Synopsis
The Mayfair Theatre Podcast is a weekly show that takes you behind the scenes of Ottawa's oldest movie theatre(open since 1932!)
Episodes
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354: You're Never Ready.
15/12/2021 Duration: 35minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, Spider-man: No Way Home spoilers, frustrations at people complaining that "They don't make movies like that anymore", Blue Is The Warmest Colour, The Holly And The Ivy, getting an Edgar Wright retweet, clapping at the end of movies, special editions vs original editions, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening (and a special live event happening) Friday December 17 - Thursday December 23: Spencer, The French Dispatch, Scrooged, It's A Wonderful Life, The Outsiders: The Complete Novel, and Miracle On Bank Street 4!
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353: Chasing The Brisket Dragon.
08/12/2021 Duration: 36minThis week, Eric and Josh chat about: latkes, film shoots in the Mayfair, big screen video games, N64 Goldeneye, the Ghostbusters Switch game, Beginners, Joker, The Lift, Chucky, trilogies, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday December 10th - Thursday December 16th, 2021: C'mon C'mon, Benedetta, Gremlins, and Mulholland Drive!
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352: A Ghost Eating Extra Large Pizzas
01/12/2021 Duration: 34minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: rentals, schedules, programming requests, The Family Man, Hanukkah, Castle Grayskull, Marshmallow perfume, Black Friday, Paint Your Wagon, Twilight, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday December 3rd - Thursday December 9th: Spencer, Last Night In Soho, and Unforgiven!
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351: This Whole Thing Is Weird.
24/11/2021 Duration: 38minThis week, Eric and Josh chat about: Lee's film shoot, Disney distribution, renting the cinema, 1930s marquee displays, swag, Dean Stockwell, deep fake technology, Neil Breen, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday November 26th - Thursday December 2nd, 2021: The Rescue, The African Queen, Fright Night, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Polar Express, and Paris, Texas!
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350: Never Been Punched.
17/11/2021 Duration: 34minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: blockbusters, 007, Chloé Zhao, people doing the wrong thing by taking pictures of the movies on screen, bullying, Eighth Grade, John Wayne, digital restorations, Ben Affleck / Matt Damon, Elliott Smith, and more! They also mention the movies screening from the week of Friday November 19th - Thursday November 25th: The Last Duel, Bruised, The Feast, and High Plains Drifter!
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349: A Slippery Slope.
10/11/2021 Duration: 42minThis week, Eric, Sam, and Josh discuss: Broadway, William Castle gimmicks, when movie studios owned cinema chains, Stanley Kubrick, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wrong Cops, John Wayne vs Clint Eastwood, maple syrup crimes, Hamilton, Cats, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday November 12th - Thursday november 18th, 2021: Luzzu, tick...tick...BOOM!, Don't Say Its Name, and Dirty Harry!
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348: Completely Pointless.
03/11/2021 Duration: 39minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: Discount candy, Red Vines vs Twizzlers, the successful Non-Participation Just-Sit-And-Watch Rocky Horror screenings, Trolls, Mayfair job interviews, Greg Sestero, Jeff Nichols, a new puppy, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday November 5th - Thursday November 11th, 2021: The Card Counter, Passing, Harold And Maude, and Play Misty For Me!
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347: That's Not How It Works.
27/10/2021 Duration: 35minThis week, Eric and Josh chat about: work schedules, bigger crowds attending the cinema, returning to travelling, MST3K, people watching classics for the first time, our candy bar treasures, watching 50 horror movies in October, The Witchboard Trilogy, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening Friday October 29th - Thursday November 4th, 2021: Asia, The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, Poltergeist, 608, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Saturday Night Sinema!
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346: A Bizarre Trainwreck.
20/10/2021 Duration: 41minThis week, Eric and Josh chat about: Army Of Darkness big screen glory, non-participation Rocky Horror, Covid regulations, Saturday morning cartoons, the lost art of cereal toys, illogical excuses to torrent movies, movie distribution, when potential franchise starters flop, kids bad taste in movies, Cats, Amazing Grace, the complicated Halloween movie timelines, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday October 22nd - Thursday October 29th: Respect, Maria Chapdelaine, Titane, and The Shining!
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345: Is That Steve Exorcist?
13/10/2021 Duration: 35minThis week, Eric and Josh chat about: the cinema being at full capacity, conspiracy theories, Thanksgiving, special editions / director's cuts, Moon Trap, promotional standees, Tron, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday October 15th - Thursday October 21st: Hard Luck Love Song, Mass, The Exorcist, and Army Of Darkness!
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344: I Have No Idea What's Going On.
