Category: Film history
Friday April 12 – Thursday April 18!
-The Taste Of Things- 5 Stars! (Morbidly Beautiful) -The Old Oak- 5 Stars! (Arts Desk) -Dawn Of The Dead- 4/4 Stars! (Roger Ebert) -Saturday Night Sinema- Free for Members/Members Only! -Mamma Mia- A Company Of Fools Sing-A-Long! -Enter The Clones Of Bruce- “fantastic” (Cinema Crazed)
Friday April 11 – Thursday April 17!
-The Penguin Lessons- 2nd Week! – “delightful true story” (TIFF) “hyper-funny, sensitive, and nuanced…a delightful watch” (Collider) -The Brutalist- 4/4 Stars! (Chicago Daily Herald) Academy Awards: Best Actor, Cinematography, Score award winner! -The Elephant Man- David Lynch Tribute Film Festival! 5 Stars (Film Authority) – 5 Stars!
Friday April 1 – Thursday April 7!
Friday April 1 – Thursday April 7! -Bloodthirsty- Ottawa Premiere! Director Amelia Moses and star Lauren Beatty will be in attendance on opening night to introduce the movie, and for a Q&A afterwards! -Studio 666- “always constant fun” (Consequence) “a cross between This Is Spinal Tap and The Texas
Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012)
Oscar winning actor Ernest Borgnine passed away today at the age of 95. The Mayfair salutes one of cinema’s warmest and most likable character actors, who had over 200 film and TV credits to his name. He even shot a film here in Ottawa back in 2000 called
Do you like old movies? So does Martin Scorsese
“Movies are the memories of our lifetime. We need to keep them alive.” That’s part of what Martin Scorsese had to say in his speech at the Golden Globes about the importance of preserving old. You can hear and see the rest of what he had to say here:
Destroy all movies!!!
Via BoingBoing, a good review of the new book Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punk on Film. At 566 pages and listing over 1,100 movies, this is a must for any serious movie fan — after all, what other film reference book can you name that
December 30th – January 5th!
Storks – Storks now deliver packages for an internet retail giant. The top delivery stork lands in hot water when the Baby Factory somehow produces an adorable but unauthorized girl. The race is on to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss finds out. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar
David Lynch Tribute Film Festival: Dreams of an Eagle Scout
We are excited to unveil our epic tribute fest in honour of the life of David Lynch: (Movies screening the week of…) -Eraserhead- January 31 -The Elephant Man- February 7 -Wild At Heart- February 14 -Blue Velvet- February 21 -Dune- February 28 -Twin Peaks: Fire
David Lynch Tribute Film Fest!
We have an epic program in the works in honour of the life of the great David Lynch. The lineup will include The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart, and The Straight Story. Stay tuned for info on dates, and additional movies.
Coming Soon — 35mm Trailers for Sale!
We’ve excavated a whole bunch of 35mm trailers from the archives! We’ll hang onto anything super amazing, since there will be more 35mm screenings in our future on occasion. Logically, some wouldn’t ever imagine wanting to bother having one of these in their home. Since, y’know, for the most