A Cinderella Story
	Niles' cousin Hannah starred with Hillary Duff as "Sam" in A Cinderella Story. The movie just came out on DVD so check it out. Below see her parents' account of her time at the premiere. Hannah's IMDB Page

From a very proud mom and dad, here is an update on the premiere of “The Cinderella Story”: We are so proud of Hannah and how she carried herself during the premiere yesterday. She gave TV interviews and scores of autographs. She was poised and gracious throughout. Not an easy task for a 9 year old at her first premiere—but it appeared to come naturally for Hannah. In a way, this was Hannah’s true Cinderella story. We arrived by limo at 3:20 at the Grauman’s Chinese theater in Hollywood. We may have arrived just a little too early but that gave Hannah time to work the red carpet unencumbered by the frenzy generated by Hilary’s arrival. The red carpet was actually pink to match the movie’s theme. The carpet was flanked by hundreds of TV and newspaper reporters from around the world. Behind them were thousands of screaming fans. She approached several reporters and introduced herself. Once they realized, she had a significant part in the movie, the on-camera interviews started with several network and cable stations, including a Chinese station. The autographs started shortly thereafter—the first was for Chad Michael Murray’s father who had arrived just after we did. After the big stars arrived and gave their interviews, we all entered the theater; the movie started about 4:15. This was the second time we had seen it but it was no less exciting. Trying to correct for our obvious bias, we think this is a wonderful movie with deep symbolism that all should enjoy. After the movie, more and more people recognized Hannah for her contribution and her talent. She was given praise by several Hollywood bigwigs and well as several cast and crew members who had seen the movie for the first time. Several more autographs and photos followed back outside on the pink carpet.

The premiere party was just a short walk down Hollywood Blvd. at the Highland Complex. Buffet tables, an open bar and all the celebrates were there. Hannah enjoyed the kid activity tables while Jane and I spent time with the director and his wife, the producers and the parents of Chad and his fiancé, Sophia. Everyone was so nice to us. The party was divided into the VIP section and the main section. Not realizing we were invited into the VIP section (a respite from the continuous autograph and picture requests), we spent most of our time in the main section. When Hannah finally decided to stay hello to Hilary and Chad, the red ropes fell away as she approached them. Unfortunately, Hilary had already left, but she enjoyed seeing Chad. She presented the director (Mark Rosman) and her movie dad (Whip Hubley) with thank you notes; she gave a thank you note to Hilary’s bodyguard, who promised to delivery it to Hilary today . By nine o’clock the party was over and we were on our way home from the ball. Hannah couldn’t have handled all this attention and excitement any better, and we couldn’t have been more proud of her. Even though the premiere is over, the most exciting times are still ahead. We are looking forward the movie’s release this coming Friday. We can’t wait for you to see it! Meanwhile, Hannah is filming again on Monday. This time it is a public service announcement for an anti-drug and alcohol TV commercial. Call-time is 9AM in Pasadena. Jane and Phil