Category: Special programming
Bob Hoskins Tribute
In honour of the great Bob Hoskins, we present a very rare 35mm screening of the highly acclaimed British crime classic, The Long Good Friday. Join us on Friday May 16 at 10:30pm or Sunday May 18 at 10:00pm. Roger Ebert gave the film 4 Stars and praised
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
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 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
Art In Reverse From The Pope of Trash!
The Mayfair and Lost Marbles’ Geek Night proudly invite you to into the twisted and filthy world of bad taste courtesy of filmmaker John Waters as we present three of his films: Pecker, Cecil B. Demented and Cry Baby. Prizes will be
Are you prepared to enter The Room?
Is The Room really, as Entertainment Weekly called it, “the Citizen Kane of bad movies”? Pretty much, yeah. But that doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable. Quite the opposite, really. Read on and learn how to participate! Stuff to yell at