Macgirl Media Pick of the Week: Andy Goldsworthy's Rivers & Tides

Andy Goldsworthy's Rivers & Tides-Working with Time (2001) is a fascinating look behind the scenes with the artist working literally "in the field". He is a driven sculpture artist and photographer. He works with found items to create spectacular moments in time, which he then captures on film, and has produced lively and surprising images which he then publishes in wonderful art/coffee books.

His wiki entry is a great resource is you aren't familiar with his work. 

This documentary, directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, offers an incredibly intimate look at Goldsworth's methods and home life, including long periods of time spent with him in his adopted home town in Scotland. 

The well-captured images of the beautiful land and water relaxes and invigorates...I was ready to run outside and start my own natural sculpture as soon as the movie (and all of the extras) was finished.

Find it on iTunes: Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time

Website of the Week: Hoppy The Deer

This week's website is cuddly wuddly. Last month, a short YouTube video started circulating, showing a fawn inside a house licking/cleaning a kitten. Yes, it was just about the cutest thing you ever saw. It was also part of a more bittersweet documentary, looking at the lives of a young Canadian couple, and how everything changed, once they welcomed the deer into their home. It's fascinating, tug-at-your-heartstrings story, and you can learn more about it, watch the trailer, and buy the movie at HoppyTheDeer.com

Exclusive Online Screening of "Welcome To Macintosh" Documentary, Right Here

We're excited to let everyone know that on the heels of the wonderfully received debut of "Welcome to Macintosh" at Macworld, we will be presenting the film Monday night at 9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT right after TDL Live. Rob Baca, and Josh Rizzo will chat with viewers throughout the film, and answer your questions.

If you're into such things, the full press release is below. Go forth and spread the word. Oh, and don't forget our channel is completely embeddable, so your site can have show the movie Monday night too!

Exclusive online screening of “Welcome to Macintosh” documentary on tDL

PHILADELPHIA - On the heels of its Macworld 2009 presentation in San Francisco, the new Apple centric documentary, "Welcome to Macintosh" will have a special one-time online screening, Monday, January 12th. At 9:30 PM ET on TheDigitalLifestyle.tv

Filmmakers Rob Baca and Josh Rizzo will participate in a live chat during
the screening where viewers can ask questions about it the movie, the people and the creation process.

"We are thrilled to bring this special screening to the Mac community," said
Ryan Ritchey, founder of TheDigitalLifestyle.tv. The film's Macworld
presentation drew and international crowd and included discussions with Apple legends Steve Wozniak, Guy Kawasaki, Ron Wayne, and others.

TheDigitalLifestyle.tv is an online video network dedicated to Apple news,
rumors, and has the largest collection of Apple-related videos in the world.

“With acceptance in five international film festivals, "Welcome to
Macintosh" is reaching its goal of bringing the story of Apple and the
Macintosh to the new generation of iPhone and iPod users around the world,” said Rob Baca, Co-director of the film.

The widescreen DVD is NTSC Region Free and includes over three hours of
extended interviews, a "making of" featurette, theatrical trailers, behind
the scenes photo journal, Mac symbiosis montage, interactive menus and
subtitles in English and Spanish. It is available today on FilmBaby, Amazon
and the films website welcometomacintosh.com.

"The DVD goes far beyond the movie, exploring in-depth the stories and
experiences that made the Macintosh what it is today" said Josh Rizzo,
co-director of the film. "There are so many great stories to hear, we are
very excited to have the opportunity to share them."

"When we set out to create an online video network dedicated to Apple and
its fans, this is just the kind of programming we wanted to find," says
Ritchey.

Robert Baca a & Joshua Rizzo are 2002 graduates of Ithaca College's Roy H.
Park School of Communications. Robert resides with his family in Columbus
Ohio where works as a producer of industrial and commercial videos. Joshua
currently resides in Los Angeles and works as a post production systems
engineer for TV and film. Welcome to Macintosh is the first feature-length
film they have directed.