Lovers or animation and wonderful storytelling know that Pixar has been tops for the past decade or so. And while the trend of some digital animation houses is to pack as much popculture as possible into the hour and a half or so of runtime, Pixar stays classy by keeping their content focused on what is important. Story.
And it is the power of their stories that make Pixar so successful. With their latest effort, Pixar not only proves that they are have great visionary directors, but that they also are still growing and evolving as storytellers.
UP appeals to audiences of all ages. There is a great amount of emotion that beats within this story. And while it features a geriatric gentleman and a pre-teen wilderness scout, it's packed full of entertainment power.
My faith in the new Fall TV season may be redeemed. I just watched the pilot for Glee and it is wonderful.
It's a Comedy-Drama-Musical that focuses on high school life. Yes, musical. And it isn't High School Musical.
I could go on and on about this, but you can watch the pilot online or download it on iTunes.
Speaking of downloading, the songs are available on iTunes, too:
Rehab - Glee Cast
Don't Stop Believin' - Glee Cast
This past week, Utada Hikaru has released her newest English album. This Is The One is an imporovement on her last English release (Exodus). My favorite tracks are Me Muero (the beat is just catchy!) and Apple And Cinnamon.
Utada Hikaru has been a fixture in the Japanese pop music scene for years, but has not quite been able to penetrate the US market. I loved her Japanese debut, First Love, and have been following her releases ever since.
Video game fans may know her from the theme song to Kingdom Hearts (Simple & Clean). Her single, This is Love, was also featured Freedom, the first anime ever to be released in HD.