



88 Films: Restored Alice, Sweet Alice Detailed for Blu-ray Posted February 19, 2018 02:30 PM by



British distributors 88 Films have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Alfred Sole's film Alice, Sweet Alice (1976), starring Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Niles McMaster, and Jane Lowry. The release will be available for purchase on March 10.



The upcoming release will be sold exclusively at the label's site. A general release will be available for purchase at all major retailers on Jule 9.



Synopsis: When ten-year-old Karen (Brooke Shields  in her first screen appearance) is killed in church on the occasion of her first communion, her seemingly innocent older sister Alice (Paula Sheppard) becomes the prime suspect. Matters become complicated as more of Alice's family members are attacked, along with residents of her apartment building. Can a twelve-year-old girl be capable of such mayhem, or is someone else with a vicious plan destroying her family?



Special Features and Technical Specs: NEW (2018) 2K RESTORATION from positive elements

from positive elements RESTORED LPCM Original Mono Audio

LPCM Original Mono Audio Audio Commentary by Director Alfred Sole and editor Edward Salier

Original Trailer

Restoration Comparison

Reversible Sleeve

Cardboard O-Ring

Optional English SDH Subtitles

REGION-FREE







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dig311dug Feb 19, 2018 I wonder if WAC is announcing this too this week...

The Batman Professor Feb 19, 2018 Am I crazy, or does this look like it's been given the dreaded teal treatment?

adamjankowski Feb 19, 2018 YES!!!!!!!!

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Top contributor 4000dvds2many Feb 19, 2018 @The Batman Professor - Yeah, it looks a little blue/green to me, too. dkelly26666 Feb 19, 2018 I already ordered and paid for this... It'll do for now.

jlk5844 Feb 19, 2018 Look at the lights on the ceilings, guys. That's why it looks slightly teal sometimes. It's not even in every scene shown here, there's no teal revisionism to be found. Rarely...rarely is that actually the case.

jlk5844 Feb 19, 2018 Also, finally! Finally this gets a Blu-ray. Might hold off to see if WAC announces this.

montyb Feb 19, 2018 Okay. I am still wondering (even though I have preordered from 88 Films) why can't they just hold out until the greedy guy who has the negative lets it go? They are doing a 2K restoration of a print THEN framing it to 1.85. Why isn't the print 1.85 to begin with? Are they cropping or zooming the print to fill a 1.85 frame. This really concerns me.

Night Fever Music Feb 19, 2018 If this is the best we get for Alice Sweet Alice, then I'll eventually grab it on sale. Looks like they took a busted 16mm and gave it enough of a restoration to pass for VHS. Creepy movie!!

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Top reviewerTop contributor pro-bassoonist Feb 19, 2018 If someone is teaching you that a print and a positive are the same thing, this is a someone that you should avoid. And as always, have the release in your hands, see it, and then judge.

benricci Feb 19, 2018 @montyb - you don't seem to understand how matting works with non-anamorphically shot films. The original film elements would not be in the 1.85:1 ratio, as that's not a standard 35mm film format. The movie would have been shot on regular film with a ratio of roughly 1.33:1 and then matted to 1.85 for theatrical presentations. Very few movies were "hard-matted" in-camera to 1.85:1. If you look at the film negatives for a lot of older movies, there's tons of extra headroom and camera equipment, boom mics, etc. at the top and bottom of frame that are matted out when framed properly.



88 films will be matting their presentation (yes, cropping the top and bottom of the film frame) to replicate the original theatrical framing. This is the correct way to do it. eliocon Feb 20, 2018 Already ordered. It may not be perfect but it's a whole lot better than the DVD I've cherished all these years. And if WAC finally releases their version I'll get that too. Don't mind having a couple of copies. You should see how many copies of Suspiria I have.. LOL... My legs.. MY LEGS!!!!!

adamjankowski Feb 20, 2018 I ordered it. I'd be surprised (not shocked) if WAC releases one.

omenboy Feb 21, 2018 If there's one thing I have learned by being on this site all these years is "do not wait when something you really want is available"! The wording on the 88 Films pre-order page that says "88 Website Exclusive Window" sounds like this opportunity to get the film in March instead of July might only be for a limited period of time. After seeing film releases occasionally delayed or even canceled for one reason or another, I want it badly enough that I am not taking any chances! Ordered!

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