Mayfair Theatre

This week, Lee, Andrew, and Josh chat about: MST3K, Disney Vault updates, weird distribution rules, digital restoration treasure, 4DX horrors, Star Wars love, people shamefully using their cel phones / camera at the movies, remakes, Buck Henry, and more! We weren't able to mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 24th - Thursday January 30th (because we had to record this one early). But, of course, you can always check out showtimes at mayfairtheatre.ca

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: Being a workaholic, failed retro screenings, Mayfair rentals, dreams of a Nicolas Cage Fest, single screen scheduling challenges, the sadness of Bruce Willis not giving it his all, and more! We weren't able to mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 17th - Thursday January 23rd (because we had to record this one early). But, of course, you can always check out showtimes at mayfairtheatre.ca

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: being in futuristic 2020, Cats, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, how difficult it is to make movies, angry Adam Sandler fans, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday January 10th - Thursday January 16th: Parasite, Uncut Gems, La Belle Epoch, Fantastic Fungi, and The Room!

This week, Eric, Christy, and Josh chat about: visiting a multiplex, traditional vs 3D vs 4DX screenings, Muppet Vision 3D, theme park rides, billion dollar box office movies, nerd shirts, childhood celebrity, wishing Shia LeBeouf the best, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday January 3rd - Thursday January 9th, 2020: La Belle Epoque, Parasite, Honey Boy, and Filibus: The Mysterious Air Pirate!

This week, Eric, Anya, and Josh chat about: Film School now vs the 1990s, LaserDisc/Beta/VHS wars, BluRay/HD DVD wars, Shaq movies, Political docs, the Nintendo promotion movie The Wizard, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday December 27th - Thursday January 2nd: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Abominable, Jojo Rabbit, American Dharma, Going Attractions, Ip Man 4: The Finale, Saturday Night Sinema, and Wizard of Oz!

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair spouse Gwen! They chat about: Spidey Christmas songs, Raptors rings, Color Out Of Space, Robert Pattison and Daniel Radcliffe's indie film career choices, Donnie Yen, and the potential end of Rocky Horror and Die Hard screenings! Plus, they discuss the movies screening from Friday December 20th - Thursday December 26th: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, Die Hard, Going Attractions, Ip Man 4, Christmas Vacation, and Rocky Horror!

This week Eric and Josh chat about: cold weather, short film failure, time management, video games, Ben Burtt, kids whose first cinema experience is at the Mayfair, McDonald's brainwashing, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday December 13th - Thursday December 19th: The Good Liar, Parasite, Waves, Atlantics, Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, The Room, and the Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!

This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh are joined by Mike from Embarrassing Humans, to discuss their upcoming screening of Christmas Vacation! Plus, they chat about: Facebook pranks, Las Vegas real estate, Christmas movies, weird sequels, Police Academy, John Hughes, big screen Netflix, and more! And, they mention the movies screning from Friday December 6th - Thursday December 12th, 2019: Marriage Story, Parasite, Doctor Sleep. Gift, Shelf Life: The Story of Lanzi Candy, and Unholy Night!

This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: Happy Holidays, geographical distribution walls, Canadian content, bad vhs movies, Eric's adventures in playing a cop extra in a movie, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday November 29th - Thursday December 5th: The Irishman, Parasite, The Lighthouse, Shelf Life: The Story of Lanzi Candy, The Polar Express, and Saturday Night Sinema!

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: Christmas stuff, Thanksgivings, limited editions, offensive Disney classics, fear of The Polar Express, the bizarre plot of The Santa Clause, movie spin-offs from tv series, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday November 22nd - Thursday November 28th: Parasite, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, Downton Abbey, Friedkin Uncut, Akira, and Rocky Horror!

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: Batman movies and tv shows, geek culture legacy, avoiding trailers, bad movies that aren't bad, digital restoration, the logic of film production tax breaks, Robert Pattison praise, and more! Plus, they discuss the movies screening from Friday November 15th - Thursday November 21st: The Lighthouse, Parasite, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, Blade Runner, and The Room!

