Hannah Online

Alix found a nice new old article about Hannah in Anne Frank: The Whole Story. The article talks in-depth about the filming of the movie, including some new behind-the-scenes "stories". You can read the whole story here. You will need to scroll down to the bottom to view the part in English. The article is apparently from the New York Times. Here is a preview:

Most crucially, Robert Dornhelm, the director, appears to have struck lucky in his search for the right Anne Frank from among 1,200 candidates. He said he picked Hannah Taylor Gordon, 13, a gangly and bright-eyed English girl, after seeing just two minutes of her audition tape because of her uncanny resemblance to Anne and her poise. Since filming began in late December, however, it has been her acting that has most impressed... For someone whose performance will make or break the movie, Ms. Taylor Gordon seems remarkably at ease, almost never fluffing her lines (One-Take-Hannah, as one of the production team calls her), able to move in and out of character at a moment's notice, conveying Anne's volatile temperament as if she were the moody teenager, except she is acting. For one shot, she talked off-camera in the trembling voice of Anne emerging from a harrowing nightmare and, between takes, she sucked on a strawberry sherbet...

I never really followed through on my plans for a new site layout. I will try and work on something soon, though. I've been busy with other sites and nothing has been going on with Hannah's career that I know about (my only problem is... the picture above from a long time ago). To fill this void a little bit- littebigman1 from IMDb found a Secret Passage clip on Youtube. You can view it here.

Much thanks to angie, who provided me with a link to pictures of Hannah performing and rehearsing for her play, Lyre, at the HighTide Festival. The pictures are in the gallery. Expect a site "re-vamp" very soon. Frankly, I am getting sick of this layout- if you can call it that. Cheers!

Thanks again to littlebigman1, who found a new picture of Hannah from an event in October of last year. Apparently, it is from the European Closing Ceremony in London of World Harmony Run. Hannah read a poem by Roger McGough.

Not running away
Not running in fear
Not running towards
Not running to win

Not running for country
Not running alone
Not running to please
Not running for fame

Through wind and rain
Relaying the flame
Running, running
Not running in vain.

With the beacon lit, and Dr Burnett holding the burning torch aloft, the young and accomplished actress Hannah Taylor-Gordon was invited to the lectern. She offered an extremely emotive rendition of a poem written specifically for the World Harmony Run by the beloved contemporary English poet, Roger McGough. The audience sat spellbound, as Hannah masterfully conveyed the quintessential spirit and significance of the global torch relay, which can best be expressed through the media of poetry and music.

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For lack of a real update. Sorry, guys! Anyways- I have seen and received requests for Hannah's Myspace, address, phone number, e-mail, and other personal information. I don't know any of these things, so please stop asking (I also say this for people asking other people in general, not just me). I personally want to respect Hannah's privacy. Sorry and thanks.

Alexx and I have added some new screencaps to the gallery, replacing old ones. She added 381 caps to the Fine Art of Love gallery; I replaced the Jakob the Liar caps with ones that might be easier to see (the old ones were too dark), and added our own Mansfield Park caps. The gallery also has a new graphic header, and the thumbnails are a little different. So, go check it out!