Bill Hunt

Today on Bits website – We’re ALMOST back to normal here at @thedigitalbits.bsky.social after more than a month of server issues & software upgrades (so thanks for your patience)!
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And with BARRY LYNDON now available in #4K, I’m pleased to reveal that Stanley Kubrick’s LOLITA (1962) & EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) have also been licensed to Criterion, which means that Kubrick’s complete filmography should finally be available on the format soon(ish)! @thedigitalbits.bsky.social

Bits #4K Review – @billhuntbits.bsky.social checks out Stanley Kubrick’s magnificent slow-burn period drama BARRY LYNDON (1975) in #UltraHD from Criterion! @thedigitalbits.bsky.social
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Bits #4K Review – @timsalmons.bsky.social delves into Aldo Lado's haunting 1971 #giallo SHORT NIGHT OF THE GLASS DOLLS, available in an amazing 4-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray release from @celluloid-dreams.bsky.social. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social revisits Lucio Fulci's 1984 #giallo MURDER ROCK, available in a new 2-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray release from @vinsyn.bsky.social. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #BD Review – Dennis checks out Chris Skotchdopole's 2023 #horror #drama CRUMB CATCHER, available on #Bluray from @arrowvideo.bsky.social. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Star Trek's Intellectual Integrity As I write this, the first three episodes of the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (SNW) have been released.

You can find all the details (along with Alvaro’s research methodology) in the latest installment of his excellent Substack, The Gulf of Selves, linked below. #StarTrek #LLAP 🖖 4/4

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Character Decision-Making Coherence
Moral and Philosophical Content
Audience and Critical Metrics
Continuity and Canon Violations 3/4

The results are revealing: Kurtzman era TREK is measurably “dumber” than its Roddenberry and Berman era counterparts across a range of criteria that include…

Dialogue Complexity (Lexical & Syntactic Analysis)
Problem-Solving vs. Action Sequences
Scientific Accuracy and Use 2/4

If you’re a lifelong STAR TREK fan who finds its latest incarnations lacking in curiosity, imagination & intellectual integrity, it’s not just you. Alvaro Zinos-Amaro—an experienced data analyst in addition to a fine science fiction author—has found a way to quantify this phenomenon objectively. 1/4

Bits #4K Review – @billhuntbits.bsky.social checks out Peter Weir’s thrilling naval epic MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2002) in #UltraHD from @20thcenturystudios.bsky.social via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment! @thedigitalbits.bsky.social
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Well, there’s glory for you: MASTER AND COMMANDER 4K has arrived! @thedigitalbits.bsky.social

“Though we be on the far side of the world, this ship is our home. This ship is England. So it’s every hand to his rope or gun, quick’s the word and sharp’s the action. After all… Surprise is on our side!”

Bits #4K Review – @timsalmons.bsky.social revisits John Frankenheimer's 1979 eco #horror film PROPHECY, available in a 2-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray release from @kinolorber.com. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #BD Review – Stuart takes a look at the Robert Wise-directed 1954 MGM #drama EXECUTIVE SUITE, also available on #Bluray from the Warner Archive Collection. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #BD Review – Dennis spins the 1948 MGM #musical #comedy A DATE WITH JUDY, available on #Bluray from the Warner Archive Collection. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Today on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – News catch-up: Ballerina, 28 Years Later, Peanuts TV Specials, fixed Superman 4Ks, Sean Connery Bond 4K singles, Imprint’s September slate & more!
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Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social also delves into Ryan Coogler's recent #horror film smash hit SINNERS, available on #4K #UltraHD from @warnerbrospictures.bsky.social. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social revisits Ruggero Deodato's controversial 1980 #horror film HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, available in a 2-Disc #4K #Ultra HD #Bluray release from @severinfilms.bsky.social. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #BD Review – Dennis takes a look the 1971 Mike Nichols-directed #comedy #drama CARNAL KNOWLEDGE starring Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret, and Candace Bergen, available on #Bluray from @criterion.bsky.social. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #BD Review – @timsalmons.bsky.social revisits the 1982 #horror sequel FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III, available in a new Region-Free #Bluray #3D release from Turbine Medien. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Today on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – News catch-up: Dogma is coming to #4K from Lionsgate, plus Silverado, Karate Kid: Legends, Bring Her Back, The Conjuring, Meatballs, The Graduate & more!
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Bits #4K Review – @timsalmons.bsky.social adores Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra in HIGH SOCIETY, available in a 2-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray release with a gorgeous new restoration from the Warner Archive Collection. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social revisits the legendary 1974 disaster film EARTHQUAKE, available in a Limited Edition #4K #UltraHD #Steelbook release from Universal Pictures. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Bits #BD Review – Stuart checks out the AUDIE MURPHY COLLECTION V featuring the #Western films WALK THE PROUD LAND, SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDOWN, and BULLET FOR A BADMAN, available in a 3-Disc #Bluray #boxset from @kinolorber.com. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

Heads up @thedigitalbits.bsky.social readers & #physicalmedia fans: Kevin Smith has a message for you about DOGMA #4K! @lionsgate.com #SDCC

Today on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – News catch-up: Severin Sale, Criterion & Arrow’s October, Warner Archive’s August & Kevin Smith to talk Dogma #4K at SDCC!
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EXCLUSIVE: Heads up @thedigitalbits.bsky.social readers—I’m hearing that director Kevin Smith will talk DOGMA #4K this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con! Interested fans may want to find a seat in his Hall H panel on Saturday night (7/27, from 7:15 to 8:45 PM). “Snootch to the motherf***ing nootch!”

Ozzy Osbourne, Chuck Mangione, Hulk Hogan, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Connie Francis, Mark Snow, Lalo Schifrin... lotta departures this month. Rest in peace, every one of them.

Today on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – We’re Back! Plus there’s a Lionsgate Limited Flash Sale today & Warner Archive launches a High Society 4K disc replacement
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Holy shit, the new episode of SOUTH PARK.