Sinopsis
The Mayfair Theatre Podcast is a weekly show that takes you behind the scenes of Ottawa's oldest movie theatre(open since 1932!)
Episodios
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471: Some Kind Of A Joke.
15/03/2024 Duración: 34minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: daylight saving time, Rogue One, Young Guns, The X-Files, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner music, Halloween movie novelizations, King Kong and Godzilla, Spider-man, Avatar, the Mothman, Return To Oz, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday March 15 - Thursday March 21: Spider-man: Across The Spider-verse, Perfect Days, The Taste Of Things, The Thing, the 2024 New York Dog Film Fest, Frogman, and the Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!
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470: Constant Bear Attacks.
07/03/2024 Duración: 33minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: The Fog, Dune Part II, distributor snubs, listening to movie scores, movie trailers, Avatar, and more! Plus they mention the movies screening the week of Friday March 8 - Thursday March 14: 500 Days In The Wild, Perfect Days, The Room, Escape From New York, Saturday Night Sinema, The Boy And The Heron, One From The Heart: Reprise, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, and the 96th Annual Academy Awards!
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469: Don't Do This, Tony!
01/03/2024 Duración: 40minThis week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair co-owner Ian, to discuss our world premiere screening of the movie that he wrote called The Path Of Totality! They also chat about: social media stress, Frogman, John Carpenter, Anaconda, Rialto Pictures, Canadian content, Moonstruck, The Believers, The Thomas Crown Affair, Baywatch Nights, Kolchak, Solar Babies, Gordon Lightfoot, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday March 1 - Thursday March 7: The Zone Of Interest, Drugstore June, the 2024 New York Cat Film Fest, The Fog, and The Path Of Totality! (They neglect to mention The Teachers' Lounge, which got booked in the 11th hour, after the podcast recorded. You can find info on all the movies at mayfairtheatre.ca)
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468: Movies Are Movies.
22/02/2024 Duración: 33minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: movie extras, theme songs, St. Elmo's Fire, Disney's Dinosaur, Madame Web, Fantastic Four, silent film / live band, Rock 'n' Roll High School, receiving a Big Shark standee, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday February 23 - Thursday February 29: Ru, The Zone Of Interest, The Sweet East, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Super Secret Saturday Night Sinema, and Rollerball!
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467: It's The Ghosts.
14/02/2024 Duración: 33minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: poor office lighting, high school friends, Gitanes Burger, ghosts, Fifth Avenue Cinemas, video stores, shoplifting, A Death In The Family, Secret Wars, The Thomas Crown Affair remake, the Oscars, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday February 16 - Thursday February 22: Ru, How To Have Sex, A Page Of Madness, The Thomas Crown Affair, and Big Shark! Because the recording happened before the schedule was finalized, they neglect to mention that The Boy And The Heron, and The Braid are returning for a few more screenings.
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466: I'm Almost Classic Now.
08/02/2024 Duración: 32minThis week, Eric and Josh chat about: leap years, Y2K, Dark Shadows, retro Marvel Star Wars comics, Tubi, The Battered Bastards Of Baseball, Damnation Alley, Sharknado, Godzilla, Ultraman, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday February 9 - Thursday February 15: Freud's Last Session, The Braid, The Room, Zombie, Moonstruck, Once Within A Time, Casablanca, and Saturday Night Sinema!
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465: I've Never Fought A Godzilla.
01/02/2024 Duración: 39minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: Godzilla Minus One, Enter The Drag Dragon, getting recognized by podcast listeners, the Oscar nominations, Nimona, Flamin' Hot, Netflix, and more! They also mention movies screening the week of Friday February 2 - Thursday February 8: The Boy And The Heron, Koyaanisqatsi, and In The Heat Of The Night! They neglected to mention 11th hour bookings of Freud's Last Session, and Mad Dog Morgan, but you can always find updated movie listings at mayfairtheatre.ca
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464: You're The Mr. Godzilla.
24/01/2024 Duración: 31minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: getting a new tattoo, staff scheduling chaos, matte paintings, behind the scenes, Lord Of The Rings, Free Solo, Rowdy Roddy Piper, colour to black & white movies, Big Shark, Academy Awards, pizza, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 26 - Thursday February 1: Monster, The Iron Claw, Godzilla Minus One, Enter The Drag Dragon, Love Streams, Cry-Baby, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Saturday Night Sinema!
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463: Cookies For Breakfast.
17/01/2024 Duración: 37minThie week, Eric and Josh discuss: winter weather hitting, Weeping Angels, Daleks, Strike Force Five, Pistol Shrimps Radio, paranormal activity, dubbed vs subbed movies, The Cell, Daft Punk, Bill Plympton, Paycheck, the Batman 89 comic, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 19 - Thursday January 25: The Boy And The Heron, The Holdovers, Multiple Maniacs, Silent Night, and Gloria!
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462: Shark Adjacent.
11/01/2024 Duración: 39minThis week, Eric, Lee, and Josh are joined by long time Friend-of-Mayfair Greg Sestero! We discuss his directorial debut with Miracle Valley, his involvement in the development of Big Shark, his upcoming movie Forbidden Sky, and The Room. We also chat about Enter The Drag Dragon, Communion, a UFO night tour, Breakdown, It Follows, The Marfa Lights, dub vs subtitles, Ben Quadinaros, and more! Plus, we mention the movies screening from Friday January 12 - Thursday January 18: The Boy And The Heron, The Holdovers, Saltburn, Pink Flamingos, The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie, and Saturday Night Sinema!
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461: Game The System.
03/01/2024 Duración: 32minThis week, Eric and Josh ring in the new year of 2024 and discuss: the future, Jason X, Demolition Man, Blade Runner, ChatGPT, cinema rentals, New Year's Eve, Across The Spider-Verse, The Blair Witch Project, Home Alone, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 5 - Thursday January 11, 2024: Eileen, Dream Scenario, A Haunting In Venice, Opening Night, Miracle Valley, Big Shark, and The Room!
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460: Everything Is Good.
29/12/2023 Duración: 32minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: Todd McFarlane toys, shipping nightmares, variant comic book covers, A Company of Fools, Grindhouse, Sick of Myself, The Old Way, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday December 28 - Thursday January 4: Eileen, Dream Scenario, A Woman Under The Influence, Thanksgiving, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, and Saturday Night Sinema!
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459: Dinosaurs Are A Little Better Than Turtles.
21/12/2023 Duración: 34minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: The Bishop's Wife, a 1945 candy bar staff member, pre-smart phone photography, arriving late to a movie, cinema rentals, favourite movies, Netflix, Christmas Evil, Die Hard, Dick Tracy, Copycat, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday December 22 - Thursday December 28: Society Of The Snow, Maestro, Female Trouble, and Gremlins!
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458: A Good Sneak Around.
13/12/2023 Duración: 33minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: office parties, Free Comic Book Day, The Polar Express, private rentals, Lil' Avalanche, real time movies, The Golden Globes, American Genre Film Archive, The Cryptid Factor, social media, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday December 15 - Thursday December 21: Testament, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bernadette, Don't Open Till Christmas, Saturday Night Sinema, It's A Wonderful Life, and Relax I'm From The Future!
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457: Rhymes With Santa.
07/12/2023 Duración: 30minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: The Christmas Martian, getting a 1 star review, Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party, people recording the screen, the Palm Dog Award, satanic panic, Die Hard, the Disney Vault, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday December 8 - Thursday December 14: Fallen Leaves, Killers Of The Flower Moon, The Room, Freaks, The Bishop's Wife, and Satan Wants You!
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456: Humblebragging
30/11/2023 Duración: 38minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: buying booze, border crossings, weird swag, Secret Santa, Wu-Tang Clan, Vinegar Syndrome, sleepovers, the Mayfair's 91st birthday, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday December 1 - Thursday December 7: Priscilla, The Smell Of Money, The Christmas Martian, American Graffiti, Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party, Playback, and Mountains On Stage!
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455: Shock And Scandal.
23/11/2023 Duración: 36minThis week, Eric and Josh are joined by Sam from the Absent Friends Shadow Cast for a Rocky Horror Picture Show / Halloween aftermath discussion. They also discuss: The Wizard Of Oz, vegan pizza, Elvis Presley, 1970s New York City, Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Hebrew Hammer, and more! And, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday November 24 - Thursday November 30: May December, Priscilla, Who's Yer Father?, The Warriors, Saturday Night Sinema, and Gun Crazy!
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454: No Disparaging Remarks.
16/11/2023 Duración: 40minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: family reunions, Enter The Drag Dragon, Jumbo Video, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Loki, The Killer, It's A Wonderful Life, Stop Making Sense, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday November 17 - Thursday November 23: Anatomy Of A Fall, May December, Cade: The Tortured Crossing, House Of 1000 Corpses, Gilda, and Lady Snowblood! Plus, Josh chats with actor / producer Carl Welch about the upcoming Mayfair screening of The Locksmiths!
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453: Cinematic Integrity.
09/11/2023 Duración: 37minThis week, Eric and Josh are joined by Andrew Brannen, co-host of the Pause It For Me podcast, and director of the (coming soon to the Mayfair) movie Coffee To Cocktails! They discuss his adventures in making the movie, and also chat about: Clerks, The Blair Witch Project, movie continuity, Star Trek IV, Back To The Future II, The Disaster Artist, and the Palm Dog Award! They also mention the movies screening from Friday November 10 - Thursday November 16: The Persian Version, Anatomy Of A Fall, The Room, Stop Making Sense, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Messiah Of Evil, Saturday Night Sinema, and Coffee To Cocktails!
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452: Line Jump.
02/11/2023 Duración: 33minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: working the candy bar, pre-show trailers and ads, Dumb Industries, Friday The 13th Part VI, Greg Sestero, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Giallo movies, backhanded compliments, Noir-vember, Stop Making Sense, Purple Rain, House of 1000 Corpses, leftover pizza, Raymond Scott, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday November 3 - Thursday November 9: She Came To Me, The Killer, Opera, The Hands Of Orlac with Live Music by VOC Silent Film Harmonic, The Maltese Falcon, and Divinity!