Mayfair Theatre

This week, Josh checks in from the floor of the Ottawa Comic Con with an interview with Archie Comics legend Dan Parent! They chat about Archie crossovers with Sharknado and Batman 66, the horrible Archie TV movie, Archie movies that almost were, visiting Riverdale, Josie and the Pussycats, Dan's current Kickstarter endeavour - Die Kitty Die, and his new comic - Betty & Veronica: At The Movies! Jo...

This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: busy schedules, 35mm collecting, B-movie preservation, Blaxploitation, the horrors of VHS pan & scan, fake sequel rumours, and Star Wars trivia night aftermath! Plus, they chat about the the movies screening the week of May 11th - 17th, 2018: Indian Horse, Isle of Dogs, Red Sparrow, A Clockwork Orange, It Came From the Desert, The Room, and Labyrinth!

This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: May the 4th, a defense of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, offensive revenge movies, the 14A rating, the anti-auteur theory, film colourization, and the horrible work ethic and scheduling skills of Stanley Kubrick! Plus, they mention the movies screening from May 4th - 10th, 2018: Lowlife, You Were Never Really Here, Dr Strangelove, Hochelaga: Land Of Sou...

This week, Andrew, Eric, and Josh chat about: babysitting, Ramones, 3D movies, Captain Power, Muppets, Green Hornet, international box office, and movies that you don't want to watch with your parents. Plus, they discuss the movies screening from April 27th - May 3rd, 2018: Borg Vs McEnroe, The Death of Stalin, The Endless, Hochelaga: Land of Souls, Finding Your Feet, West Side Story, Phoenix Wild...

Lee and Josh chat about: Stanley Kubrick, mini-festivals, 3D presentations, 70mm lenses, supporting Canadian film, movie posters, and a brief mention of Star Wars. Plus, they mention the movies on screen from April 20th - 26th, 2018: The Death of Stalin, The Leisure Seeker, The Devil & Father Amorth, The Great Silence, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, + special presentations of The Vatican Deception...

This week Lee, Andrew, and Josh chat about: Lego phones, popcorn machines, screening grown up movies vs genre stuff, last minute programming, 1970's non-Star Wars sci-fi, sub-par multiplexes, Canadian film, and being grumpy old men. Plus, they mention the movies screening from April 13 - 19, 2018: The Death of Stalin, The Leisure Seeker, Love Cecil, Molly Goes Round, A Swingers Weekend, Grease, Ba...

This week Josh is joined by Sam, from the Absent Friends shadowcast! They chat about crazy weather, Spongebob on Broadway, Rocky Horror / Star Wars parallels, mascots, box office history, classics vs cult movies vs mainstream success, and blockbuster copycats! They also discuss the movies screening from April 6th - 12th, 2018: Madame, Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool, The Insult, Loveless, Best F...

This week, Andrew, Eric, and Josh chat about: screening all the Oscar nominees, the pleasant surprise of multiplex symbiosis, the failed Dark Universe, the business of sequels, Planet of the Apes, AGFA, Steven Spielberg, and Quentin Tarantino! Plus, they mention the movies screening from March 30th - April 5th, 2018: The Post, The Insult, Flower, Early Man, and Saturday Night Sinema!

This week, Andrew, Eric, and Josh chat about: the Oscars, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, nostalgia, multiplex symbiosis, St Patrick's Day survival, and the return of Best F(r)iends! They also chat about the movies screening the week of March 23rd - 29th, 2018: The Post, A Fantastic Woman, The Party, Thoroughbreds, Annihilation, Rocky Horror, Whiskey Galore!, and the All In The Days Goes To The Mo...

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...