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271: A Bigger Scope Of All This Stuff

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39 minutes | Wednesday, May 13, 2020
This week, Eric and Josh discuss: two months of lockdown, Friday the 13th years long fest, loving movies vs critiquing movies, The Wizard, Space Jam, Tales From The Darkside, geek run businesses, multiplexes vs Universal, Mayfair Virtual Cinema: The Ghost Of Peter Sellers, Theodore Rex, fake sequels, and more! This is our 9th podcast from the land of quarantine pandemic lockdown. Stay tuned for information on our return to a wonderful world where we're screening movies!
38 minutes | Wednesday, May 6, 2020
This week, Eric and Josh discuss: May the 4th, social distancing at home events, Mayfair Virtual Cinema offerings: The Booksellers, and This Is Not A Movie, unnecessarily angry people online, The Room consecutive streak halted, Ice Pirates, being a guest speaker, and more! This is our 8th podcast from the land of quarantine pandemic lockdown. Stay tuned for information on our return to a wonderful world where we're screening movies!
38 minutes | Wednesday, April 29, 2020
This week, Eric, Emily, and Josh chat about: Vancouver real estate, nepotism, new cats, seat-sale fundraiser success, small business delivery support, post-pandemic programming thoughts, Heaven's Gate, Hellraiser, never reading the comments, Kermit the Frog, and more! This is our 7th podcast from the land of quarantine pandemic lockdown. Stay tuned for information on our return to a world where we're screening movies!
36 minutes | Wednesday, April 22, 2020
This week, Eric and Josh chat about: The Monkees, The Beach Boys, George Lucas, Jeff Goldblum, shooting with no finished script, that a difficult shoot = a good movie, Steven Spielberg, Bruce Willis and Eddie Murphy albums, the Spider-man musical, the Evil Dead musical, Paper Girls, and more! This is our 6th podcast from the land of quarantine pandemic lockdown. Stay tuned for information on our return to a world where we're screening movies!
36 minutes | Thursday, April 16, 2020
This week, Eric and Josh chat about: pandemic talk shows, having a new cat, nice social media, Ewoks TV movies, that it's ok for friends to like different things, old people complaining about new stuff, getting tagged in negative tweets, stay at home geek groups, That Thing You Do, and more! This is our 5th podcast from the land of quarantine pandemic lockdown. Stay tuned for information on our return to a world where we're screening movies!
37 minutes | Wednesday, April 8, 2020
This week, Eric and Josh chat about: voids, Oscars having to change the rules for 2020, a lack of film fests in 2020, having no sports knowledge, SNL hosts, Space Jam, Brandon Fraser, Kangaro Jack, more Capybara talk, and more! This is our 4th podcast from the land of pandemic lockdown. Stay tuned for information on our return to a world where we're screening movies!
37 minutes | Wednesday, April 1, 2020
This week, Eric, Gwen, and Josh discuss: The Wonderful World of Disney, Jon Favreau, MCU canon, that it's impossible to run out of tv to watch, Capybaras, Jack Nicholson, Supernatural, Picard, getting a new kitty cat, and more! Still no new movies to announce during this pandemic timeframe of March 31st, 2020. Stay tuned!
35 minutes | Wednesday, March 25, 2020
This week, Eric and Josh chat about the 2nd week of the cinema being on pandemic lockdown, cancelled plans, unnecessary negativity, selling off Mayfair seat immortality, Mayfair celebrity mythology, ageless cartoon characters, and more! For the 2nd episode in a row, not much in the way of upcoming movie talk...because we aren't sure when we'll be screening movies again!
39 minutes | Wednesday, March 18, 2020
This week, Eric, Gwen, and Josh discuss: being shut down for a pandemic, post disaster behaviour, cheese, St. Patrick's Day, and more! They also mention some movies like Return of the Jedi, Leprechaun, Soylent Green, Robocop, and Cats! They do not mention the movies screening the week of Friday March 20th - Thursday March 26th...because the Mayfair is closed (temporarily. We shall return).
32 minutes | Thursday, March 12, 2020
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: troublemakers in the cinema, Blu Ray's not hindering movie bookings anymore, the ongoing Parasite marathon, not being big enough for Kevin Smith to visit, sneaking out of work, old trailers not being good, and more! Plus, they chat about the movies screening from Friday March 13th - Thursday March 19th: Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Little Women, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Weathering with You, The Room, Brotherhood, Jay and SIlent Bob Reboot, and Friday the 13th!
