
Hollywood, indie cinema, let's make it happen. Thanks.
Paging Childish Gambino and Mr. Adventureland.You're on deck...
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Katerina Graham,
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If you got caught up in The Vampire Diaries like I did then you don't want to miss tonight. Elena (Nina Dobrev), Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) must fight a new wave of supernatural troubles that come to town for Founder's Day. Get ready for fireworks and blood.
[Photo credit: © 2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.]
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TV Tonight - The Vampire Diaries Season Finale
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If you're in the mood for a little vampire fun make sure to watch the return of the Salvatore brothers on the CW tonight. And if you haven't done so already read my interview with Katerina Graham, who plays the bewitching Bonnie Bennett on the show.
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TV Tonight - The Vampire Diaries Returns
[Photo Credit © 2009 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.]
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Katerina Graham is excited about her role in the upcoming TV series, The Vampire Diaries, coming to The CW this fall. Graham will be playing Bonnie Bennett, a teen with psychic powers.
Younger viewers may remember Graham from various Disney Channel credits including Movie Surfers, Lizzie McGuire and Hannah Montana. Or her big screen effort in 17 Again. She's been in commercials and lent her voice to Will.i.am for his single "I Got It from My Mama."
Graham talked to me about her mixed roots (she's the daughter of a Liberian father and a Jewish mother), her web series and the allure of vampires.
On filming in Atlanta:
"There hasn't been that many Vampire Diaries billboards and stuff like that but apparently they’re like everywhere in New York and L.A. so the cast and I...we’re all very excited...we can’t wait to see them when we get back home."
On vampires:
"I’ve always loved vampires, shows and films. I don’t know many people who aren’t a fan of the genre. I hadn’t read Vampire Diaries until I started the audition process for my character and I had only known then that the show was actually based on a series of novels. And of course then I became a huge fan and I read through the books. The show is based on the books but it’s not word for word."
On how she learned so many languages:
“I speak English, Spanish, French, a little bit of Portuguese and Hebrew. My mom raised me, she’s Jewish so she spoke Hebrew and put me in Hebrew school and before that she had me in French school, and my father speaks fluent French. He moved to Portugal and I had this crazy crush when I was like 14-years-old on the Portuguese instructor guy, he was young too, and I learned Portuguese just by being able to talk to him because he didn’t speak English. And then I learned Spanish so that I could do interviews in Spanish for Fanta when I was doing the campaign for the soft drink."
On being black/biracial in Hollywood:
“Luckily I’ve worked my butt off. I’ve been able to do roles that weren’t necessarily meant for me because of what I look like. I’ve been fortunate enough to surpass certain expectations that anyone might have had of me. Sometimes it’s been hard, sometimes they’re like ‘oh you’re not black enough’ or ‘you’re not white enough’ or ‘we don’t know what to do with you’ or ‘you don’t match up with this person’. And sometimes it’s been a blessing, sometimes I’ve been able to blaze my own way trails and say: you know what I’m biracial, I don’t come from necessarily the background that some other people have but if you give me a chance I’ll promise I’ll do a good job and I know what I’m doing. And I think that color aside, and all of that aside, it’s work that matters. You being a good actor, being a good person, you know, it’s who you are inside that is going to make it either…you succeed or you fail.
And I have great parents. I have great people around me. I have a great cast who doesn’t judge each other on anything physical. It’s a very loving environment and I think that I’m just fortunate enough to break certain stereotypes and hopefully lead the way maybe for other African-American women who would love the same opportunities or who would love to do something different."
On her character and real-life:
"When people watch Vampire Diaries I want them to see Bonnie, that’s it. And when people watch my webisodes they can see me and I’m totally different. I don’t even dress the same way but I want I people to be able to love the character... and I appreciate all the fans that follow me on Twitter." (@KaterinaGraham)
The Vampire Diaries premieres Thursday, Sept. 10th on The CW at 8 p.m.
[Photo Credit © 2009 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.]
