Tom Ue
Canada, Nova Scotia
All posts by Dr Tom Ue, FRHistS @RoyalHistSoc, Editor-in-Chief JPFTV, Prof @CapeEnglish @cbuniversity, & Hon Research Associate @UCL. B: @tomue.bsky.social.
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In Praise of Connection: Max Hegewald on the Making of Free at Heart
Advanced search Journal of Popular Film and Television Latest Articles Submit an article Journal homepage Full Article Figures & data Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Read this article /doi/full/10.1080/01956051.2026.2684838?needAccess=true Abstract Actor, director, and writer Max Hegewald’s documentary Silvia Is My Name (2020) premiered at the Max Ophüls Festival. His latest, the feature-length fiction Free at Heart was released at the Olso/Fusion International Film Festival in 2025.
Liam Calvert on the Journeys in A Night Like This
Advanced search Journal of Popular Film and Television Latest Articles Submit an article Journal homepage Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Read this article /doi/full/10.1080/01956051.2025.2582386?needAccess=true Abstract Liam Calvert’s feature-length debut A Night Like This (2025) draws inspiration from classics such as Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995).
Writing Gender, Writing Violence: Will Seefried on Lilies Not for Me
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Plural identities, genders, and citizenships in Tom Taylor’s and John Timms’ Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021-22)
ABSTRACT Much of the discourse surrounding Tom Taylor’s and John Timms’ Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021–22) has concentrated on the titular character Jon Kent’s bisexuality. Actor Dean Cain, best known for his portrayal of Clark Kent in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–97), goes so far as to critique the series’ wokeness in an op-ed for Real Clear Politics (14 October 2021).
Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words
Midway through Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, alone, longs to be reunited with her beloved: Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds,Towards Phoebus' lodging. Such a wagonerAs Phaeton would whip you to the westAnd bring in cloudy night immediately. (3.2.1–4) The senses of hurry and urgency, neatly encapsulated in this soliloquy, are symptomatic of this play's broader concerns regarding time—time in the senses of both story and narrative.
World Film Locations: Toronto
Edited by Tom Ue Edited by Tom Ue 128 pages | illustrated in color throughout | 6 x 9 | © 2014 Paper $28.50 ISBN: 9781783201952 Published April 2014 Not for sale in the United Kingdom or Europe Toronto is a changing city that has been a source of reflection and inspiration to writers and artists whose work focuses on the conditions and prospects of human life. A city on the move, it demands policies and regulation, and it offers the pleasures and perils of the massive and the anonymous.
Dystopian story ‘Ready Player One’ has tips for life after coronavirus
by Tom Ue Wade Watts becomes a better global citizen when he reconnects to the real world in Ernest Cline’s novel ‘Ready Player One.’ Tye Sheridan stars as Watts in Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation. (2018 edition of ‘Ready Player One’/Penguin Random House) Dystopian fiction seems so alluring during the coronavirus pandemic. As we eagerly await a return to normalcy, many say we can aspire to do better — whether we are talking about wealth distribution or global warming.
Dystopian story ‘Ready Player One’ has tips for life after coronavirus
Dystopian fiction seems so alluring during the coronavirus pandemic. As we eagerly await a return to normalcy, many say we can aspire to do better — whether we are talking about wealth distribution or global warming. What dystopian fiction does especially well is to show how we can do more than simply repeat. Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (2018), an adaptation of Ernest Cline’s bestselling novel of the same title (2011), is a case in point.
Money is Central to BBC's 'A Christmas Carol'
A new three-episode adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol airs this holiday season on FX and BBC One. Written by Steven Knight, and directed by Nick Murphy, this latest outing brings together a stellar cast led by Guy Pearce (Memento), Andy Serkis (Black Panther), Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Joe Alwyn (The Favourite).
In an age of inequality, BBC's 'A Christmas Carol' capitalizes on the money theme
A new three-episode adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol airs this holiday season on FX and BBC One. Written by Steven Knight, and directed by Nick Murphy, this latest outing brings together a stellar cast led by Guy Pearce (Memento), Andy Serkis (Black Panther), Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Joe Alwyn (The Favourite).
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