Macgirl Media Pick of the Week: Hello Dolly!

After my last viewing of Wall-E (also known as one of my favorite movies ever) I decided I had to see the musical referenced so heavily in the film. And so, a few days later, Hello Dolly was at my door in a nice little red envelope.

I was totally captured from the first scene.  The frozen streetscape provoked a deep concentration- what am I looking at?  Why isn't anyone moving?  Then, off in the distance, a tiny train started to move across the screen.  As the world opened up and became alive, I couldn't look away.  This is a musical with creativity and amazing actors.  I usually get bored when the "singing" parts happen- not in this case.  I was fully in love- with the scenery, the feeling of a play being acted out in miniature right in front of me in my living room.  Who knew I loved Barbra Streisand?  Who knew I'd watch it again the next day, and find myself singing the signature song, Hello Dolly, while making dinner? 

Hello Dolly is a wonderfully romantic and light comedy that anyone can identify with.  Starring Walter Matthau, Barbra Streisand and Michael Crawford, the cast is amazing.  The fun songs and great acting are not to be missed.  If you were intrigued by the music in Wall-E, be sure to rent Hello Dolly.  It is a fabulous fun ride, and I'm glad I caught it.

Macgirl's Media Pick of the Week: Pixar in HD! Now on iTunes

I was perusing iTunes for something new to buy (always gets me in trouble with the Mr...), and I came across the banner "Pixar in HD", which of course piqued my interest.  I then discovered that Wall-E is available for download in HD from iTunes.  I have to marvel- it was only a tiny bit ago that I could only buy such things in a store, and it was not available to me at a moment's notice---now, I can watch Wall-E anytime, from anywhere!  

Pixar also released HD versions of Monsters, Inc., Ratatouille, and A Bugs Life (of which a DVD shipped with my iMac DVSE, ah, those were the days...).   It couldn't be easier to find and watch, and without the mess and waste of plastic and stickers and such.  If you are a collector, you'll still want to own the blue-ray or DVD.  But for most, a trash-free HD version straight to your computer is a beautiful thing.  Yay for less waste!

Attention Apple fans: See Wall-E

You might already know that Apple's Jonathan Ive was ased to help contribute to the design of one of the robots appearing in this Pixar flick. But beyond being a fine film, Wall-E holds many small surprises for Apple fans. See if you can find the sights and sounds of Apple in the movie. We won't give any away, but go and enjoy the movie. You'll be glad you did!