Category: Mayfair news
The Greatest Mustache Alive!
Upon realization that we were screening a Burt Reynolds movie in November, we thought that that would be a good opportunity to collect donations for the Movember cause. What better movie icon to rally around than the actor with one of the most famous mustaches of all time?
The End of Kids Club
It’s with a heavy cinema geek heart that we announce the cancellation of our Kids Club program. The harsh reality is that despite best of efforts, and seemingly high enthusiasm from our patron base, the program never managed to get off the ground. Any other business with more logic based
The Comic Shoppe presents Sin City: A Dame To Kill For!
Our friends at The Comic Book Shoppe present the new Sin City collaboration from Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For – Wednesday October 1st and Thursday October 2nd at 9:00pm!
The cinema of Andy Sidaris
Since Hard Ticket to Hawaii was such a success last month and audience members showed a real curiosity towards more films by late filmmaker Andy Sidaris, the Mayfair is presenting another one of his 1980s masterworks, the tantalizingly titled “Picasso Trigger” a sexy art heist/spy thriller set in Paris,
Support for a former Mayfair employee
Lauren Gerro, a former Mayfair employee, was seriously injured in last week’s wind storm when both her legs were broken by a tree branch. She is currently recovering in hospital. We are taking cash donations for her at the box office and candy bar. Anything you can donate would be
Strangebeard comic book launch / Time Bandits screening!
Coming Soon! A special matinee screening of Time Bandits in honour of the publication of Kelly Tindall‘s family friendly pirate comic book Strangebeard! Kelly will be on hand with brand new copies of the comic, so you can pick one up for yourself, after enjoying one
STOP LANSDOWNE MALL!
The next time you visit the Mayfair, you may notice something other than a movie listed on our marquee. It’s a web address: StopLansdowneMall.ca We’ve been pretty vocal in our opposition to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan (formerly known as Lansdowne Live). And now, we’d like to ask you
Stanley Kubrick Film Fest!
Stanley Kubrick Festival screening throughout May! Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – May 7th & 8th A Clockwork Orange – May 14th & 15th The Shining – May 21st & 22nd Full Metal Jacket – May 28th &
Sparta 72 Hour Filmmaking Challenge Returns!
The latest 72 hour short film-making challenge film festival screens at the Mayfair this Sunday March 9th at 3:00pm. $10 tickets will be available before the screening from the Mayfair box office. For more information on the event, check out the 72 Hour Films website.
SEX! (And now that we've got your attention…)
SEX! Now that we’ve got your attention, Painted Lips and Lolly Licks: The Sexy Film Festival returns to the Mayfair Feb 13, and we want to show your movie! Any film that explores themes of sex, romance or the erotic is eligible, provided it’s: 10 minutes or