Mayfair Theatre

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: Frozen Time, The Big Sick, A Ghost Story, Hard Boiled, The Ghoul, Raw Meat (aka - Death Line), and we neglect to mention the family matinees of Captain Underpants! Corrections Department - We got her name backwards, it's Rooney Mara, not Mara Rooney

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 giant stack of movies screening from Friday July 21st - Thursday the 27th: The Beguiled, Paris Can Wait, Beatriz At Dinner, The Bad Batch, The Journey, Rocky Horror, Creepshow, Crimes And Misdemeanors, and The Muppet Movie! Corrections Department - Nicole Kidman IS in Stoker!

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 what will happen to The Room phenomenon in the next few months, and we think that we should get invited to the Oscars when Disaster Artist gets nominations!

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 - 13th): The Gardener, From The Land Of The Moon, Beatriz At Dinner, All Eyez On Me, Weirdos, and The Zodiac Killer!

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 Bloody Valentine, and more! Plus, they mention this weeks movies, screening from Friday June 30th to Thursday July 6th, 2017: The Hero, The Garden, Churchill, The Commune, and It Comes At Night!

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 Night Cinema, and Saturday Morning Cartoons!

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, Solaris, Uncle Buck, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Plus, what is a Giallo movie anyhow?

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 always good movies out there, despite what naysayers might think

Josh checks in with a quick mini ep for the week of June 2nd through June 8th. Sorry...life has been extra hectic, and we couldn't get the Mayfair gang together. Promise that we'll be back soon with a real full length ep! Thanks for listening, see you soon at the movies!

In a special Mayfair-on-the-Road edition, Josh has a visit with his East Coast pals Dave and Lauren! They chat about the bizarre phenomenon that is The Room, ponder if anyone out there wants more Avatar's, remember David Lynch weather report's, have fond thoughts about social media interactions, possibly get interrupted by a ghost, and are nostalgic for the 1980's. We also manage to discuss this week's movies: I Daniel Blake, A Quiet Passion, Shadows Of Paradise, The Teacher, The Lost City Of Z, Jumanji, and Saturday Night Sinema! Plus, we realize that if we could tell the kid versions of us about the present, we would think we were in Tron or something. Be sure to check out Dave's podcast - Living Between Wednesday's, and when in Halifax and Dartmouth, visit Dave's employer, the excellent Strange Adventures comic shop's!

Lee and Josh chat about fake reviews, suburban cinema philistines, movies you love that no-one else does, comic con treasure, zombie movie tourist sites, upcoming grindhouse re-issues, and evil Smurf cards! Plus, we chat about the movies screening the week of May 19th - 25th 2017: the new Smurfs cartoon, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Rocky Horror, and an unprecedented five Ottawa Premiere's - Norman, Vancouver: No Fixed Address, 5-25-77, Buster's Mal Heart, and Alone In Berlin!

Andrew, Lee, Josh, and 1st timer Ian chat about meeting Michael Parks in Austin, meeting Roger Ebert at Cannes, and not meeting a drunk Tom Skerritt, ponder the fate of franchises ranging from Terminator to Godzilla to Independence Day, and contemplate what to do for the 100th screening of The Room. We also bring up this week's movies: Maudie, Their Finest, The Promise, Get Out, Jackie Boy, Hounds Of Love, and The Room! Plus, Lee does a pitch perfect impression of Data from The Next Generation.

This week, Andrew, Anya, Lee, and Josh chat about the flood bringing weather that has hit Ottawa, Lego road-trips, the Star Wars / Maudie connection, movie ad's, new wave cinema, Imax lies, Christopher Nolan / James Bond hopes, John Waters graveyard requests, super fans, Zaphod's memories, and Twin Peaks. We also mention the movies screening this week: Maudie, Their Finest, The Dinner, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent, and Free Fire! Plus, we can't stop reminiscing nostalgically / besmirching the legacy of VHS

Andrew, Lee, and Josh chat about Star Wars even more than usual, due to Lee's recent trip to Star Wars Celebration! Plus, a grab bag of topics ranging from Ottawa's Star Wars connection, why weekly programming is better than monthly, Lee's chats with Stephen McHattie, Jonathan Demme, horror vs thriller, working in video stores, and studio's finding talent from indie films instead of music video's. They also briefly remember to mention this week's movies: Maudie, A United Kingdom, Kong: Skull Island, and Saturday Night Sinema! And, a couple of stellar Michael Caine impersonations!

This week, Josh is joined by a pair of Friends-of-Mayfair neighbours, Mark and Kevin from House of Targ! They chat about the secret origins of the greatest pinball / arcade / rock & roll bar in the universe, being Sega kids, CJ Ramone, Dig Dug high scores, and the tradition of horrible video game movies! Plus, a quick mention of the movies screening the week of April 21st, 2017: The Zookeeper's Wife, Maudie, T2: Trainspotting, Life, Wilson, Rocky Horror, and Bad News Bears!

Andrew and Josh have a G Rated episode because Lee is off in Florida at Star Wars Celebration! We actually don't get too far off track, and chat about the movies screening the week of April 14th: Personal Shopper, The Last Word, All These Sleepless Nights, The Blackcoat's Daughter, The Big Lebowski, The Room, and The Lego Batman Movie! Plus, we discuss the weird world of comic con's, the success of our first Collective Arts Brewing / Smoque Shack Movie Night, Josh admits he wants to see at least one of the Twilight movies, and some of our favourite filmmaker's get mentioned in the mix (George Romero, Joe Dante, George Miller). Plus, listen to Josh and Andrew confusingly try to deduce what the hell Snap Chat is!

Andrew, Lee, and Josh chat about the movies screening the week of April 7th, 2017: Kedi, Lego Batman, Land Of Mine, I Am Not Your Negro, The Void, David Lynch: The Art Life, and Eraserhead. Plus, American presidential politics, Lee hopes to have dinner with Forest Whitaker in Florida, Josh ponders confronting Spielberg about Transformers, Shia LaBeouf has a world record flop, and expensive action figures. And, why is it that directors don't matter for publicity anymore?

Andrew, Lee , and Josh chat about social media miscommunication, attention spans, texting during a movie dealbreaker, ad campaigns, and ponder why a person would leave a movie before it's over. Also, talk of the movies screening the week of March 31st: La La Land, The Sense Of An Ending, The Lure, and Window Horses. And, upcoming movies: The Void, and David Lynch: The Art Life. Plus, why are we are we unable to screen a movie that shot in Ottawa?

Andrew, Lee, and Josh talk about fire alarms, free tickets, 35mm vs digital, the legacy of Power Rangers and its connection to a great long lost action film. We chat about the films screening the week of March 24th: the held over La La Land and Looking For Infinity, Ottawa Premiere of Donald Cried, the kitty cat doc Kedi, John Wick: Chapter 2 (and the origins of its director), Saturday Morning Cartoons, and the greatest Saturday Night Sinema ever. Plus, Lee ruins our chances of a G rating.