Mayfair Theatre

This week, Andrew and Josh are joined by first time podcaster Melissa, and they chat about: digital vs film silver linings, Russ Meyer, movie ratings, homage vs theft, subjectiveness of critics and awards, and Tommy Wiseau! They also mention the movies screening from March 16th - 22nd, 2018: November, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, The Shape of Water, I Tonya, Phantom Thread, Three Billboards Out...

This week, Andrew, Lee, and Josh chat about: the Oscars, Nielsen ratings, multiplex coexistence, Wes Anderson, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Cinemascope, Pan and Scan, novelizations, U.S. vs Canadian ratings, and Luchador masks! Plus, they discuss the movies screening the week of March 9th - 15th: Paddington 2, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Are We Not Cats, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outsi...

This week, Lee and Josh chat about: the post video store world, the Disney vault, the Batman 89 / Star Wars connection, Tommy Wiseau, Multiplex socks, overabundance of franchise movies, avoiding spoilers in reviews, unnecessary trailer anger, and movie dreams! Plus, they mention the movies screening from March 2nd - 8th: 2018: Like Me, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Shape Of Water,...

This week, Andrew, Eric, and Josh chat about: critics vs fans vs movie-goers vs trolls vs box office, childhoods not ruined, lengthy franchises, the Nicolas Cage legacy, carpenter Harrison Ford, a pair of filmmaking Paul Anderson's, and the evils of figure skating! Plus, they discuss the movies screening from February 23rd - March 1st: I Tonya, Phantom Thread, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Misso...

This week, Lee and Josh chat about: a lack of sleep, comics, Star Wars vs Star Trek, high school geeks, video discs, weird movies to watch on planes, 16mm film, Crispin Glover, Clint Eastwood, and Orson Welles! They also mention the movies screening from February 16th - 22nd, 2018: Darkest Hour, I Tonya, Phantom Thread, The Final Year, Black Hollow Cage, Happy End, Grease, Sound of Music, and Rock...

This week, Josh is joined by Sam and Chris from the Absent Friends shadow cast! They chat about the ongoing Fox / Disney Vaults / Rocky Horror possibilities, other properties that have survived under the Disney banner (Pixar, Marvel, Muppets, Star Wars), monopoly laws, fan films, and Coke conspiracy theories! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of February 9th - 15th, 2018: Lady Bird,...

This week, Andrew, Lee, and Josh are joined by return guest Peter Monet. They discuss the recent blockbuster, sold out, world premiere of his film Hot Knives at the Mayfair, and the upcoming encore on February 15th! They also chat about film fests, editing, imdb, how many minutes a feature has to be, and the ongoing strange case of Canadian cities being disguised as the US. Plus, they mention the...

This week, Andrew, Eric, and Josh chat about Oscar nominations present and past! Plus, they also mention the movies screening the week of January 26th - February 1st, 2018: Lady Bird, Call Me By Your Name, All The Money In The World, The Disaster Artist, Monolith, Kill Order, Hot Knives, and Saturday Night Sinema!

This week, Lee and Josh are joined by filmmaker Peter Monet, catch the World Premiere of his new movie Hot Knives at the Mayfair on January 27th! They chat about: filmmaking in Ottawa, festival rejections, elevator pitches, gory fx, grant money, continuity headaches, laptop movie editing, deadlines, the upcoming Oscars, getting to schedule timely movies more quickly, and The Room Lego! They also m...

This week, Andrew, Eric, and Josh chat about: cool rentals, tiny credits, the glories of weekly programming, Disaster Artist Oscar dreams, Toronto actually being shot for Toronto, pronouncing Saoirse correctly, pains of podcasting scheduling, Fox / Disney, and the sad demise of the Kids Club. They also mention the movies screening from January 12th - 18th, 2018: Call Me By Your Name, Dim The Fluor...

This week, Anya and Josh chat about: film school, video stores, vhs treasure, Justin Timberlake, Generation X and Millenials, 11th hour movie cancellations, Disney / Fox vault possibilities for Rocky Horror and Die Hard, and being in the trenches of modern dating life. They also mention a bunch of the movies screening between January 5th through 18th, 2018: The Disaster Artist, Call Me by Your Nam...

This week, Lee and Josh (not so shockingly) talk a whole bunch about the new Star Wars movie - plus, Transformers, The Long Goodbye, diversity in comics, multiplexes skipping on movies to our favour, Disaster Artist beer, and the approaching Oscars and Golden Globes! They also chat about the movies screening from December 29th 2017 - January 4th 2018: Sound of Music, Nut Job 2, My Little Pony: The...