06/10/2021 Duration: 36minThis week, Eric and Josh chat about: Richard Donner, Indiana Jones 5, Willard and Ben, bad trailers, Titane, Mike Flannagan, Shakespeare movies, David Lynch, the Evil Dead Trilogy, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday October 8th - Thursday October 14th: Fever Dream, El Planeta, Eraserhead, and Evil Dead 2!
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343: Do You Want To Hear A Scoop?
30/09/2021 Duration: 41minThis week, Eric, Lee, and Josh chat about: covid in fiction, Greg Sestero's new movie, Mel Gibson in Ottawa, James Gunn, Troma, Blazing Saddles, Sarah Silverman, Zola, West Coast Video, Faces Of Death, scary posters in mom & pop video stores, Phantom Menace Pepsi machines, local 13 year old filmmaker Nolan Tucker, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday October 1st - Thursday October 7th, 2021: Falling For Figaro, Flag Day, The Blues Brothers, and The Evil Dead!
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342: Once In A Lifetime.
22/09/2021 Duration: 37minThis week, Eric and Josh chat about: Fury Road cars, prop warehouses, movie artifacts, animation cels, expensive comic book art, View Master / Fisher Price toy projectors, read along records, the Evil Dead franchise, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday September 24th - Thursday September 30th: Stillwater, The Truffle Hunters, Dune, Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, Hail To The Deadites, and Saturday Night Sinema!
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341: Don't Do Whatever That Is.
15/09/2021 Duration: 37minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: messy patrons, cinema rentals, big screen video games, church in the cinema, vaccine verification, Michael Caine, Suicide Club, Bollywood, Halloween Month programming, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday September 17th - Thursday September 23rd: Mogul Mowgli, Best Sellers, Prisoners Of The Ghostland, and Monty Python & The Holy Grail!
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340: A Will To Survive.
08/09/2021 Duration: 43minThis week, Eric, Sam, and Josh chat about: film shoot work, The Last Movie, landlord drama, being a funeral director, a rare angry email, patrons cleaning up after themselves, avoiding spoilers, geek convention treasure, Swingers / Sega NHLPA 93, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday September 10th - Thursday September 16th: The Green Knight, Mrs Lowry & Son, Old, And Now For Something Completely Different, and All The Streets Are Silent!
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339: I'm Never Scared.
02/09/2021 Duration: 31minThis week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh discuss: Saturday Night Sinema, the Star Wars Holiday Special, John Waters, The Kitchen, movie walk outs, ratings, young horror fans, disturbing 1980s kids movies, Cocaine Wars, Boom Operators, Andy Warhol, reading Stephen King in Jr High, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday September 3rd - Thursday September 9th, 2021: The Green Knight, Swan Song, The Witches Of The Orient, Drunken Master II, and Carrie!
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338: Stay The Course.
25/08/2021 Duration: 38minThis week, Eric and Josh discuss: cinema rentals, past days of stores being packed with dvd's, Monty Python, movie distribution, M. Night Shyamalan, Nicolas Cage, Parasite, how impossible it is to pick a favourite movie, anthologies, air conditioning, House Of Targ, Nostalgia Warehouse, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday August 27th - Thursday September 2nd, 2021: I Carry You With Me, The Green Knight, Raging Bull, Creepshow, and Saturday Night Sinema!
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337: We Dodge Every Bullet.
18/08/2021 Duration: 38minThis week, Lee and Josh chat about: Lee's latest directorial effort, the UFO documentary mini-series, Toys R Us, The Room, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Troll 2, Sharknado, Tangerine, The Florida Project, Alfred Hitchcock, Once Upon A Time In China, The Littlest Hobo, Malibu High, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday August 20th - Thursday August 26th: Stray, Dream Horse, Raging Fire, and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly!
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336: Very Punk Rock.
11/08/2021 Duration: 31minThis week, Andrew, Eric, and Josh chat about: Friday The 13th's, Abbott & Costello, Batman serials, collecting stuff, physical media, video stores, laundromats, Back To The Future Part II and III, Saturday The 14th, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday August 13th to Thursday August 19th: Nine Days, Curiosa, Roadrunner, For A Few Dollars More, and Friday The 13th Part III!
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335: I Thought There Was A Dinosaur.
04/08/2021 Duration: 31minThis week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: Willy's Wonderland, Fast And Furious movies, Black Panther, Out Of Sight, Anaconda, The Stuff, The Lost Boys sequels, Brendan Fraser, Bruce Campbell, The Sparks Brothers, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday August 6th - Thursday August 12th: Annette, Kaamelott: The First Chapter, A Fistful Of Dollars, and An American Werewolf In London!