Mayfair Theatre

Mayfair Theatre

The Mayfair Theatre Podcast is a weekly show that takes you behind the scenes of one of Canada's oldest, and Ottawa's oldest movie theatre - open since 1932!

  1. 5D AGO

    572: Question The First.

    This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Pascale, mainly to unpack the aftermath of the Valentine's Day edition of our annual X-Rated Super Secret Saturday Night Sinema. They also discuss: Brief Encounter, Casablanca, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, movie walkouts, Euphoria, watching movies on planes, Backbeat, Resevoir Dogs, Gambino, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday February 20 - Thursday February 26: My Father's Shadow, Hamnet, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, City On Fire, A Mighty Wind, and Scum Of The Earth!

    38 min

  2. FEB 11

    571: You Have To Kind Of Warn People.

    This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Saturday Night Sinema co-host Daimion, in honour of the X-Rated Super Secret Valentine's edition of Sinema! They also discuss: Scarlet Warning 666, G.I. Joe, Them!, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Batman '66, Samurai Cop 2, David Cronenberg, Ratatouille, Tank Girl, and more! They also mention the movies screening the busy Valentine's week of Friday February 13 - Thursday February 19: The Choral, All That's Left Of You, Jason X, Brief Encounter, Casablanca, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Best In Show, Blades Of The Guardians, and the aforementioned X-Rated Super Secret Saturday Night Sinema!

    39 min

  3. FEB 5

    570: It's Amazing But It's Terrible.

    This week, Eric and Josh are joined by resident Mayfair poster and Holiday Season card artist, and front door sign painter, Pascale! She has a pair of events in Ottawa at de Montigny Contemporary Art Gallery, and the Ottawa Design Club! They discuss: Mayfair Gold Cards, Clairtone, Pogs, Archie Digests, Death Of Superman, TV repair, Phantom Menace action figures, Valentine's Day, talking during trailers, Catherine O'Hara, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday February 6 - Thursday February 12: The Secret Agent, The Choral, The Room, Scarlet Warning 666, Waiting For Guffman, and Tank Girl!

    46 min

  4. JAN 29

    569: With All Due Respect.

    This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair co-owner and newsletter scribe, Ian! They get together to gossip about the Oscar nominations, which leads them to also chat about: record levels of cold weather, Delroy Lindo, The Kissing Booth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, I'm Just Ken, Hamlet, Logan, BlacKkKlansman, Universal Language, Don McKellar, the Safdie brothers, Vampyros Lesbos, Netflix, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 30 - Thursday February 5: Sound Of Falling, No Other Choice, Faceless, Misery, Saturday Night Sinema, and Anything That Moves!

    48 min

  5. JAN 22

    568: Record Scratch, Lights Go Up.

    This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Space Jam, Teen Titans Go!, Loonatics Unleashed, Aztec Batman, The Day The Earth Blew Up, end credits, John Woo, Marty Supreme, Scarlet Warning 666, and more! They also discuss the movies screening the week of Friday January 23 - Thursday January 29: The Princess Bride, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, No Other Choice, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hard Boiled, and Sinfonía Erótica!

    37 min

  6. JAN 14

    567: I Like That People Are Nice.

    This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Saturday Night Sinema co-host Daimion! They discuss: The Omen, audio commentaries, The Rock, Indy the Dog's acting award win, Stranger Things, no film ratings in Ontario, The Librarians, Aliens, Freddy vs Jason vs Ash comic, our new Saturday Night Sinema poster, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 16: Nuremberg, Father Mother Sister Brother, Vampyros Lesbos, When Harry Met Sally, Saturday Night Sinema, Goon, Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, and The Running Man!

    42 min

  7. JAN 8

    566: We're In The Future.

    This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Eric's official Mayfair nieces, Abby and Norah! They discuss the overwhelming cinematic experience, and emotional breakdown, of watching the Stranger Things finale on our screen. Plus, they chat about: Holiday Season limbo, The Jonas Brothers, the Britney Spears memoir, Zootopia 2, movie montages, The Talisman, Uncanny X-Men 134, The Running Man, Bob's Burgers, and more! They also mention some of the movies screening the week of Friday January 9 - Thursday January 15: The Secret Agent, La Grazia, and Oldboy. And, neglect to mention The Room, and She Killed In Ecstasy, which were booked after the recording of the episode. You can always check mayfairtheatre.ca for up to the moment listings of current and coming soon movies.

    41 min

  8. 2025-12-31

    565: I Forgot To Hit Record.

    This week, Eric and Josh discuss: re-recording this episode, projector technical difficulties, Pan's Labyrinth, Titanic, Flow, David Lynch, Alien 3 / Alien: Resurrection, No One Will Save You, library books, Barbarella, Scrooged, Stranger Things, and more! They also mention the screenings (and a live event) for the week of Friday January 2 - Thursday January 8, 2026: The Librarians, The Secret Agent, Frankenstein, Stars Of Magic!, Aliens, Logan's Run, and the short films Breaking the Line / House Rules / Operation Ex!

    34 min
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4.7
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23 Ratings

About

The Mayfair Theatre Podcast is a weekly show that takes you behind the scenes of one of Canada's oldest, and Ottawa's oldest movie theatre - open since 1932!

Information

  • Creator
    Mayfair Theatre
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Mayfair Theatre

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