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QuickTime News
September 18, 2006
Volume 8, Issue 17
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In This Issue
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1. Popcorn Sold Separately
2. Tracks to Watch
3. QuickTime Showcase
4. Movie Trailers
5. iTunes Corner
Read today's issue of QuickTime News online at:
http://www.apple.com/enews/currentqissue
1. Popcorn Sold Separately
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There's more in store at the iTunes Store. In addition to more than
3.5 million 99¢ songs, 65,000 free podcasts, 20,000 audiobooks and
200 TV shows, you can now download movies from Walt Disney Pictures,
Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax at the iTunes Store.
The world is your theater. Not only can you download and play your
favorite flicks--in 640-by-480-pixel near DVD-quality video--on your Mac
or PC, you can also bring them anywhere on the new iPod, available in
30GB and 80GB models. The iPod's gorgeous display--now 60%
brighter--makes your movies pop.
With a battery life of up to 6.5 hours of video playback or 20 hours of
audio playback and capacity for up to 100 hours of video or 20,000
songs, the new 80GB-capacity iPod can entertain you (or the kids)
between your destinations. Since it's the same size as the previous
60GB-capacity model, it's easy as ever to bring your iPod with you
absolutely everywhere. Using an optional iPod AV cable, you can even
watch the movies from your iPod on a TV.
Learn more about the new iPod and browse the movies available at the
iTunes Store. Perhaps tonight you'll watch "Pirates of the Caribbean:
Curse of the Black Pearl"?
http://www.apple.com/itunes
http://www.apple.com/ipod/
Note: 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less. Video
capacity based on H.264 1.5-Mbps video at 640-by-480 resolution combined
with 128-Kbps audio; actual capacity varies by content. Song capacity
based on four minutes per song using 128-Kbps AAC encoding.
2. Tracks to Watch
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Chants and beats meet on "My Spirit Flies to You," the latest album from
the Buddhist Monks of Sakya Tashi Ling. Enjoy a video and tracks from
the new album.
http://www.classics.umusic.com/buddhistmonks_itunes/
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Scratch your dance hall itch with the Basement Jaxx. Listen to "Crazy
Itch Radio," the fourth studio album from Basement Jaxx. Download the
album and subscribe to the free "Crazy Itch Cast" podcast at the iTunes
Store.
http://www.crazyitchpodcast.com/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=5453136
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=182255192
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Feel the thunder in DragonForce's music video (er, video game) for
"Operation Ground and Pound." At the iTunes Store, preview music from
the "Inhuman Rampage" album, as well as earlier releases from the rock
band.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/QT/dragonforce/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=3261249
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M. Ward unravels world-wearied tales of life, love and human kindness
with an innate and special grace on his new album, "Post-War." Listen to
the album in its entirety now. If you like what you hear, you can buy
"Post-War" at the iTunes Store.
http://www.mergerecords.com/quicktime/mward/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=1209107
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On the heels of their 2006 compilation, "Tenology," Australia's Ten
Tenors return with a new album collaboration with film score icon John
Barry and famed lyricist Don Black. Recorded in London's fabled Abby
Road Studio, "Here's to the Heroes" has all the epic sweep, swoon,
swashbuckle and pure entertainment value of the many films Barry has
adorned with his timeless music.
Listen to the album, available at the iTunes Store.
http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/63674_PartyPlayer.lasso
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=15051844
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My Brightest Diamond is Shara Worden. Her songs distill stories to their
most distressing points of contact. The tracks on "Bring Me the
Workhorse," available at the iTunes Store, reconcile all the complex
emotions found in each of us. As you listen to the album, note how
Worden can grieve as comfortably as she can laugh, sometimes in the same
breath.
http://www.asthmatickitty.com/quicktime/mbd/mbd_landing.php
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=174818899
3. QuickTime Showcase
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It's showtime. Watch Apple CEO Steve Jobs as he introduces the new
iPod, iPod nano, iPod shuffle--and iTunes 7, the most significant
enhancement to the worlds most popular music jukebox and online
music and video store since it debuted in 2001--now featuring movies
from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax
Films. And one last thing....
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/sep_2006/event/index.html
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Swimsuit spectacular. Need we say more?
The Sunglass Hut Miami Swim Shows, available for download at the iTunes
Store, feature gorgeous runway models galore and the sexy collections
that give Miami its mystique. Get a sneak peak at the upcoming designs
of Rosa Cha, Inca, Shay Todd and more. Swimsuit stunner Marissa Miller
and fashionista Kelly Killoren Bensimon guide you through this super-hot
event--taking you backstage and around Miami's most fashionable spots.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=178410568&id=136634926&s=143441
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"Wouldn't It Be Nice" to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the "Pet
Sounds" album from the Beach Boys by subscribing to the free 15-episode
Pet Sounds podcast series? "God Only Knows" what we'd be without the
Beach Boys.
Album creator Brian Wilson and fellow Beach Boys Mike Love, Al Jardine
and Bruce Johnston share their thoughts on making this landmark album,
considered by some to be the greatest album in the past 50 years. The
podcast series includes an album overview, individual podcasts
discussing each song, as well as a bonus episode on the making of "Good
Vibrations."
Hear previews from "Pet Sounds" and other Beach Boys albums at the
iTunes Store.
http://petsounds40.blogspot.com/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=562555
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Irrepressible. Opinionated. Politically Incorrect. Uncensored. Bill
Maher is back, inconveniently telling the truth.
Check out the new-season, hour-long episodes of HBO's "Real Time with
Bill Maher," available as free podcasts at the iTunes Store. Each show
features an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with Bill Maher
and a guest forum, plus segments with other special guests.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=98746009
4. Movie Trailers
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A compelling and provocative look at John Lennon's transformation from
beloved musical artist to anti-war activist to iconic inspiration for
peace, "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" reveals the true story of why and how
the U.S. Government tried to silence him.
The film will also show that this was not just an isolated episode in
American history but that the issues and struggles of that era remain
relevant today.
"The U.S. vs. John Lennon" opens in theaters on September 15.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/theusvsjohnlennon/
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In June 1959, the glamour of Tinseltown permanently fades for actor
George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the heroic man of steel on TV's "Adventures
of Superman." Killed by a single gunshot wound, Reeves leaves behind a
fiancée--aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon (Robin Tunney)--and millions of
fans who are shocked by his death.
The LAPD closes the case, but Reeve's grieving mother, Helen Bessolo
(Lois Smith), will not let the questionable circumstances surrounding
his demise go unaddressed. Bassolo hires private detective Louis Simo
(Adrien Brody), who soon ascertains that the torrid affair Reeves had
with Toni Mannix (Diane Lane)--the wife of MGM studio executive Eddie
Mannix (Bob Hoskins)--might hold the key to the truth.
Find out what happens in "Hollywoodland," inspired by the infamous
real-life mystery.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/hollywoodland/
5. iTunes Corner
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Austin City Limits kicks off today in Zilker Park down in the
music-soaked town of Austin, Texas. If you don't have the pleasure of
attending the music festival in person, be sure to check out the Austin
City Limits playlist on iTunes, featuring music from Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, John Mayer, Massive Attack, Gnarls Barkley,
G. Love, Tristan Prettyman, Ray LaMontagne, Nickel Creek, Brazilian
Girls, Aimee Mann, Ben Harper, Matt Costa and many other amazing
musicians.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMix?id=187610911&s=143441
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Get the iTunes Store free Single of the Week--"Los Angeles" by Sugarcult. Check
back
every Tuesday for a new free download.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=187269465&s=143441
Download iTunes 7 for Mac OS X or Windows. It's free.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of QuickTime News. Look for your
next issue on October 6.
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