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This weekend rock to ANVIL!
Four night only! May 29th-31st and June 1st at the Mayfair Radio reviews here: CBC Ottawa morning show review All in a day review with Robert Fontaine XPress feature article Ottawa Citizen review: “A surprisingly moving piece of Canadian music history that stands to
Ticket Prices
As of January 1st, 2019, the Mayfair will be making slight price increases. It’s the first time we’ve done so in a decade, and those smarter than us in business say we’re well over-due. There’s no singular reason, just the myriad of costs that a small business faces.
Tickets for Passion of Joan of Arc and The General now on sale at box office!
Tickets for our SILENTS IS GOLDEN screenings of THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (April 5 & 6) and THE GENERAL (April 12) are now on sale only at our theatre box office. We are open a half hour before the first showtime of the day.
Time Travel Trilogy!
Grab your hoverboard, cue up some Huey Lewis & the News music, and rev up the DeLorean to 88mph! Back to the Future Triple Bill on July 26, with special eats available from Quinn’s Pub! Showtimes: 11:30am, 1:45pm, 4:00pm Tickets: $10 members, $14 non-members, $7 kids, $9 seniors
Tina & Amy & the Golden Globes!
Join us, & your hosts Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, for a very special Members Only big screen Golden Globe ceremony on Sunday January 11th! Doors open at 7:00pm for those interested in watching the red carpet pre-show. The awards ceremony starts at 8:00pm. An annual membership can be purchased
Tintorera…A Mexican set of Jaws!
While browsing through vintage movie one sheets on ebay, a movie poster caught my eye. An illustration of a screaming woman being swallowed whole by a shark. It looked charmingly crude but exciting the way good exploitation movie posters should. The title stood out to me as well: TINTORERA!
Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero Return!
“The Citizen Kane of bad movies!” (Entertainment Weekly) Tickets NOW on sale in the Mayfair box office for Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero’s grand return to The Room’s favourite movie theatre and fan-base! Prepare yourself for the interactive motion picture event that you will never forget! Two screenings
Tommy Wiseau's The Room gets a dubstep remix
Via The AV Club. If you think The Room is funny in film form, wait until you see it in dubstep music video remix form. The Room returns to the Mayfair November 20.
Tonight terror is on the menu!
Low budget indie horror has a long and storied history in film. There are endless examples, some of them successful, some of them legendary. Whether it’s Roger Corman or Lloyd Kaufman. Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Halloween. Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activities. Ottawa as a city itself
Trashing the Mayfair
Often, we get promotional materials for the films we’re showing (posters, trailers, postcards, etc.). Just as often, though, we don’t. Many films show up with no support. We do our best to get the word out, but it can be an uphill battle. The distributors of Street Trash