Andrew Hawnt's Blog, page 19

ORPHAN BLACK: Why it matters so much

Orphan Black genuinely took me by surprise when I first started catching up with the first season a little while ago. I'd been struggling to find something that would both entertain and inspire me following the end of season 2 of the glorious CONTINUUM, and as Orphan Black had been getting so much good press, it seemed like something I should check out. For once, the hype was more than

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE – THE START OF A SECOND MARVEL MOVIE UNIVERSE?

Note: As Lost In The Multiplex (the awesome site which is home to my Panels To Frames columns) is currently undergoing some important maintenance, I'll rant about comics movies here for a while until the site returns to action. Let's talk X-Men and stuff! 

The announcement that next year's X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURES PAST will be followed in 2016 by X-MEN: APOCALYPSE has kicked off some interesting

DOCTOR WHO – THE NIGHT OF THE DOCTOR

I am stunned, absolutely stunned by what I've just watched (twice). As well as being an incredible taster for what is to come with the 50th anniversary story THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR, this mini episode feels like a gift to all of us old fans who weathered the wilderness years before Doctor Who came back to our screens in 2005. My friends, those were some dark times, when we clung onto our Doctor

Why I Couldn't Cross Gaiman's Ocean

Note: This article was originally being considered by a couple of writing sites, but ultimately I figured as it was so personal, it belonged here. Thanks for stopping by. 

As a struggling writer and devoted reader, a dilemma has been eating at me of late, a most unique problem which applies solely to me and you, my fellow restless creative types. Recently I started to read The Ocean At The End

Yeah, that kinda night.

This is our world right now. We exist simultaneously in the distant past and the far future. These days are the stories future historians will ponder and that our ancestors dared not even dream of. Our advances are both astounding and primeval, depending on the viewpoint. We are both barbaric yet civilised, ignorant and illuminated. As a people we are just children, no matter our knowledge or

WOLVERINE GETS ANOTHER MOVIE

So it seems that X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST won't be Hugh Jackman's last outing as the Snikt-happy Canuck after all. Hugh and THE WOLVERINE director James Mangold are reportedly teaming up once again for another Wolverine big screen outing, following on from that film surprising a lot of people (and boring the hell out of others) and raking in more cash than a lot of people expected it to.

WITHIN TEMPTATION FEATURING TARJA TURUNEN - "PARADISE (WHAT ABOUT US?)"

I can't get enough of this track. As many people are aware, I'm a sucker for bands like Within Temptation, and was an obsessed Nightwish fan during the Tarja years (I am again now Floor Jansen is in the band, though). The idea of Sharon from WT and Tarja duetting is a dream come true, and this song is more than I could have hoped it to be. Brilliant.

DIARY OF A GENRE ADDICT VOLUME TWO - FINAL COVER

Hot on the heels of the release of VHS ATE MY BRAIN next month will be DIARY OF A GENRE ADDICT VOLUME TWO, which completes the project and will be the final output from the DOAGA site for the foreseeable future. It includes all of the remaining reviews and diary entries plus additional diary entries and an original essay on the cult film lifestyle.

VHS ATE MY BRAIN - THE NEW COVER!

VHS ATE MY BRAIN, my 7th book, has a brand new cover design from the awesome Lunchmeat VHS fanzine. Check it out! The book will be out next month. More new soon!

ROCK N' ROLL SINNERS VOLUME II by Neil Daniels - OUT NOW!

Ever wanted to get inside the head of music journalists like me and my demented kind? Check out the ROCK N' ROLL SINNERS books from acclaimed rock scribe Neil Daniels, packed with interviews with some of the best rock journalists in the world! Check out volume 2, out now, and get ready for volume 3, which contains an interview with me. These books are excellent. Check out the press release below.