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By Bryan, February 4, 2013

Popmatic crew shares our Oscar picks and a whole lot of recommendations of things for you to watch, read, and listen to while you wait for the DVDs of the winners to come in. Crystal was so disappointed with this year’s nominees that she called in sick. We give you the skinny on a whole lot of programming the library is doing for African American History Month. We cover so many things in this episode, I’m going to stop typing now.

African American History Month:

full list of African American History Month programs

DVD pick - Pariah directed by former Nashvillian Dee Rees

Oscars:

Master of Disguise by Antoni J. Mendez (basis for Argo)

Amanda’s picks

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By Bryan, January 2, 2013

Legends of Film is proud to present an interview with Director of Photography Adam Holender.  Mr. Holender has photographed Midnight Cowboy, Smoke, Fresh, and Man on a Swing.  Man on a Swing will be showing January 12, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Main Library downtown.

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By Bryan, December 7, 2012

Best of the year show! Ours’ is superior in that you get our favorites from the library. Because we are human, we mention some things we absorbed in 2012 but were not necessarily released in 2012. We end with a teary-eyed look back at the year that was in Popmatic Podcast land. Are those tears of laughter or tears of rage?

Of all the events happening at the library in December, the one that gets us most excited is Amanda’s holiday concert featuring herself and her students.

Awesome Books

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

You’re Already Amazing by Holley Gerth

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Ghost Wave by Chris Dixon

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Canada by Richard Ford

Among Others by Jo Walton

Awesome Movies & TV

Savages

Lawless

In Treatment

Awesome Music

Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83

R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike

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By Bryan, November 5, 2012

Legends of Film is proud to present an interview with director Lewis Teague. Mr. Teague has directed Jewel of the Nile, Cujo, and Cat’s Eye. Cat’s Eye will be showing November 17, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Main Library downtown.

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By Bryan, November 1, 2012

Somehow discussions of T-Day’s favorite roasted bird ended up being about the best audio books to listen to in your car when traveling this holiday season. You’ll learn what a poult is. We end with what is tickling our fancy and what we really think of ABC’s television series Nashville.

NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH (NaNoWriMo)

TURKEYS

My Life as a Turkey

Q&A with Joe Hutto, the naturalist featured in My Life as a Turkey

Moneyball by Michael Lewis read by Scott Brick

Thirty-Nine Years of Short Term Memory Loss by Tom Davis read by Tom Davis (!)

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella read by Emily Gray

Confessions of a Shopaholic (Hollywood version)

Soulless (first in the Parasol Protectorate series) by Gail Carriger read by Emily Gray on Overdrive

Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow read by Bruce Mann

TICKLING OUR FANCY

Humble eBook Bundle

Wake in Fright directed by Ted Kotcheff (watch this space for more surprises related to this director)

Away From the World by Dave Mathews Band on Freegal

#3 by The Script on Freegal

Coexist by XX

Check out XX videos here.

Nashville TV series

The sculpture on Music Row is Musica by Alan LeQuire.

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By Bryan, October 5, 2012

The first week of October is Banned Books Week. We celebrate the freedom to read by telling you about our favorite banned books. The Popmatic crew is low on numbers but we have picks from all over NPL. We finish with what is tickling our fancy this October besides Margaret Atwood coming to the library.

HOLY PROGRAMS BATMAN!

Movies @ Main

Concerts in the Courtyard

Salon @ 615

2012 Nashville Public Library Literary Award winner Margaret Atwood

BANNED BOOKS

Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (The uncensored version!)

TICKLING OUR FANCY

Christmas music

Belcourt Theatre’s 12 Hours of Terror

Visions by Grimes

“Oblivion” from Visions

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By Bryan, October 4, 2012

Legends of Film is proud to present an interview with director Elliot Silverstein. Mr. Silverstein has directed Cat Ballou, A Man Called Horse, and The Car. The Car will be showing October 6, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Main Library downtown.