A Midnight Clear has finally been given a U.S. Blu-ray release by Shout Select.
The anti-war film directed by former actor Keith Gordon (Dressed to Kill) has been a cult favorite ever since its debut in April 1992. Taken from the novel by William Wharton (Birdy, Dad) with a screenplay by Wharton and Gordon, the story about American and German soldiers coming together just before the end of World War II, is based on a true story in which the names have been changed “to protect the guilty” according to Wharton.
The film is narrated by Ethan Hawke who stars in the film with Kevin Dillon, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Frank Whaley, Arye Gross, and John C. McGinley. The commentary track by Gordon and Hawke is imported from a previous release. “A New Look Back at A Midnight Clear” with Gordon, Hawke, Whaley, and Gross is provided as an extra.
Shout Select has also released an upgraded Blu-ray of Sidney Lumet’s last film, 2007’s Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead about family dynamics involved in a robbery gone wrong. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke star as brothers with Albert Finney as their father, Rosemary Harris as their mother, Marisa Tomei as Hoffman’s wife, and Amy Ryan as Hawke’s ex-wife with Michael Shannon and Brian F. O’Byrne in key supporting roles.
Lumet’s commentary and a making-of documentary from the previous Blu-ray release are included. The director, whose films ranged from 12 Angry Men to The Verdict, died in 2011. New extras include “Best Last Film,” an interview with Ethan Hawke, and “A Dark Story,” an interview with screenwriter Kelly Masterson (Snowpiercer).
Paramount has released long overdue Blu-rays of Atlantic City and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.
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