Ernest Mathijs

Ernest Mathijs
Born 1968/1969 (age 47–48)
Belgium
Occupation Professor, author
Known for Cult film studies
Spouse(s) Emily Perkins

Ernest Mathijs is a professor at the University of British Columbia, where he teaches film. He has published several books on cult films.

Career

According to CTV News, his "specialties include movie audiences, the reception of alternative cinema and cult film."[1] Mathijs is primarily known for his books on cult films, such as The Cult Film Reader[2][3][4] and 100 Cult Films,[5][6][7] which he co-edited and co-wrote, respectively, with Xavier Mendik; Cult Cinema,[8][9] which he co-wrote with Jamie Sexton; The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero[10][11][12] and John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps.[13][14] With Sexton, he is the co-editor of the Cultographies series, which examines individual cult films in the form of short books.[15][16][17][18]

Personal life

Mathijs is married to Canadian actress Emily Perkins. He was born in Belgium.[19]

Bibliography

References

  1. Heatherington, Reyhana (2013-10-27). "UBC professor launches frightful film app". CTV News. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  2. Abbott, Stacey (Autumn 2010). "The Cult Film Reader (review)". Science Fiction Film and Television 3 (2): 316–319.
  3. Church, David (Spring 2009). "The Cult Film Reader". Film Quarterly 62 (3): 86–88. doi:10.1525/fq.2009.62.3.86 via JSTOR. (subscription required (help)).
  4. Walker, Greg (2008-03-06). "The Cult Film Reader". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  5. Liederman, Marsha (2012-09-06). "Want to Make People Mad? Pick the Top 100 Cult Films of All Time". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  6. "'100 Cult Films': Some You'd Expect, But 'Star Wars'?". NPR. 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  7. Mack, Adrian (2012-01-04). "Ernest Mathijs' 100 Cult Films dives into the movies some of us can't stop watching". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  8. Sheppard, Bret (2014). "Cult Cinema by Ernest Mathijs and Jamie Sexton. Walden, MA and Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011". Quarterly Review of Film and Video 31 (1): 93–97. doi:10.1080/10509208.2011.646214.
  9. "Cult cinema; an introduction.(Brief article)(Book review)". Reference & Research Book News. 2011-08-01 via Highbeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  10. Ognjanovic, Dejan (2009-02-01). "Book Review: The Cinema of David Cronenberg". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  11. Fradley, Martin (Spring 2011). "Review: The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero; David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker?". Film Quarterly 64 (3): 73–75. doi:10.1525/FQ.2011.64.3.73 via JSTOR. (subscription required (help)).
  12. Latham, Rob (Autumn 2010). "David Cronenberg: Author or Film-Maker?, and: Videodrome. Studies in the Horror Film, and: The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero (review)". Science Fiction Film and Television 3 (2): 301–307. doi:10.1353/sff.2010.0010.
  13. "Sinister Seven: UBC Film Professor Ernest Mathijs". Rue Morgue. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  14. Lederman, Marsha (2013-10-29). "Horror Flick Ginger Snaps Gets Academic Love in New Book". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  15. Ayoub, Nina (2008-02-08). "Coming Attractions". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  16. Ognjanovic, Dejan (2008-02-09). "Book Review: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (by Jeffrey Weinstock)". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  17. Lord, Julie (November 2009). "Review:Weinstock, Jeffrey: The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (PDF). Participations 6 (2). Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  18. Tinkcom, Matthew (Autumn 2009). "The Rocky Horror Picture Show (review)". Science Fiction Film and Television 2 (2): 311–314. doi:10.1353/sff.0.0084.
  19. Shaefer, Glen (2012-01-04). "UBC Prof Wrote the Book on Cult Films, the Arguments Start Here". The Province. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.