32 minutes | Thursday, March 5, 2020
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh discuss: Cats, the illogical trait of loving bad movies, shooting movies with unfinished scripts, an alternate universe where Jaws and Star Wars flopped, box office gold depressing movies, Guy Ritchie's resume, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday March 6th - Thursday March 12th, 2020: Parasite, Ordinary Love, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Lodge, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, and The Gentlemen!
32 minutes | Thursday, February 27, 2020
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: Cats, Westside Story vs Indiana Jones, James Magold's excellent track record, digital de-aging / face replacement, actors who have never been young, recasting legacy characters, sweater fandom, long gaps between original and sequel, and more! Plus, we mention the movies screening from Friday February 28th - Thursday March 5th: Parasite, Knives Out, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Jesus Rolls, Dragnet Girl, and Saturday Night Sinema!
33 minutes | Friday, February 21, 2020
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: the Coronavirus, visiting L.A., bad flights, Friday the 13th part V, weird trading cards, movie industry tax breaks, The Egyptian Theatre, 20th Century non Fox, midnight movies, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday February 20th - Thursday February 27th: Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, Richard Jewell, The Big Lebowski, Cats, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
33 minutes | Thursday, February 13, 2020
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: fun socks, casual Friday's, favourite movies, not being very critical, the Oscars aftermath, in memoriam reels, classic rock, and more! Plus, they discuss the films screening from Friday February 14th - Thursday February 20th: Cry-Baby, Casablanca, Grease, Enter The Fat Dragon, The Room, Les Miserables, Ford V Ferrari, and Parasite!
33 minutes | Thursday, February 6, 2020
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: pizza, visting L.A., Mann's Chinese Theatre, 12 weeks of Parasite, weekly programming benefits, Nic Cage, a film shoot at the Mayfair, the Oscars, false memories of Grease being a kids movie, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday February 7th - Thursday February 13th: Parasite, Bombshell, Jojo Rabbit, Come To Daddy, Clemency, and the 92nd Annual Academy Awards!
33 minutes | Thursday, January 30, 2020
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: Parasite's ongoing run, Valentine's screenings, visiting Seattle, expensive movie tickets, non-nerds enjoying Star Wars, forgotten movie stars, short feature films, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday January 31st - Thursday February 6th: Parasite, Bombshell, Dark Waters, VHYes, and Dosed!
36 minutes | Thursday, January 23, 2020
This week, Lee, Andrew, and Josh chat about: MST3K, Disney Vault updates, weird distribution rules, digital restoration treasure, 4DX horrors, Star Wars love, people shamefully using their cel phones / camera at the movies, remakes, Buck Henry, and more! We weren't able to mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 24th - Thursday January 30th (because we had to record this one early). But, of course, you can always check out showtimes at mayfairtheatre.ca
30 minutes | Wednesday, January 15, 2020
This week, Eric and Josh chat about: Being a workaholic, failed retro screenings, Mayfair rentals, dreams of a Nicolas Cage Fest, single screen scheduling challenges, the sadness of Bruce Willis not giving it his all, and more! We weren't able to mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 17th - Thursday January 23rd (because we had to record this one early). But, of course, you can always check out showtimes at mayfairtheatre.ca
33 minutes | Thursday, January 9, 2020
This week, Eric and Josh chat about: being in futuristic 2020, Cats, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, how difficult it is to make movies, angry Adam Sandler fans, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday January 10th - Thursday January 16th: Parasite, Uncut Gems, La Belle Epoch, Fantastic Fungi, and The Room!
33 minutes | Wednesday, January 1, 2020
This week, Eric, Christy, and Josh chat about: visiting a multiplex, traditional vs 3D vs 4DX screenings, Muppet Vision 3D, theme park rides, billion dollar box office movies, nerd shirts, childhood celebrity, wishing Shia LeBeouf the best, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday January 3rd - Thursday January 9th, 2020: La Belle Epoque, Parasite, Honey Boy, and Filibus: The Mysterious Air Pirate!
