Atticus Finch trial "State of Alabama vs. Charles White, Alias," and Atticus Finch's defense of Tom Robinson in "To Kill a Mockingbird". In a letter to the author, Harper Lee herself noted the "obvious parallels" between the cases (Lee was 12 at the time of the Charles White trial) and between Atticus Finch and Foster Beck, though she also stated that she could not recall the trial, and that "To Kill a Mockingbird" was a work of fiction. Former President Barack Obama referenced Atticus Finch as an ideal American character. In addition Atticus was mentioned during one of Obama's speeches. In July
The Sight & Sound Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time The Sight & Sound Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time The following are the "Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time" according to the worldwide opinion polls conducted by "Sight & Sound" and published in the journal's September 2012 issue. They published the critics' list, based on 846 critics, programmers, academics, and distributors, and the directors' list, based on 358 directors and filmmakers. "Sight & Sound", published by the British Film Institute, has conducted a poll of the greatest films every 10 years since 1952. In the 2012 critics' poll, "Vertigo" ranked first, replacing "Citizen Kane", which held the