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
Let the Right One In (film) seriously, drawing comparisons to "Nosferatu" and to "Nosferatu the Vampyre". He described it as a story of "two lonely and desperate kids capable of performing dark deeds without apparent emotion", and praised the actors for "powerful" performances in "draining" roles. Ebert later called the film "The best modern vampire movie". One negative review came from Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly", who gave the movie a "C", characterizing it as a "Swedish head-scratcher", with "a few creepy images but very little holding them together". Bloody Disgusting ranked the film first in their list of the 'Top 20 Horror Films of the