Ever since i've got my premium membership from NLB, i've wanted to go to esplanade library to explore.. to see what i can borrow, and what there is to be borrowed. haha. very amazed at the range of topics and coverage the NLB has to offer. Even more amazed (and amused) and the dvd collection the library@esplanade possesses. They have dvds ranging from the older (eg.Agatha Christie mysteries in dvds) to the younger (eg. Lord of the Rings Series). They have television series such as Buffy, Charmed, Law and Order... They have literature films such as Adam's Rib. I was totally amused to see Adam's Rib as part of their collection... it's an old movie for my lit module last sem which i totally enjoyed:D
I've borrowed 3 dvds previously.. namely 'All dogs go to heaven', 'The Addams Family', as well as the Agatha Christie mystery titled as 'The 7 dials'... Went back to the library today at night, reaching esplanade 20 mins after 8, 40 mins before the library closes. haha. This time, i've got myself more interesting titles such as 'The Age of Innocence' (which is apparently a beautiful film, according to IMDB anyway:D), 'Dancer in the Dark' (by the director Lars Von Trier, who coincidentally also directed the films Manderlay and Dogville and has a third installment coming up soon in 2007. Was first introduced to the director by Deryuan who loves this guy's works. haha. i'm alright with him. amazed at his attempts in breakthough-ing the mainstream style of filming, but not entirely happy with his themes:) Apparently 'Dancer in the Dark' is another wonderful movie, again according to IMDB:D), 'Agatha Christie's Miss Marple - The moving finger and At Betram's hotel' (i love agatha christie mysteries, and it's even more interesting to see them on film. to actually understand the british style and accent, as well as to see a visual representation of endearing miss marple. amazing:D) and last but not least, 'Law and Order- Year One' (22 episodes. I was initially looking for CSI to spark off my studying of the forensic science notes, as well as to spur me on to do research on forensic psychology, of which my term paper is based on..haha. Can't wait to watch it! Think i'll watch it when we study overnight at the airport:D). Really quite a treasure in the NLB... haha.
The troublesome thing is that i've got to finish it all in one week! haha. They're ALL due on the 1st October. oh dear. haha.