Hello there potential reader (I assume you are reading this) and welcome to the very first Sunday recommendation by Darren and I, which we don't actually have a name for yet. Each week we shall both be making 3 recommendations: a movie/series, and album/song, and a game, with the occasional piece of bonus content. Today, as it was our first (and extremely late) piece, we decided our selection had to consist of director's/artist's/game designer's firsts. So please, read away, and come back each Sunday for more recommendations! - Chris
The Evil Dead - Sam Raimi (Film) - Author: Chris
The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi's original, not the recent remake) is about as B movie as you can get, containing ridiculous physical effects, bucket-loads of fake blood, and Bruce Campbell. Now that last point is vitally important, for you see, without the wonder of Bruce, this film would just be like any other "cabin in the woods" story. He is truly the master of B movie acting, and is a joy to watch and listen to. Check this film out, and then watch Evil Dead 2 and then watch Army Of Darkness. You will be quoting Bruce for years.
You can find this glorious piece of cinema right here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Evil-Dead-Full-Uncut-Version/dp/B000GL18J0/ref=sr_1_5?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1404684580&sr=1-5&keywords=evil+dead
and the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdjqDiugXfM
Level One - Miracle Of Sound (Music) - Author: Darren
Ah music, that thing that we listen to and some of it's shit and some isn't. In fact, some of it transcends the category of 'not shit' to the lofty heights of 'pretty sweet'. This week I'm recommending Miracle Of Sound's first album, aptly titled Level One.
Miracle of Sound, or Gavin Dunne, is an Irish musician popular for his gaming and movie songs. These songs cover a wide variety of genres from metal/rock to the more cinematic stuff, a personal favourite of mine from his first album is Normandy, which is based on Mass Effect (probably my favourite game series).
If you're interested, or even if you're not (that's the point of this thing), give his first album a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxv4zcAiKGaLH_AFqsjVLiz8kGvxv7RZp
Or buy it from one of these places: http://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-1-the-2011-collection
http://www.amazon.com/Level-1-Miracle-Sound/dp/B006OQ7NMW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1404511613&sr=8-4&keywords=Miracle+Of+Sound
https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/level-1/id491253649
The Republia Times - Lucas Pope (Game) - Author: Chris
Republia Times was the first game created by Lucas Pope, who is well known for his most recent game, Papers Please. You are assigned the role of editor-in-chief for the Republia Times, a government run newspaper, and have to layout a paper each day to entice readers and keep your glorious leader happy. Did I mention they were keeping your family whilst you work? It is a very simple game with very similar themes and morals to Papers Please, so if you like them short yet morally complex, you'll love this. Best of all it's free, which is more than can be said for the protagonist. You can play it for free right here: http://dukope.com/play.php?g=trt
So there you have it, three things for you all to try out. We hope you enjoy our selections for this week, and that you enjoy the blog.
-Chris
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