Category: Ottawa premieres
With one switch. Everything Changes.
There will be an extra educational bonus at the Friday night screening of Particle Fever. Carleton University physics professor Heather E. Logan will be on hand to give an introduction to the film, and we should have time for a quick couple of q&a questions afterwards. Join us
Winds of Heaven "one of the most important films ever made about British Columbia.”
Or that’s what the director of the Vancouver International Film Festival thinks, anyway Why not see for yourself on Oct. 27 & 28 when this Ottawa-made biography of Emily Carr premieres at the Mayfair?
What's the matter? Everything.
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, Thursday, November 12 at 6:30 PM, our Filmmakers in Attendance Screening Series welcomes high school teachers-turned filmmakers Enrico Lappano and Olga Antzoulatos, who will introduce and discuss
Weekly Programming = Faster Bookings
Excited to announce our first premiere that we have been able to book nice and quick due to switching things over to weekly programming: the great (and recent double Oscar nominee for Philomena) Steve Coogan brings his beloved character Alan Partridge to the big screen! Alan Partridge premieres at the
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
Trashing the Mayfair
Often, we get promotional materials for the films we’re showing (posters, trailers, postcards, etc.). Just as often, though, we don’t. Many films show up with no support. We do our best to get the word out, but it can be an uphill battle. The distributors of Street Trash
Tonight terror is on the menu!
Low budget indie horror has a long and storied history in film. There are endless examples, some of them successful, some of them legendary. Whether it’s Roger Corman or Lloyd Kaufman. Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Halloween. Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activities. Ottawa as a city itself
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 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 Citizen is gay for Stonewall Uprising
Stonewall Uprising is a new documentary about the growing gay rights movement in the late 60s that included a major riot outside the Stonewall, a New York City gay bar that was raided by police until one night in the summer of 1969, when its patrons refused to