QuickTime News: September 21, 2001

With Motor Trend Video Online, a slick new web magazine from the leading authority on everything automotive, it’s all there—except, of course, for the new car smell.

As a reader of QuickTime News, you may already be familiar with Motor Trend’s fabulous video coverage of the world’s hottest auto shows. Now you can also watch videos of car, truck, and SUV road tests, automotive adventure stories, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of important auto studies, including Motor Trend’s venerable “Car of the Year” program.

Motor Trend posts new content regularly, garaging archived segments in a growing video library (which is sure to come in handy when you need to do research on a favorite vehicle).

This month, kick the stylish tires of the retro-inspired 2002 Thunderbird, one of today’s most exciting new car designs. Or take the 2002 SUVs for a spin, including the Jeep Liberty and GMC Envoy. For some nostalgic fun, mingle with the vintage car crowd at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

The world’s funniest cartoon characters are back, with a brand new series of interactive cartoons made just for the web.

Warner Bros. and Looney Tunes present ten installments of “Toon Marooned,” which put a loony twist on TV’s favorite reality shows. Bugs Bunny hosts as nine of the world’s favorite Looney Tunes characters compete on a jungle peninsula to win a $100 prize (we kid you not), and the coveted title of “Toon Maroon.”

But th-th-that’s not all, folks. At critical moments, the looniness becomes interactive, and you get to make choices that change the cartoon’s course of action.

Find out more about this terrific new series by watching a promotional video from Warner Bros. at the Looney Tunes website.

Fashionably Live from Toronto
What do Canada’s leading fashion designers see us wearing next spring? Find out September 20 and 21, when Toronto’s Fashion Week presents the Spring 2002 collections—broadcast live on the Internet for the very first time in streaming QuickTime.

This broadcast is also significant because it uses Channel Storm’s unique Live Channel software, which replicates the functions of a television production studio on the web. Its advanced broadcast capabilities include the ability to switch camera shots, add music, and broadcast captions and special effects—all during a live webcast.

With Live Channel, web producers can closely simulate a television broadcast on the Internet, adding text and image overlays and cutting to commercials or pre-taped interviews.

This One’s a Scream
From Britshorts, Europe’s premier short film studio, comes “The Uninvited,” the story of a young woman who convinces a reluctant landlord to rent her a furnished apartment left vacant long after the death of its previous tenant.

The landlord finally agrees, stipulating that she not disturb too much in the apartment. But of course she can’t resist—and in the process, she discovers that she’s not quite alone.

During World War II, the U.S. relied on Navajo soldiers to code messages for every Marine assault between 1942 and 1945. The arcane Native American language proved to be a code that the Japanese could not decipher, providing a strong strategic U.S. advantage.

The Navajo “code talkers” were so important to the war effort that the Marines assigned bodyguards for each man. Yet their strategic importance carried a chilling flip side: in the event of imminent capture, the bodyguards were instructed to kill the Navajo soldiers.

In “Windtalkers,” John Woo directs a fictional account of an attempt by the Japanese to capture a Navajo code talker and the resulting conflict of his Marine bodyguard (Nicolas Cage) who had become the Native American’s close friend.

See “Windtalkers” in U.S. theaters on November 9.

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Catch Dido’s “Hunter”
Arista vocalist Dido’s debut CD, “No Angel,” has gone quadruple platinum. Watch the music video for her haunting new single, “Hunter,” which was just released this week.¹

Saddle Up Sparklehorse
Rolling Stone calls Sparklehorse “a country-influenced indie rock band equally capable of performing a lulling, melancholy acoustic number as it is cranking out jangly, electric rock tunes.”

From now until 5 p.m. PT on September 28,² you can listen to the band’s new CD, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” in its entirety, exclusively in QuickTime.

Ozzy Osbourne’s Lucky 13
On October 16, the godfather of heavy metal will release “Down to Earth.” Osbourne’s 13th solo album and his first CD in six years, it promises to be the heaviest and most dynamic Ozzy adventure yet.

Starting September 27—13 weekdays before the album debuts—Ozzy’s many fans will have the opportunity to whet their collective appetites at www.ozzynet.com, where one complete track from each of his 12 previous albums will be available each day.

Then, on the 13th day, October 15, fans can listen to “Down to Earth,” streaming in its entirety, exclusively in QuickTime. (Check “Quick Bites” for updates.)

Remind Me to Get a Nickelback
Fast approaching number one status on U.S. pop radio, Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” was played every 3.7 minutes on American radio during a week in early September.

So how did the band get their unusual name? Says bassist Mike Kroeger, “We couldn’t decide what to call ourselves. I was working as a cashier at Starbucks, and let’s just say coffee was $1.45.”

Check out the music video for “How You Remind Me,” the first smash single from Nickelback’s new CD, “Silver Side Up.”

An Epic Lineup
Epic’s New Music Mondays features two great acts over the next few weeks.

First up (9/17 to 9/24): Columbian sensation Shakira, a singer/songwriter who blends American style pop music with Latin rhythms. Listen to “Whenever Wherever,” the first single from Shakira’s forthcoming album, exclusively in streaming QuickTime.

And starting on September 24, tune in to the hilarious comic musicians Tenacious D and their new release “Wonderboy.”

Gray Clips
“On How Life Is” received almost unanimous praise following its 1999 release, and her performance on “I Try,” a single from the album, earned Macy Gray a Grammy award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Now Gray has a new album in store. In fact, the CD should be appearing in stores now, and you can hear clips from Gray’s new album, “The ID,” by visiting the Britbeat site.

No Fooling Around
“Love is the Key” for the Charlatans, appearing now on Video-C.

¹ You’ll need to register on this non-Apple site in order to view the video.

²In another time zone? Use this handy time converter to let you know exactly when to tune in.

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