Ernest Mathijs (born 1968 or 1969)
[ is a professor at the ]University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...
, where he teaches film. He has published several books on cult film
A cult film or cult movie, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase which forms an elaborate subculture, members of which engage ...
s.
Career
According to CTV News
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, his "specialties include movie audiences, the reception of alternative cinema and cult film." Mathijs is primarily known for his books on cult films, such as '' The Cult Film Reader'' and ''100 Cult Films
''100 Cult Films'' is a 2011 book written by Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik, who selected one hundred cult films to discuss.
Process
The two authors often disagreed with each other and were forced to make concessions; for example, Mathijs op ...
'', which he co-edited and co-wrote, respectively, with Xavier Mendik
Xavier Charles Mendik is an English documentary filmmaker, author, and festival director. He is an associate professor in film and director of graduate studies in the School of Media at Birmingham City University, and formerly at the University ...
; '' Cult Cinema'', which he co-wrote with Jamie Sexton; '' The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero'' and '' John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps''. With Sexton, he is the co-editor of the '' Cultographies'' series, which examines individual cult films in the form of short books.
Personal life
Mathijs is married to Canadian actress Emily Perkins
Emily Jean Perkins (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian former actress, best known for her roles as Crystal Braywood in the TV series ''Hiccups'', young Beverly Marsh in '' Stephen King's It'', and Brigitte Fitzgerald in ''Ginger Snaps''. Since the l ...
. He was born in Belgium.
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Ernest Mathijs
at the University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...
Living people
Academic staff of the University of British Columbia
Year of birth uncertain
Year of birth missing (living people)
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