Brownstein: Filmmaker checks into New York Public Library in Ex Libris

The prevailing policy at most libraries is that “silence is golden.” Ex Libris — The New York Public Library, the 41st documentary by the legendary Frederick Wiseman, eschews this rule. It is a talkie in the inimitable style of its 87-year-old director.
The doc — which screens at the 20th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) Nov. 19 at Cineplex Quartier Latin — turns out to be the ultimate tribute to libraries, one of the most democratic of institution