This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Friend-Of-Mayfair, Tom Fowler! Tom drops by to chat about his new book, Gamemasters: The Comic Book History Of Roleplaying Games!They also chat about: David Lynch, Whisky Galore, film restorations, Gremlins 2, Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, Die Hard, Cannes Film Fest, Young Justice, Beatie Boys, Tomorrow N…

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: long weekends, Lake Placid, the American Theatre in Canton, the song Barbara Stanwyck by Curl, Oddity, Bush vs Bush X, IF vs If...., Star Trek: Generations, Rotten Tomatoes, Trailer Park Boys, and more!Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday August 16 - Thursday August 22: Close To You, Caligu…

This week, Eric, Josh, and special guest Emily discuss: public speaking, endless podcasts, our Humphrey Bogart statue, bike lock posts, thieves, Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival, Evening Shade, