Peter Bogdanovich

A multitalented cinephile, Bogdanovich (above, with Barbra Streisand) is best-known for his 1971 classic "The Last Picture Show" and, more recently, for his role as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg on "The Sopranos." His latest film is "Runnin' Down a Dream," a four-hour documentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. His list:

My Five Most Important Movies

1. "How Green Was My Valley." Director John Ford can make you cry and laugh faster than anybody.

2. "To Have and Have Not." Howard Hawks is probably the most consistently engaging director in all genres.

3. "The Shop Around the Corner." Ernst Lubitsch is a master of the oblique, with the lightest touch in movies.

4. "Grand Illusion." Jean Renoir is simply the best director in the Western world.