Movies: Ed Zwick

He ' s an expert at films that tackle some of history ' s heaviest subjects, such as the Civil War ( " Glory " ) and child soldiers in Africa ( " Blood Diamond " ). His latest is the Holocaust story " Defiance. "

My Five Most Important Movies

1. " Lawrence of Arabia. " Places a flawed hero in an epic context. Suffice to say, the filmmaking is sublime.

2. " The Lady Eve. " A laugh-out-loud comedy that also manages to be a meditation on the nature of attraction, the cluelessness of men and the silliness of sex.

3. " We All Loved Each Other So Very Much. " A tale of friendship that reveals how the personal is political and the political is personal.

4. " The Battle of Algiers. " It forever changed what we imagine something looks like when it's "real."