Ernest Mathijs Explained

Ernest Mathijs
Birth Place:	Belgium
Occupation:	Professor, author
Known For:	Cult film studies
Spouse:	Emily Perkins

Ernest Mathijs (born 1968 or 1969) 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

• Mathijs. Ernest. 2002. Big Brother and Critical Discourse: the Reception of Big Brother Belgium. Television & New Media. 3. 3. 311–322. 1527-4764. 10.1177/152747640200300306. 145165823.
• Mathijs. Ernest. 2003. AIDS References in the Critical Reception of David Cronenberg: It May Not Be Such a Bad Disease after All. Cinema Journal. 42. 4. 29–45. 10.1353/cj.2003.0019. 1566526. 192144392 .
• Book: Mathijs. Ernest. 2004. The Cinema of the Low Countries. London. Wallflower Press. 978-1-904764-01-4. registration.
• Book: Mathijs. Ernest. Mendik. Xavier. 2004. Alternative Europe; European Exploitation and Underground Cinema Since 1945. London. Wallflower Press. 978-1-903364-93-2.
• Book: Mathijs. Ernest. Jones. Janet. 2004. Big Brother International: Format, Critics and Publics. London. Wallflower Press. 978-1-904764-19-9.
• Mathijs. Ernest. 2005. Bad Reputations: the Reception of Trash Cinema. Screen. 46. 4. 451–472. 0036-9543. 10.1093/screen/hjh083.
• Barker. Martin. Mathijs. Ernest. Mendik. Xavier Mendik. 2006. Menstrual Monsters: The Reception of the Ginger Snaps Cult Horror Franchise. Film International. 21. 3, 4. 68–77. 1651-6826. 10.1386/fiin.4.3.68.
• Book: Mathijs. Ernest. Pomerance. Murray. Murray Pomerance . 2006. From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. New York and Amsterdam. Rodopi. 978-90-420-1682-8.
• Book: Mathijs. Ernest. 2006. The Lord of the Rings: Popular Culture in Global Context. London. Wallflower Press. 978-1-904764-83-0.
• Book: Barker. Martin. Mathijs. Ernest. 2007. Watching The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien's World Audiences. New York. Peter Lang. 978-0-8204-6397-1. registration.
• Book: Mathijs. Ernest. Mendik. Xavier. 2008. The Cult Film Reader. London and New York. Open University Press. 978-0-335-21924-7.
• Book: Mathijs, Ernest. 2008. The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero. London. Wallflower Press. 978-1-905674-66-4.
• Book: Mathijs. Ernest. Sexton. Jamie Sexton. 2011. Cult Cinema. Oxford and Boston. Wiley-Blackwell. 978-1-4051-7374-2.
• Book: Mathijs. Ernest. Mendik. Xavier. 2011. 100 Cult Films. London. British Film Institute and Palgrave-Macmillan. 9781844574087.
• Mathijs. Ernest. 2011. Referential Acting and the Ensemble Cast. Screen. 52. 1. 89–96. 0036-9543. 10.1093/screen/hjq063.
• Book: Mathijs, Ernest. 2013. John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps. Toronto. University of Toronto Press. 9781442615670.

External links

• Ernest Mathijs at the University of British Columbia

Notes and References

1. News: UBC professor launches frightful film app. Heatherington. Reyhana. CTV News. 2013-10-27. 2014-06-25.
2. The Cult Film Reader (review). Abbott. Stacey. Science Fiction Film and Television. 3. 2. Autumn 2010. 316–319.
3. The Cult Film Reader. Church. David. Film Quarterly. 62. 3. Spring 2009. 10.1525/fq.2009.62.3.86. 86–88. 10.1525/fq.2009.62.3.86.
4. The Cult Film Reader. Walker. Greg. Times Higher Education. 2008-03-06. 2014-06-25.
5. News: Want to Make People Mad? Pick the Top 100 Cult Films of All Time. Liederman. Marsha. The Globe and Mail. 2012-09-06. 2014-06-25.
6. News: '100 Cult Films': Some You'd Expect, But 'Star Wars'?. . NPR. 2011-12-18. 2014-06-25.
7. News: Ernest Mathijs' 100 Cult Films dives into the movies some of us can't stop watching. Mack. Adrian. The Georgia Straight. 2012-01-04. 2014-06-25.
8. Cult Cinema by Ernest Mathijs and Jamie Sexton. Walden, MA and Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. Sheppard. Bret. Quarterly Review of Film and Video. 31. 1. 2014. 93–97. 10.1080/10509208.2011.646214. 191577273.
9. Cult cinema; an introduction. (Book review). . Reference & Research Book News. 2011-08-01. TheFreeLibrary. Portland, OR . 2023-11-06.
10. Web site: Book Review: The Cinema of David Cronenberg. Ognjanovic. Dejan. Beyond Hollywood. 2009-02-01. 2014-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163132/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/book-review-the-cinema-of-david-cronenberg-from-baron-of-blood-to-cultural-hero/. 2014-07-14. dead.
11. Review: The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero; David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker?. Fradley. Martin. Film Quarterly. 64. 3. Spring 2011. 73–75. 10.1525/FQ.2011.64.3.73. 10.1525/FQ.2011.64.3.73.
12. 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). Latham. Rob. Science Fiction Film and Television. 3. 2. Autumn 2010. 301–307. 10.1353/sff.2010.0010. 31 January 2024.
13. Web site: Sinister Seven: UBC Film Professor Ernest Mathijs. . Rue Morgue. 2014-06-04. 2014-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20140703015420/http://rue-morgue.com/2014/06/sinister-seven-ubc-film-professor-ernest-mathijs/. 2014-07-03. dead.
14. News: Horror Flick Ginger Snaps Gets Academic Love in New Book. Lederman. Marsha. The Globe and Mail. 2013-10-29. 2014-06-25.
15. Coming Attractions. Ayoub. Nina. The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2008-02-08. 2014-06-28.
16. Web site: Book Review: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (by Jeffrey Weinstock). Ognjanovic. Dejan. Beyond Hollywood. 2008-02-09. 2014-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715045014/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/book-review-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-by-jeffrey-weinstock/. 2014-07-15. dead.
17. Review:Weinstock, Jeffrey: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lord. Julie. Participations. 6. 2. November 2009. 2014-06-28.
18. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (review). Tinkcom. Matthew. Science Fiction Film and Television. 311–314. 2. 2. Autumn 2009. 10.1353/sff.0.0084. 192238803.
19. News: UBC Prof Wrote the Book on Cult Films, the Arguments Start Here. Shaefer. Glen. The Province. 2012-01-04. 2014-06-25. 2014-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902132500/http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/01/04/ubc-prof-wrote-the-book-on-cult-films-the-arguments-start-here/. dead.