[pic 2 via her MySpace]
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Interview with Katerina Graham
Katerina Graham is excited about her role in the upcoming TV series, The Vampire Diaries, coming to The CW this fall. Graham will be playing Bonnie Bennett, a teen with psychic powers.
Younger viewers may remember Graham from various Disney Channel credits including Movie Surfers, Lizzie McGuire and Hannah Montana. Or her big screen effort in 17 Again. She's been in commercials and lent her voice to Will.i.am for his single "I Got It from My Mama."
Graham talked to me about her mixed roots (she's the daughter of a Liberian father and a Jewish mother), her web series and the allure of vampires.
On filming in Atlanta:
"There hasn't been that many Vampire Diaries billboards and stuff like that but apparently they’re like everywhere in New York and L.A. so the cast and I...we’re all very excited...we can’t wait to see them when we get back home."
On vampires:
"I’ve always loved vampires, shows and films. I don’t know many people who aren’t a fan of the genre. I hadn’t read Vampire Diaries until I started the audition process for my character and I had only known then that the show was actually based on a series of novels. And of course then I became a huge fan and I read through the books. The show is based on the books but it’s not word for word."
On how she learned so many languages:
“I speak English, Spanish, French, a little bit of Portuguese and Hebrew. My mom raised me, she’s Jewish so she spoke Hebrew and put me in Hebrew school and before that she had me in French school, and my father speaks fluent French. He moved to Portugal and I had this crazy crush when I was like 14-years-old on the Portuguese instructor guy, he was young too, and I learned Portuguese just by being able to talk to him because he didn’t speak English. And then I learned Spanish so that I could do interviews in Spanish for Fanta when I was doing the campaign for the soft drink."
On being black/biracial in Hollywood:
“Luckily I’ve worked my butt off. I’ve been able to do roles that weren’t necessarily meant for me because of what I look like. I’ve been fortunate enough to surpass certain expectations that anyone might have had of me. Sometimes it’s been hard, sometimes they’re like ‘oh you’re not black enough’ or ‘you’re not white enough’ or ‘we don’t know what to do with you’ or ‘you don’t match up with this person’. And sometimes it’s been a blessing, sometimes I’ve been able to blaze my own way trails and say: you know what I’m biracial, I don’t come from necessarily the background that some other people have but if you give me a chance I’ll promise I’ll do a good job and I know what I’m doing. And I think that color aside, and all of that aside, it’s work that matters. You being a good actor, being a good person, you know, it’s who you are inside that is going to make it either…you succeed or you fail.
And I have great parents. I have great people around me. I have a great cast who doesn’t judge each other on anything physical. It’s a very loving environment and I think that I’m just fortunate enough to break certain stereotypes and hopefully lead the way maybe for other African-American women who would love the same opportunities or who would love to do something different."
On her character and real-life:
"When people watch Vampire Diaries I want them to see Bonnie, that’s it. And when people watch my webisodes they can see me and I’m totally different. I don’t even dress the same way but I want I people to be able to love the character... and I appreciate all the fans that follow me on Twitter." (@KaterinaGraham)
The Vampire Diaries premieres Thursday, Sept. 10th on The CW at 8 p.m.
[Photo Credit © 2009 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.]
[pic 2 via her MySpace]
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Katerina Graham,
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One reason to watch The Vampire Diaries: Paul Wesley. He's got that seductive brooding vampire stare. I'm already a fan of vampire stories so pictures like this only add to the appeal. The series premieres September 10th @ 8 p.m. on The CW. Anyone else planning to DVR the show?
[Photo Credit © 2009 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.]
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The Vampire Diaries
One reason to watch The Vampire Diaries: Paul Wesley. He's got that seductive brooding vampire stare. I'm already a fan of vampire stories so pictures like this only add to the appeal. The series premieres September 10th @ 8 p.m. on The CW. Anyone else planning to DVR the show?
[Photo Credit © 2009 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.]
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