Judge a _____ by its Cover: A Little City Library Podcast Mary Riley Styles Public Library

This month, Librarians Billette, Pete and Steve are talking about "Soft Science" by Franny Choi, a hefty collection of Poetry that explores identify, consciousness, and the fading (or failing?) division between technology and humanity - or so we hypothesize! Pete plays the judge this episode to Billette and Steve's cover predictions. Can Billette keep her streak going? Or was Steve more machine than man when he churned out this prediction? Find out!

This month, Librarians Billette, Pete and Steve are talking about the 2005 Novella "The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil" by George Saunders. Written on a dare, this eccentric piece of satire weaves together a fable with a cast of absurd alien-like creatures and still manages to tell a very 'human' story. Steve plays the judge this episode to Billette and Pete's cover predictions.

This month, Librarians Billette and Pete are talking about VHYes directed by Jack Henry Robbins. Join us as we travel back to 1988 – a time when the VHS reigned supreme and video recording wasn’t just another thing your phone did. Join us as we contemplate comedic skits a la the 80s and a family dynamic destined to fail as a kid inadvertently films over his parents wedding tape.

Episode 8 of Judge a Blank by its Cover – A Little City Library Podcast
This month, Librarians Billette and Pete are talking about the 2012 film Holy Motors directed by Leos Carax. Bizarre shenanigans galore in the name of art as Dennis Lavant showcases his acting chops in this challenging film that is sure to provoke conversation, even if we’re still not entirely sure what it was about.
Quoted articles:
Senses of Cinema director prtofile:
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2006/great-directors/carax/

New Yorker review:
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/leos-caraxs-astonishing-holy-motors

Indiewire interview:
https://www.indiewire.com/2012/12/honor-roll-2012-leos-carax-explains-his-beloved-holy-motors-indiewires-top-film-of-2012-42285/

Welcome back for another episode of Judge a Blank by its Cover - a Little City Library Podcast! We are a media review podcast that guesses what a story is about based on the cover. This Month we watched (and judged) Robert Altman's 1972 psychological horror film and boy is there plenty to parse out in film and poster alike! Unpredictable and confusing psychotic episodes are complemented by the beautiful Irish countryside. A captivating story about a children's writer who can't quite draw the line between fantasy and reality. A true puzzle for audience and cast alike.

Judge a Book By it's Cover - a Little City Library Podcast, is briefly moving away from Novellas to reviewing/judging films by their posters!

This month, we're talking about Lavender Hill Mob, a 1951 Ealing Comedy directed by Charles Crichton and staring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway. It is available to checkout via Kanopy- our libraries streaming service. Join us as Billette and Pete discuss this dry, clever film that won an academy award for best screenplay, and see who gets closer to guessing the plot correctly based on the cover (not to mention who gets our first ever point awarded for proper color identification!)