This week, Andrew, Eric, and Josh discuss: last minute box office rushes, 20th Century Fox / Disney Vault repercussions, backhanded praise for Roger Corman's Fantastic Four, the Star Wars Holiday Special, an anger inducing Disney short, ponder if Richard Linklater is making another secret movie, and wish everyone a Happy Holidays! Plus, they mention the movies screening from December 29, 2017 to J...

This week, Lee and Josh chat about: the repercussions of the Fox / Disney merger for Die Hard, double-bills, crossovers, Twitter, Disaster Artist, Porgs, Ed Wood, Johnny Depp, surviving a roadtrip blizzard, and that Lee might get to go to a bigshot Oscars party! Plus, they mention the movies screening from December 15th - 21st, 2017: Florida Project, Lady Bird, My Friend Dahmer, Roman J. Israel Es...

This week Lee and Josh chat about: a weekly schedule vs monthly, the multiplex distribution conundrum, endless Disaster Artist requests, visiting New York and Pittsburgh, Star Wars, Justice League, and that we forgot about the cinema's 85th birthday! They also discuss the a packed week of movie screenings from December 8th - 14th, 2017: Human Flow, Lady Bird, Loving Vincent, Florida Project, Do Do...

This week, Lee and Josh are joined by extra special Friend-of-Mayfair guest Greg Sestero! Greg is in town in celebration of our 99th consecutive month screening The Room, and our sneak preview North American premiere of his new film, Best F(r)iends. We chat about The Disaster Artist book and movie, Greg's insane travel schedule, being an extra in movies like Patch Adams and Gattaca, how Back to th...

Josh ran off for a visit to New York City, and forgot the notes that he wrote down while editing the podcast! He does remember that he and Ian got together on a Sunday afternoon (November 19, 2017), and recorded a podcast in the office while a birthday party with 50 rampaging children was happening in the cinema. In the glamorous life of movie theatre management, Josh sits down moments after clean...

This week, Andrew, Lee, and Josh chat about: Star Wars merch, Justice League, cinematic empty coffee cup pet peeves, the embarrassment of riches in upcoming programming, classic movies that we knew the ending of before we saw them, getting into the Guinness Book of Records, Sharknado, kickstarting Neil Breen, and the dream of a Tommy Wiseau directed Dracula. Plus, we mention the movies screening N...

This week Josh is joined by Sam, Cassia, and Andrew from the Absent Friends Shadowcast! They discuss surviving another year of Rocky Horror Halloween, thoughts of inviting the Prime Minister and his wife to the show, getting seven standing ovation's, social media upkeep, contemplate a non-participation retro screening, Troll 2, and the legacy of Ed Wood. Plus, they mention the movies screening the...

This week, Lee and Josh are back on home turf, recording in the cinema. They chat about Ottawa's Jar Jar connection, The Room 99 celebrations, Andy Serkis, meeting Riz Ahmed, contemplate the best 21st century movies, dream about all the great stuff we're getting before 2017 ends, ignore a bit of electrician work happening in the background, plus Lee opens an exciting poster tube! They also mention...

This week, Josh is joined by his friends, returning guests Drunky and April! They chat about bad phone etiquette during movie watching, The Room month 99 celebration, attending live podcasts, Q&A protocol, classic films like All The Presidents Men and Twilight, American Crash vs Canadian Crash, and kids trying to sneak into R rated movies. Plus, they chat about the movies screening October 27th -...

Josh is visiting Toronto to go see The Flop House podcast, and check out the Guillermo Del Toro exhibit. So, he does a quick sit down with his old friend, writer, geek, and Mayfair fan, Al Kratina. They chat about growing up around the Mayfair, West Coast Video, Bruce Campbell, Mark Hamill, Michael Biehn, Stephen King, and more. They also remember to mention the movies screening the week of Octobe...

This week, Andrew, Lee, and Josh chat about getting stuck in traffic, the evils of Hollywood, the line between TV and movies, The Room / Disaster Artist, Lego, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Tobe Hooper, Bela Lugosi, the pro's of collaboration, Taika Waititi, collecting props, and the frustrations of people requesting / recommending for us to screen movies that we already have. Plus, we menti...

This week, Lee and Josh chat about pirates stealing movies, spin-offs, the duology, anthologies, sacred cows, movies lengths, Oscars, Guillermo Del Toro's stuff, and Monroeville! Plus, they mention the movies screening October 6th - 12th, 2017: The Midwife, Accidental Anarchist, Dunkirk, Bad Grandmas, Better Watch Out, Suspiria, and Despicable Me 3.

This week, Lee, Ian, and Josh get together to chat about Tinder, Ubereats, possible upcoming guests, kicking people out, the Bradbury Building in L.A., Lego buying adventures, Louis CK at TIFF, the Elgin cinema sign, the Psycho remake, and being in an elevator with Udo Kier. They also mention the movies screening the week of September 29th - October 5th: The Women's Balcony, Baby Driver, Viceroy's...