Posts Tagged ‘Jane’

Anne Hathaway Documentary – Stars – [BroadbandTV]

January 7, 2010 - 11:17 am 18 Comments

Anna Jacqueline Hathaway was born November 12, 1982. Her acting style has been compared to that of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn, and she cites Hepburn as her favourite actress and Streep as her idol. People Magazine name her one of 2001’s breakthrough stars and in 2006 she was listed as one of the world’s 50 Most Beautiful People. As a Brooklyn, New York native, she was raised in the Catholic religion with she considers “really strong values”, an d wanted to be a nun during her childhood. However, at fifteen, she decided not to become a nun after learning that her brother Michael was gay. Although she was raised as a Catholic, she felt that she could not be part of a religion that disapproved of her brother’s sexual orientation. She was raised in New Jersey and was in many plays in school. She is a trained stage actress and has stated that she prefers appearing on stage to film roles.

Hathaway has a interest in interior design and reading as pastimes, and has stated she is a non-denominational Christian. She has cited Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead as her favourite novel. Since 2004 she has been in a relationship with a real estate developer Raffaello Follieri.

Filmography:
- Bride Wars
- Dancing with Shiva
- Get Smart
- Passengers
- Becoming Jane
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Hoodwinked
- Brokeback Mountain
- Havoc
- The Princess Diaries
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
- Ella Enchanted
- Nicholas Nickleby
- The Cat Returns
- The Other Side of Heaven
- Get Real

Duration : 0:2:39

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The Oversuccessful City, part 1: Developers’ Realities

December 8, 2009 - 10:04 pm No Comments

Jane Jacobs explored the ways that economic considerations influence political decision-making and cultural development. Real-estate developers have a particular interest in (and control over) how urban land is used, especially in New York, where the costs of land and construction are so stratospheric. The economic logic of development today — and the regulatory climate in which it occurs — seems to favor high-density, high-revenue developments. How has this reality affected the fabric of the city as a whole? What motivates developers and what constrains them?

Charles Bagli of the New York Times leads a panel featuring Eugenie Birch of the University of Pennsylvania, Carlton Brown of Full Spectrum NY, Douglas Durst of the Durst Organization, and Greg O’Connell of Kings Harbor View Associates exploring the reality for developers in contemporary New York City.

Duration : 0:8:56

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