New Digital Video Discs

BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE
directed by Stephen Frears
starring Saeed Jaffrey -- Roshan Seth -- Daniel Day Lewis -- Gordon Warnecke -- Shirley Anne Field















THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS. THE RIVER
directed by Pare Lorentz















WAR PHOTOGRAPHER
directed by Christian Frei
photography by James Nachtwey














THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
directed by Ken Loach
starring Cillian Murphy -- Padraic Delaney















XALA
directed by Ousmane Sembene
starring Thierno Leye -- Suen Samb



Remember that you can only watch the movies in the library
However, if you need them for your school work, you can email to Mr Gisli Snaer Erlingsson, Head of the Puttnam School of Film @ gisli.snaer@lasalle.edu.sg.

NEW DVDs

The Celebration
Director: Thomas Vinterberg











The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
Director: Julian Schnabel











The Interview
Director: Craig Monahan











The Pianist
Director: Roman Polanski

MORE NEW TITLES

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY
Andrew Bolton
Call number: 746.92092 BOL
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house.





ART AS THERAPY IN PALLIATIVE CARE: THE CREATIVE RESPONSE
edited by Mandy Pratt & Michele J.M. Wood
Call number: 615.85156 ART
This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the practice and results of art therapy in palliative care.







FASHION BRANDING
Miquel Abellan
Call number: 741.6 ABE
This illustrated volume brings together examples of brand & branding in the fashion industry to provide readers with insights into how design & fashion can combine to create consumer awareness and a lasting impact





GUCCI: THE MAKING OF
Edited by Frida Giannini, Contribution by Katie Grand, Peter Arnell, Rula Jebreal and Christopher Breward
Call number: 746.92 GUC
"Gucci: the making of" offers an in-depth look into Gucci’s origins, identity, influence, & innovation, including fabrication methods & appropriation of signature materials, past & present, & its influence among high society & Hollywood. (Rizzoli)



VITAMIN P2: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN PAINTING
Call number: 709.04092 VIT
A dynamic overview of the best new contemporary painting from around the world. Both a reference book for the art world and an accesible introduction for newcomers to the scene







YOUR IDEA, INC.: 12 STEPS TO BUILDING A MILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS
Sandy Abrams
Call number: 338.04 ABR
The book helps reader in adopting the 12-step plan to make her/his new product or service profitable reality.

NEW ADDITIONS

AI WEIWEI INTERLACING
edited by Urs Stahel & Daniela Janser
Call number: 709.2 AI
Interlacing presents the complexity of Weiwei's oeuvre through blogs, critical essays & hundreds of photographs.






EIGHT PLAYS
Ovidia Yu
Call number: S822 YU
Ms Yu's collection of some of her finest works includes: The woman in a tree on the hill; Three fat virgins; Playing mothers; Love calls; Breastissues; Life choices; The silence of the kittens & Hitting (on) women








IT'S NOT HOW GOOD YOU ARE, IT'S HOW GOOD YOU WANT TO BE
Paul Arden
Call number: 158.1 ARD
This volume is a concise guide to making the most of yourself - a pocket 'bible' for the talented & timid to make the unthinkable & the impossible possible






THE BIG BENTO BOOK OF UNUSELESS JAPANESE INVENTIONS
Kenji Kawakami
Call number: 608.752 KAW
In Japan, Kenji Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu, the art of the unuseless idea. Kawakami has developed an entire philosophy around these bizarre & logic-defying gadgets & gizmos, which must work but are actually entirely impractical