I just wrote a detailed entry about two movies and three books I have recently seen/read. Since I accidentally just deleted the whole thing, I will simply put links here and say that all were well worth watching/reading.

Movies:

To Kill A Mockingbird. Movie Story

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner


Books: (the first two are classic children's books, but just as good or better when you are an adult)

Phantom Tollbooth

The 21 Balloons


Fiasco A must-read on the American military in Iraq, written by Thomas Ricks, a fellow who was a reporter for the WSJ for 17 years and is now the Washington Post's Senior Pentagon Correspondent.