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Paper Tiger Japanese BBQ Popcorn Spice!
Our friends and neighbours at Paper Tiger Noodle Bar were kind enough to drop off some Japanese BBQ Spice for our popcorn! Be sure to try some out the next time you are in for a movie.
Passage To Freedom – free screening, donations accepted
Passage To Freedom – Saturday May 20 at 2:30pm! Unforgettable stories of terror, escape, courage, and resilience are captured in this new documentary film about refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos who found a new home in Canada in the aftermath of the Vietnam war. The director will be
Peace Park: Ottawa Premiere!
OTTAWA PREMIERE on Wednesday March 30th, encore screening on Thursday March 31st! Special guest Aaron Cayer, co-director of the Ottawa Skateboard Community Association, will be in attendance on Wednesday March 30th. As Montreal gentrifies its red light district, the city goes to war with the drug dealers, crack addicts, alcoholics,
PilgrIMAGE premiere – filmmakers in attendance!
The Mayfair isn’t just a place for people who love movies – it’s a place for people who make them, too. That’s why, as part of our ongoing Filmmakers in Attendance Screening Series, we’re welcoming Canadian documentarians Peter Wintonick and Mira Burt-Wintonick for the premiere engagement of their new
Polytechnique June 12-14, 16th
Starring: Karine Vanasse, Evelyne Brochu Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Rating: 14A (English version) Playing at: Mayfair Theatre, today through Sunday, and Tuesday – – – The paradox may sound grotesque, but it must be stated loud and clear: director Denis Villeneuve and the cast of Polytechnique have transformed the tragedy
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