Old Blues Chapter and Verse | Catching Up: Malick, Mantel and a Gentle Reminder @OldBluesChapterandVerse | Uploaded May 2019 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
In which I elaborate on the two hang-ups of mine that have distracted me from Booktube over the last eight or so days.

Videos mentioned herein:

"Malick's Obsessions" from the channel Thomas Flight (a video essay focusing on the achievements, provocations and conundrums of Terrence Malick's films To the Wonder, Knight of Cups and Song to Song):

youtube.com/watch?v=5f6rpDlfX5A&t=56s

The :60 clip that we currently have from A Hidden Life:

youtube.com/watch?v=HWC4dVB8n1s

And my original Booktube Top Tens Tag (you have until the end of June):

youtube.com/watch?v=zl_1dQQD4KI

And for a refresher in why Hilary Mantel's novels about Cromwell are SO worth your time, here is Simon Mayo's video explaining his choice of it as a finalist for last year's Golden Booker Prize:

youtube.com/watch?v=EJzmiXJuWKA