Mayfair Theatre

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 Souls, Finding Your Feet, and C'est La Vie!

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 Wilder and the Great Elephant Adventure, The Vatican Deception, and Saturday Night Sinema!

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, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Phoenix Wilder & the Great Elephant Adventure, and Human Flow!

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, Back to the Future, and The Room!

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(r)iends, The Strangers: Prey At Night, Death Wish, and A Fantastic Woman!

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 Movies: A Fontaine Farewell event!

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 Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Room, and the Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!

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 Outside Ebbing Missouri, Darkest Hour, and I Tonya!

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, plus the Live Telecast of the 90th Annual Academy Awards!

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 Missouri, Mom And Dad, and a Saturday Night Sinema!

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 Rocky Horror Picture Show!

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, Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, The Florida Project, Molly's Game, Permission, Hot Knives, The Room, and Casablanca!

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 movies screening February 2nd - 8th, 2018: Darkest Hour, The Florida Project, Lady Bird, Call Me By Your Name, and The Road Movie!

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 mention the movies screening from January 19th - 25th: Lady Bird, The Disaster Artist, Call Me By Your Name, All The Money In The World, The Room, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

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 Fluorescents, Lady Bird, and The Disaster Artist!

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 Name, Wonder Wheel, Murder on the Orient Express, and Dim the Fluorescents!

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 Movie, Lady Bird, Murder on the Orient Express, The Disaster Artist, and The Room!