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Sam from the Absent Friends Shadow Cast. They chat about: surviving another Rocky Horror Halloween season, the Vampyr screening with live music, James Dean's return, Clark Kent disguises, Shirley Temple's wise career move, Wizard of Oz, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday November 8th - Thursday November 14th: Judy, Chained for Life, Pain and Glory, and Hustlers!

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: weird Halloween candy, lovely Rocky Horror patrons / angry Rocky Horror patrons, New Year's Eve movies, the Batcopter, embracing Netflix as a distributor, the 1980s PG rating, comic book spinner racks, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday November 1st - Thursday November 7th: The Peanut Butter Falcon, Dolemite Is My Name, Lucy In The Sky, Freaks, Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters, and Vampyr!

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Lorenzo and Mike from Embarrassing Humans! They talk a whole lot about Army Of Darkness (due to Embarrassing Humans presenting that screening) and all things Evil Dead, Ash, Sam Raimi related. They also discuss: sneaking into R rated movies, watching franchise movies out of order, Ernest movies, Commadore 64, the Slaughter House video game, Jake the Snake, Netflix symbiosis, and Raptors rings! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday October 25th - Thursday October 31st: The Peanut Butter Falcon, The King, Before You Know It, First Love, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the aforementioned Army of Darkness!

This week, Andrew and Josh are joined by Sam from the Absent Friends Shadow Cast! Besides for the always important Rocky Horror Picture Show, they also disucss: the vaulted Sound of Music, Pink Flamingos, Deep Throat, The Wizard of Oz, Ed Wood, moral norms, Halloween costumes, Netflix symbiosis, and more! They also mention the movies screening from Friday October 18th -Thursday October 24th: The Laundromat, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Ask Dr. Ruth, Greener Grass, Up All Night Fest 2, Under Controll, and The Exorcist!

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: a false Josh Groban appearance, The Polar Express, people critiquing movies they haven't seen, Scosese's comic book dismissal, Ebert's video games hatred, Transformers, Superman Lives, alternate casting universes, The Last Jedi love, Frankenstein pinball, and more! Plus they mention a whole bunch of movies screening from Friday October 11th - Thursday October 18th: Lucky Day, Britt-Marie Was Here, Buddy, Mister America, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Zeroville, The Room, Black Christmas, The Curse Of Buckout Road, and the Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!

This week, Lee and Josh are joined by a pair of extra special guest - Troma filmmaking mastermind Lloyd Kaufman, and his amazing wife Patty (retired executive director of the New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development)! They share stories ranging from being ousted from Cannes and Sundance, getting praise from Tilda Swinton, getting advice from Quentin Tarantino, buying turtles for the orignal Rocky, introducing Woody Allen to Terry Jones, thoughts on faking New York movies in Vancouver, the state of indie filmmaking, and more! Josh does a quick intro before the interview gets underway, to mention the movies screening form Friday October 4th - Thursday October 10th: Aquarela, Menteur, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and Pretenders!

This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: new equipment, selling out, reddit horrors, offended patrons, Joker movie controversy, Adam Sandler's acting chops, beekeepers, the Avery / Tarantino break-up, Sid Haig, and more! Plus, they mention the films screening from Friday September 27th - Thursday October 3rd: Honeyland, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Riot Girls, Return To Nuke Em High: Volume 1, Return To Return To Nke Em High: aka Volume 2, Mama Mia, and Saturday Night Sinema!

This week, Eric, Anya, and Josh chat about: being left handed, government work, writing references, resumes, indie businesses vs big chains, friends supporting your work, Room vs The Room, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday September 20th - Thursday September 26th: Blinded By The Light, Balloon, One Cut Of The Dead, Brittany Runs A Marathon, Desolation Center, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Room!

This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: poor podcast skills, the fate of Dreamworks, executive producers, MST3K, getting cut out of movies, the Scary Stories books, angry nerds, praising bad movie filmmakers, and more! Plus, they discuss the films on the schedule from Friday September 13th - Thursday September 19th: Luce, Brittany Runs A Marathon, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, The Tony Alva Story, Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear, The Room, and Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan!