I was testing out the DVD drive on my new computer by watching Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show, and was reminded of what a great film it is. It's beautifully paced, the acting is superb, the cinematography is breathtaking, and the script is both authentic and genuinely moving. On top of it all, like a cherry on a cake, sits the young Cybill Shepherd (above).

Sam: Me and this young lady was pretty wild, I guess. In pretty deep. We used to come out here on horseback and go swimmin' without no bathing suits. One day, she wanted to swim the horses across this tank. Kind of a crazy thing to do, but we done it anyway. She bet me a silver dollar she could beat me across. She did. This old horse I was ridin' didn't want to take the water. But she was always lookin' for somethin' to do like that. Somethin' wild. I'll bet she's still got that silver dollar.