Category: Festivals
We’re Back! Schedule for Saturday November 7th – Thursday November 12th!
We’re back! Here’s the schedule for November 6th – 12th (though, an anomaly for this week, things start up on Saturday instead of Friday). The Untouchables – Sean Connery Tribute! Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor award winner for Sean Connery, plus nominations for: Art Direction, Costume Design, & Original
Update on David Lynch Tribute Film Festival: Dreams of an Eagle Scout
Update! Bad news and good news for our David Lynch Tribute Film Festival: Dreams of an Eagle Scout. Bad news…The Elephant Man isn’t available. Good news…Mullholland Drive is available! (movie distribution is a strange and complicated beast) So, still 9 out of 10 movies.
Thursday November 10 – Friday November 16!
-The Persian Version -Anatomy Of A Fall -The Room- Screening 164! -Stop Making Sense- 40th Anniversary! -The Postman Always Rings Twice- Noirvember! -Messiah Of Evil -Coffee To Cocktails- Canadian Premiere! -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for Members/Members Only!
Thursday February 21 – Thursday February 27!
-Universal Language- Cannes: Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award winner! -5 Stars! (Winnipeg Free Press) -I’m Still Here- Academy Awards: Best Motion Picture, International Feature, Lead Actress nominee! -4/4 Stars! (The Seattle Times) -Babygirl- 2nd Week! 5 Stars! (The Telegraph) -5 Stars (The Skinny) -Blue Velvet- David Lynch Tribute
Thursday April 19 – Friday April 25!
-One Life- 5 Stars! (London Evening Standard) -Maniac- “a classic” (The Horror Report) -The Rocky Horror Picture Show- Hosted by The Absent Friends Shadow Cast! Ottawa Premieres: -Remembering Gene Wilder- 5 Stars! (Flick Direct) -Sting- “an excellent creature feature” (Movie Web) Special Presentations: -The Condor
The Ottawa Adventure Film Festival
For more info on the Ottawa Adventure Film Festival, which includes screenings hosted at the Mayfair, click on over to the Ottawa Adventure Film Festival website! The OAFF features films from around the world highlighted in two programs. Mountains & Water is featured on November 16th & 23rd.
The Gipper loved James Bond
In 1983, U.S. President (and former actor) Ronald Reagan gave a salute to one of cinema’s most enduring characters: James Bond. Check out this hilarious blast from the past as Reagan proudly regards 007 as a “10” ! and don’t forget to check out The James Bond Film
Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!!
Bad news…soon it will be time to go back to school. Good news…we’re bringing back another round of Saturday Morning Cartoons! The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party returns on Saturday September 5th at 10:00am! Put on your favourite pajamas for an all new three hour selection of your favourite
Ottawa Songwriters Uplifting the Mayfair fundraiser event!
A fine group of loyal and generous Mayfair patrons have banded together as the Ottawa Songwriters Uplifting the Mayfair to organize and host a fundraiser event this weekend. On Saturday, May 15th at 7:00pm and Sunday, May 16th at 2:00pm you can catch a pair of online virtual concert events!
Monday January 31 – Thursday February 3!
We return with a short week of screenings, bringing back four movies that you may have missed when we went back into lockdown. -Délicieux- “wonderfully satisfying to watch…It is such a glorious premise for a film…Délicieux is a warm, hugely enjoyable confection indeed.” (Fiction Machine) -The Novice- Ottawa Premiere! Tribeca