Bill reviews books and movies he sees and reads:
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1)  Midnight Cowboy.  Bill's favorite.  Dustin Hoffman and
Jon Voight play side-kicks in late '60's New York, Hoffman
a homeless con artist and Voight, recently from Texas trying
to score with older ladies for cash.  Brenda Vicaro.  Enough
said.

2)  Australia.  Super, dreamy, down-under.  Great shots of
the land of Australia.  Good story, lots of action.  Hugh
Jackman and Nicole Kidman.  Set during WWII.

3)  The Appeal.  By John Grisham.  Excellent!  About the
appeal of a case against a chemical company in Mississippi.
Great writing and plot.  Above average Grisham.

4)  Transporter 3.  Disappointment.

5)  Public Enemies.  Clark Gable played a gangster.  This
movie is good.  This movie is tough and leaves an impression.
Johnny Depp is cool.

6)  Da Vinci Code.  Page turner.  Taut thriller in a religous
back-drop.  Dan Brown.

7)  Ingourious Basterds.  Hitler is assasinated in a movie
theatre.  Had to see it twice.  Pitt does a good job in his
role, as Jewish US soldier leading a pack of killers.

8)  Perfect Getaway.  Wow.  The audience finds out in the end,
they have been with the killers all the movie.  Inventive twists
and primal action.

9)  A Serious Man.  Coen Brothers.  A Jewish family man's troubles
overwhelm him.  He faces life alone.

10)  Thirst.  Korean vampires in modern times.  And a love affair.
Excellent and often comedic.

11)  Moon.  Hypnotic tale on the moon with a twist at the end.
Sam Rockwell of Matchstick Men.

12)  Taken.  Liam Neisen loses his daughter to kidnappers.  But the
kidnappers are in for a surprise.

13) True Grit.  Faithful to the book and John Wayne's movie.  Lots
of action, entertaining.

14) Black Swan.  Disappointment.