DAVID'S DVD CORNER

The Greatest Game Ever Played
Twin Peaks writer Mark Frost adapted his own book for the screenplay of this fact-based golf story. It's family-friendly but PG, and perhaps a bit too stately for some young ones.

House of Strangers
I happened to see this often startling 1949 Italian-American drama at MOMA last night. (It's playing there again tomorrow night!) Starring Edward G. Robinson with Richard Conte and Susan Hayward in some highly suggestive scenes plus Luther Adler and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in supporting roles, this 1949 film could very well be godfather to The Godfather (in which Conte played Barzini).

The Passenger
Whether or not you saw this artsy puzzler (starring Jack Nicholson vintage 1975) during its recent revival or you plan to see it on June 29 as part of BAM's Michelangelo Antonioni festival, it's one of the very best films to watch on digital video, scrutinizing the famous ending to your heart's content.

A State of Mind
What if a modern nation modeled itself on the dystopia portrayed in George Orwell's 1984? I think I caught a glimpse of such a country thanks to this documentary about talented kids growing up in North Korea.

3:10 to Yuma
Glenn Ford and Van Heflin deliver outstanding performances in this thoughtful Western that I also happened to see at MOMA. When the opening credits rolled, the crowd applauded director Delmar Dawes; I soon understood why.