Mayfair Theatre

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...

This week, we chat about visiting TIFF, Weezer, Steven Soderbergh, John Cusak, geek cruises, Alamo Drafthouse, The Disaster Artist, Ed Wood, Chucky, and Ninja Turtles! Plus, we discuss the movies screening September 22nd - 28th, 2017: The Women's Balcony, An Inconvenient Sequel, Viceroy's House, Trophy, It Stains The Sands Red, Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal, The Princess Bride, and The Room!

This week Josh is joined by Sam of the Absent Friends Shadowcast, resident hosts of the Mayfair's presentations of Rocky Horror! They discuss Sam's visit to Fan Expo, and meeting Tim Curry and the cast of Rocky Horror. They also chat about It past and present, the evolution of comic cons and geek culture, Clive Barker, Charles Schulz, Harrison Ford, meeting your hero's, and lost films. They also m...

This week, Lee and Josh complain like old men about people who don't turn off their phones at the cinema, and chat about the upcoming Nosferatu for Halloween Month, Saturday Morning Cartoons, the sad closing of the Oxford in Halifax, Lucasfilm fun at Fan Expo, and the new website! They also mention the movies screening the week of September 8th - 14th: Lost In Paris, A Bag Of Marbles, Good Time, a...

This week we discuss the closing of the Oxford in Halifax, indie stores succeeding vs big box stores, Rocky Horror and The Room, Star Wars toys, awards season, liking short features, the joy of digital restorations, and the horrors of dating. Plus, we chat about our movies for the week of September 1st - 7th: Detroit, Trip To Spain, The Last Dalai Lama?, Temple, the Animation Show Of Shows, and St...

This week, Lee and Josh chat about the end of summer, Lee's return to Pittsburgh to meet Burt Reynolds and visit various George A Romero landmarks, greedy convention attendees, meeting Clive Barker, working at West Coast Video, taking advantage of multiplexes booking so few movies, comic book ads, distribution frustrations, and the passing of Jerry Lewis. Plus, we discuss the movies screening Augu...

This week we chat about visiting Nashville, MST3K, the horrors of dating, Louis CK's secret movie, Steven Soderbergh's business model, and Mario Bava. Plus, we discuss the movies screening from August 18 - 24, 2017: The Big Sick, The B-Side, Lady Macbeth, Rocky Horror, Brigsby Bear, Blood And Black Lace, and Rocky!

This week, Josh is joined by a pair of special guests, April and Natalie from Rideau Valley Roller Derby! They chat about horrible people using cell phones during movies, giant monsters, Kabuki, LCD Soundsystem, John Woo, nostalgic tv commercials, and a plan to reboot The Flop House podcast as The House Flop. There wasn't confirmation on the schedule for the week of August 11th yet, but they still...

This week we chat about fake camping, jerks who brag about pirating movies, Disaster Artist at TIFF, liking movies to be under 90 minutes, Luc Besson, Ben Wheatley, Laserdiscs & VHS, strangely positive distribution changes thanks to having a multiplex nearby, and we forget the name of the late great Michael Parks. We also discuss the movies screening the week of August 4th - 10th: Dawson City: Fro...

This week we chat about dating and marriage, booking international movies, avoiding trailers, Canada's lenient ratings system, cap guns, AGFA, UberEats, and the proper pronunciation of Bill Nighy's name. Plus, we discuss the movies screening the week of July 28th - August 3rd: The Beguiled, Certain Women, Beatriz At Dinner, Little Hours, Wolf Warrior 2, Effects, and Saturday Night Sinema!

This week we chat about a pair of late greats, George A. Romero and Martin Landau. That leads us on a conversation through the movies of Wes Craven, Steven Spielberg, John Waters, and the executive producer non-career of Stan Lee. We also discuss bizarre and fake sequels, how actors take more risks and diverse roles now-a-days, and the upcoming Disaster Artist adaptation. Plus, we mention the gian...

Lee and Josh get together to discuss Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, the Monroeville Mall, Muppet movie distribution, B-Movies, picture vs sound, boom shadows, and Nien Nunb! We also chat about the movies screening from July 14th - 20th: Churchill, Paris Can Wait, Beatriz At Dinner, The Hero, Radio Dreams, and the 95th monthly screening of The Room! Plus, we speculate on wh...

Andrew, Anya, and Josh somehow manage to double-book a podcast recording at the same time as a fire-alarm inspection at the theatre! They stubbornly soldier on (see if you can spot the alarm avoiding edit points!), and discuss summer movies of their youth, french VHS movies, double bills / triple bills, ringing phones during movies, and UberEats! Plus, they chat about this week's movies (July 7th...

It's a packed house, with Andrew, Lee, Ian, Anya, and Josh all getting together to talk about Canadian movies in honour of Canada Day! On and off topic, they chat about: Adele, He-Man cartoons, Scott Pilgrim, Spaghetti Westerns, Turbo Kid, Twin Peaks, Heavy Metal, Bruce McDonald, and Canadian classics the like of Visiting Hours, Blazing Magnums, The Silent Partner, Porky's, Scanners, The Gate, My...

Lee and Josh chat about Han Solo-gate, movies being filmed more like tv series, long gaps in franchise sequels, that Japanese and Bollywood actors work really hard, more treasures in digital preservation and distribution, Dave Filoni, and Edgar Wright! Plus, they discuss the movies screening from June 23rd - 30th: Tanna, My Cousin Rachel, Maudie, The Circle, Stalker, Alien: Covenant, Saturday Nigh...

Andrew, Lee, and Josh discuss historical zombie landmarks in Pittsburgh, Grauman's Chinese Theatre visits in L.A., the differences between Italian and U.S. film production, the Disney Vault, super fans, meeting Tom Savini, and not wanting to see that long lost Jerry Lewis movie. They also chat about the movies screening from June 16th - 22nd: The Lovers, City Of Tiny Lights, Bon Cop Bad Cop 2, Sol...

Andrew, Anya, and Josh discuss independent movies, trailers ruining movies, the ratings system, modern advertising, bad film professors, kickstarter movies, and kids getting nightmares thanks to movies. And, they chat about movies screening the week of June 9th - 15th: The Circle, Paula, Alone In Berlin, Awakening The Zodiac, Bugs, and Night Of The Living Dead! Plus, they conclude that there's alw...