Category: Film industry
Friday November 21st – Thursday November 27th!
Friday November 21st – Thursday November 27th Interstellar – The brand new sci-fi epic from director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception), starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine. Guardians Of The Galaxy – Marvel delivers yet another hit cinematic adaptation (this time based on characters that
Friday October 17th – Thursday October 23rd!
Friday October 17th – Thursday October 23rd! – Love Is Strange – Starring John Lithgow and Alfred Molina. 97% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes! – 20,000 Days On Earth – A fictitious documentary day in the life of iconic musician Nick Cave. Directing, Editing & Grand
Friday October 10th – Thursday October 16th!
– Ottawa Premiere of director Abel Ferrara’s Welcome To New York, starring Gerard Depardieu. – Young twin siblings fight to survive World War II in a village on the Hungarian border in The Notebook. – The Captive, from Oscar nominated and multiple Genie, Cannes, and TIFF award winning filmmaker Atom
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
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
Oscar Telecast this Sunday the 26th! Free for members!
PRESENTED BY CKCU FM | FREE FOR MEMBERS | LICENSED FOR ALCOHOL This Sunday Feb. 26, the biggest and best Oscar party in Ottawa takes place right here at the Mayfair! Walk the red carpet, enjoy fit-for-a-star refreshments and watch as motion picture history unfolds where it’s supposed
The King's Speech is Somewhere (else)
UPDATE: We will be showing The King’s Speech on April 3, 6 & 7. Unfortunately, The Mayfair’s scheduled screenings of The King’s Speech (March 11-14 & 17) have been cancelled. Why? In early February, we booked The King’s Speech from distributor Alliance Atlantis.
The Wonderful World of Polish Movie Posters
A website called wellmedicated.com has a selection of bizarre, outrageous and truly inspired Polish posters for Hollywood films. These eye popping works of art go far and beyond what you would expect for any piece of movie promotional material. See for yourself…
Shadows & Light
Meet Gary Warner Kent, stuntman, actor, writer, director, and survivor of the 50s/60s and 70s era of Hollywood low budget filmmaking. Kent has written a very entertaining and revealing book about his experiences rubbing broken elbows with the likes of Warren Oates, Jack Nicholson, Lee Marvin, and directors
John Waters: "Don we now are gay apparel"
There’s nothing like Christmas time with John Waters (director of Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) Roger Ebert has written an article about an upcoming Christmas show presented by the Pope of Trash himself. Check it out… John Waters: Don we now our gay apparel