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Blood and Ice Cream
Love is a strong word. But I love Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright. Back in 2004, a poster showed up online for ‘Shaun of the Dead‘. I had never heard of the movie, and didn’t know who the man in the poster was, but being a zombie
Big Screen Oscars!
The 88th Annual Academy Awards! Hosted by Chris Rock! On the big screen! Doors open at 7:00pm for the Red Carpet Pre-Show / Awards Ceremony begins at 8:30pm. Check our schedule for the ongoing marathon of Oscar nominees that we’ll be screening! Free for Members / Members Only / Licensed
Big Rig Brewery Promotion!
Next time you are in to see a movie you can grab one of these cards from the box office or the candy bar from our friends at BIG RIG Brewery. Then you can use the promo code on it for 15% off of your next Big Rig
Beware the Discopath!
Discopath makes its Ottawa Premiere at the Mayfair on Saturday May 10th. We’ll have some extra special guests in attendance: Actor Ivan Freud, actress Katherine Cleland and director Renaud Gauthier. Join us for the new indie Canadian horror film that is destined to become a cult classic. Blood
Best of the decade?
As you may or may not know, two of the Mayfair’s owners also co-host the weekly radio show The Drunken Master Revue (motto: by movie geeks, for movie geeks). On yesterday’s show, we shared our lists of the best films of the decade. It’s a thing people are
Best non-time-travelling Michael J Fox movie of 1985!
What better career move for an actor than to follow up one of the best movies ever, then to take a starring role in a movie about a high school student who becomes a werewolf and plays basketball? And, what’s the bigger suspension of disbelief, that Michael J Fox
Be a little Lebowski Achiever! Help the Mayfair, dude!
Attention Mayfair regulars and moviegoers in Ottawa! The Mayfair Theatre is about to celebrate 80 years of existence this May! But in order to continue bringing you the best in cinematic entertainment, we need your support! We are in the midst of raising funds to purchase
Bat-iversary Prizes!
We’ll have some great big ticket prizes to give out on Batman’s 75th birthday celebration on Wednesday July 23 thanks to our friends at The Comic Book Shoppe 2 – A spectacular retro Batman 66 Adam West bust, and a gothic Arkham City style Batman action figure from
Back To The Future trilogy!
Back To The Future trilogy! Weekend matinees on September 19th & 20th! Join us for Marty & Doc’s time travelling adventures a full month before they arrive to present day on the geek legendary date of October 21st 2015!
August is Woody Allen month!
This August we are proud to present our Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Woody Allen* Festival! Throughout the month, we’ll screen some of Woody Allen’s best films, including his latest — and most successful — Midnight in Paris. We’ll have everything from his sci-fi screwball comedy Sleeper