Xavier Charles Mendik[1] 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,[2] and formerly at the University of Brighton. He also runs the Cult Film Archive and is the director of Cine-Excess International Film Festival.
Xavier Mendik | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, professor, author, festival director |
| Known for | Cult film studies |
Early life edit
Mendik was born in Birmingham, England, UK.[3]
Career edit
Mendik teaches at Birmingham City University. He runs Cine-Excess and maintains the Cult Film Archive, a large repository of cult films.[3] At Brunel University, he taught classes on "Buffy studies" and other cult media properties.[4][5]
Along with Ernest Mathijs, Mendik is the author of 100 Cult Films, a project of the British Film Institute.[6] The book attracted controversy for its selections.[7][8] With Mathijs, he also co-edited The Cult Film Reader.[9][10][11]
Bibliography edit
- Mendik, Xavier (2000). Dario Argento's Tenebrae. Trowbridge: Flick Books. ISBN 9781862360228.
- Mendik, Xavier; Harper, Graeme (2000). Unruly Pleasures: the Cult Film and Its Critics. Guildford: FAB press. ISBN 9781903254004.
- Mendik, Xavier; Schneider, Steven Jay, eds. (2002). Underground USA: Filmmaking Beyond the Hollywood Canon. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-0-231-16279-1.
- Mendik, Xavier, ed. (2002). Shocking Cinema of the Seventies. Hereford: Noir Publishing. ISBN 9780953656448.
- Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier, eds. (2004). Alternative Europe; European Exploitation and Underground Cinema Since 1945. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-903364-93-2.
- Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier, eds. (2008). The Cult Film Reader. London and New York: Open University Press. ISBN 978-0-335-21924-7.
- Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier (2011). 100 Cult Films. London: British Film Institute and Palgrave-Macmillan. ISBN 9781844574087.
References edit
- ^ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,"(1 October 2014), Xavier Charles Mendik, 1969; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database; Birth Registration, Meriden, Warwickshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ^ "Xavier Mendik". The Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ a b Young, Graham (15 November 2013). "Midland film festival has X factor". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Poole, Dan (28 August 2006). "A guide to unusual degrees". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Study Buffy at university". Metro. 16 May 2006.
- ^ Mack, Adrian (4 January 2012). "Ernest Mathijs' 100 Cult Films dives into the movies some of us can't stop watching". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Liederman, Marsha (6 September 2012). "Want to make people mad? Pick the top 100 cult films of all time". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "'100 Cult Films': Some You'd Expect, But 'Star Wars'?". NPR. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Stacey (Autumn 2010). "The Cult Film Reader (review)". Science Fiction Film and Television. 3 (2): 316–319.
- ^ Church, David (Spring 2009). "The Cult Film Reader". Film Quarterly. 62 (3): 86–88. doi:10.1525/fq.2009.62.3.86. JSTOR 10.1525/fq.2009.62.3.86.
- ^ Walker, Greg (6 March 2008). "The Cult Film Reader". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
Further reading edit
Interviews edit
- Sélavy, Virginie (1 May 2008). "Interview with Xavier Mendik". Electric Sheep Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- Willis, Paul (7 August 2009). "Zombies give life to our economic blues". CNN. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- Haigh, Ian (3 May 2010). "What makes a cult film?". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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