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Post-Lockdown Return!
Take down one sign, put down a whole bunch of other signs! This is a strange new world, but it is nice to take one small step towards normalcy. Bullet points: -50 tickets available per screening. (we’re investigating advance ticket options, stay tuned for news on that) -Wear
Posters for Sale!
A silver lining of being in lockdown is that we’ve been able to get a lot of cleaning up done around the cinema. A giant chore taken care of was alphabetizing and logging our poster archives. Now that that task is out of the way, we’ve unearthed hundreds of posters
Posters! Get yer red-hot posters!
Thanks to carpenter, stuntman extraordinaire and friend of the Mayfair Dave Cherry, we’re now in the business of selling posters! Spend a few minutes before or after the show (or while in line to buy some refreshments) browsing our collection – and take one home for only five
Pow! Batman 66 / Batman 89 Double Bill!
In honour of the 75th anniversary of my favourite character of all time, we are proud to showcase a generational double bill featuring the Batman of 1966 and the Batman of 1989! Both fan favourite films will be presented on ultra rare 35mm prints. We’ll also have some
Press
Some press links: Charlatan Newspaper article Nov. 29th OSCAR article in PDF format Nov. 28th Centretown News article Nov. 22nd Ottawa Citizen article Nov. 17th CBC article about the take over Nov. 18th Paul Gordon talks with Adrian Harewood of All
Print-at-Home Card!
A few bucks to enjoy a night out at the movies makes an excellent gift during the Holiday Season (or a gift for any birthday, wedding, or special event throughout the year). Just for fun, we made up this card that you can print up to go along with some
Put a Special Message on the Mayfair Marquee!
Wish someone a Happy Birthday, Anniversary, or any other form of well wishing that you can think of with a message up on the marquee at the Mayfair Theatre! We can fix approximately 20 – 22 letters per line, over 3 lines. Price – $150 (Please keep in mind
QR code as Vaccination Verification update
A reminder that as of Tuesday January 4 you’ll need to present a QR code as vaccination verification to enter the Mayfair. The Verify Ontario app can read SMART Health QR codes issued by all Canadian provinces and territories as well as those issued
Questions about cinema sound!
The Mayfair theatre plays films in a number of different sound formats depending on the age of the film and what sound format it supports. 1930’s- 70’s MONO Early films mainly before the mid seventies generally only have a mono optical track on the film.
R.I.P. Sage Stallone
The movie industry has lost another talented contributor to motion picture conservation: Sage Stallone, eldest son of Sylvester, died today at the age of 36. Sage co-starred with his father in ROCKY V and DAYLIGHT. He left acting to pursue film distribution as he co-founded Grindhouse Releasing in