33 minutes | Thursday, December 26, 2019
This week, Eric, Anya, and Josh chat about: Film School now vs the 1990s, LaserDisc/Beta/VHS wars, BluRay/HD DVD wars, Shaq movies, Political docs, the Nintendo promotion movie The Wizard, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday December 27th - Thursday January 2nd: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Abominable, Jojo Rabbit, American Dharma, Going Attractions, Ip Man 4: The Finale, Saturday Night Sinema, and Wizard of Oz!
37 minutes | Thursday, December 19, 2019
This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair spouse Gwen! They chat about: Spidey Christmas songs, Raptors rings, Color Out Of Space, Robert Pattison and Daniel Radcliffe's indie film career choices, Donnie Yen, and the potential end of Rocky Horror and Die Hard screenings! Plus, they discuss the movies screening from Friday December 20th - Thursday December 26th: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, Die Hard, Going Attractions, Ip Man 4, Christmas Vacation, and Rocky Horror!
34 minutes | Thursday, December 12, 2019
This week Eric and Josh chat about: cold weather, short film failure, time management, video games, Ben Burtt, kids whose first cinema experience is at the Mayfair, McDonald's brainwashing, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday December 13th - Thursday December 19th: The Good Liar, Parasite, Waves, Atlantics, Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, The Room, and the Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!
37 minutes | Wednesday, December 4, 2019
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh are joined by Mike from Embarrassing Humans, to discuss their upcoming screening of Christmas Vacation! Plus, they chat about: Facebook pranks, Las Vegas real estate, Christmas movies, weird sequels, Police Academy, John Hughes, big screen Netflix, and more! And, they mention the movies screning from Friday December 6th - Thursday December 12th, 2019: Marriage Story, Parasite, Doctor Sleep. Gift, Shelf Life: The Story of Lanzi Candy, and Unholy Night!
32 minutes | Thursday, November 28, 2019
This week, Eric, Andrew, and Josh chat about: Happy Holidays, geographical distribution walls, Canadian content, bad vhs movies, Eric's adventures in playing a cop extra in a movie, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday November 29th - Thursday December 5th: The Irishman, Parasite, The Lighthouse, Shelf Life: The Story of Lanzi Candy, The Polar Express, and Saturday Night Sinema!
35 minutes | Thursday, November 21, 2019
This week, Eric and Josh chat about: Christmas stuff, Thanksgivings, limited editions, offensive Disney classics, fear of The Polar Express, the bizarre plot of The Santa Clause, movie spin-offs from tv series, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday November 22nd - Thursday November 28th: Parasite, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, Downton Abbey, Friedkin Uncut, Akira, and Rocky Horror!
34 minutes | Thursday, November 14, 2019
This week, Eric and Josh chat about: Batman movies and tv shows, geek culture legacy, avoiding trailers, bad movies that aren't bad, digital restoration, the logic of film production tax breaks, Robert Pattison praise, and more! Plus, they discuss the movies screening from Friday November 15th - Thursday November 21st: The Lighthouse, Parasite, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, Blade Runner, and The Room!
35 minutes | Friday, November 8, 2019
This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Sam from the Absent Friends Shadow Cast. They chat about: surviving another Rocky Horror Halloween season, the Vampyr screening with live music, James Dean's return, Clark Kent disguises, Shirley Temple's wise career move, Wizard of Oz, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday November 8th - Thursday November 14th: Judy, Chained for Life, Pain and Glory, and Hustlers!
33 minutes | Wednesday, October 30, 2019
This week, Eric and Josh chat about: weird Halloween candy, lovely Rocky Horror patrons / angry Rocky Horror patrons, New Year's Eve movies, the Batcopter, embracing Netflix as a distributor, the 1980s PG rating, comic book spinner racks, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday November 1st - Thursday November 7th: The Peanut Butter Falcon, Dolemite Is My Name, Lucy In The Sky, Freaks, Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters, and Vampyr!
37 minutes | Wednesday, October 23, 2019
This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Lorenzo and Mike from Embarrassing Humans! They talk a whole lot about Army Of Darkness (due to Embarrassing Humans presenting that screening) and all things Evil Dead, Ash, Sam Raimi related. They also discuss: sneaking into R rated movies, watching franchise movies out of order, Ernest movies, Commadore 64, the Slaughter House video game, Jake the Snake, Netflix symbiosis, and Raptors rings! Plus, they mention the movies screening from Friday October 25th - Thursday October 31st: The Peanut Butter Falcon, The King, Before You Know It, First Love, T...
271: A Bigger Scope Of All This Stuff
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