The man at the library known formally as Dave Montalbano, likes to be known informally as "Cinema Dave." And he's more than happy to explain the reason for it.

"It gets me in places," the 38-year-old cinema guru said.

And that is truly the key to understanding Montalbano: the name lets him act like he doesn’t take movies or his job as an audiovisual librarian at the Main Library on Andrews Avenue, all that seriously.

But he does, he really does. It’s just that he is as willing to pour out movie wisdom on a forgotten modern favorite as he is about an Orson Welles masterpiece. More specifically, he provides the library with his own brand of "Literary Cinema," and the knowledge to back it up.

In fact, call him and ask a question like: "What does the Dunkirk scene in ‘Atonement’ share with the opening of ‘Touch of Evil’?"

You'll get an answer.

To catch up on Montalbano's "Literary Cinema" series, stop by the library at 1 p.m. on Nov. 8 for a screening and discussion of "First Blood." Beyond that, you can expect his usual brand of cinema oddity.

"Did you know Rambo died in the book?"

Upcoming film dates include "Spartacus" on Jan. 10, "Ben-Hur" on April 11, and "Stagecoach" on May 9. Call Montalbano at 954-357-7452.