Mayfair Theatre

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 January 4, 2018: Last Flag Flying, Lady Bird, Blade Runner 2049, and The Breadwinner!

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 Esq., Unholy Night, Elf, Die Hard, Rocky Horror, and Saturday Morning Cartoons!

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 Donkey's Act?, Thelma, The Room, Batman Returns, and It's A Wonderful Life!

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 the Future II and III influenced his latest work, James Franco winning awards, our delicious popcorn, and other delicacies to eat while visiting Ottawa. We run out of time, but briefly mention movies screening December 1 - 7, 2017: The Florida Project, Wonderstruck, Faces Places, The Square, Blade of the Immortal, Polar Express, and Last Waltz (forgot to mention that one). And, of course, encore screenings of Best F(r)iends, and The Room 100!

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 cleaning up after a sick child. And, he does remember that they chatted about scheduling movies, Todd Haynes, Julianne Moore, John Waters, Ed Wood, The Room, cult movies, Justice League (Ian kind of liked it!), and Dead Shack.

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 November 17th - 23rd, 2017: The Florida Project, Victoria & Abdul, 78/52, The Departure, Professor Marston & The Wonder Women, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

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 week of November 10th - 16th, 2017: Loving Vincent, Infinity Baby, Bad Lucky Goat, Mark Felt, The Devil's Mistress, and The Room month 99! PS - The faux 1950's bad sci-fi movie that Josh forgot the title of was The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

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 the movies screening the week of November 3rd - 9th, 2017: Rat Film, Una, Dina, Loving Vincent, and Battle of the Sexes!

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 - November 2nd, 2017: Battle of the Sexes, Loving Vincent, Mother!, Victor Crowley, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

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 October 20th - 26th! (A jam packed week that includes Lucky, Tulip Fever, The Room, The Addams Family, The Exorcist, The Shining, Nosferatu, and more!) *You might hear a few more uhm's and thoughtful pauses this week. Had to edit this one quick, before heading out for Toronto plans :)

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 mention the movies screening the week of October 13th - 19th: Tulip Fever, The Midwife, Lucky, The Limehouse Golem, Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday, and The Monster Squad!

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 House, The Time Of Their Lives, Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71, and a special 35mm Saturday Night Sinema!

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 mention they films screening from September 15th - 21st, 2017: Lost In Paris, The Villainess, Viceroy's House, Rocky Horror, Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter, and the Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!

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, and the Wild Jumbo - the latest chapter in the amazing Stray Cat Rock saga!

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 Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss!

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 August 25th - 31st: The Queen Of Spain, The Trip To Spain, Ingrid Goes West, Blood Honey, Babe, Don't Torture A Duckling, and Saturday Night Sinema!

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 discuss upcoming movies Landline, The Room, the Giallo Fest, and the Stray Cat Rock Fest. Plus, this is being posted a few days earlier than normal to remind everyone to catch Hard Boiled on 35mm this week! Corrections Department - the five Stray Cat Rock movies came between May 1970 and January 1971...a much shorter time frame than thought!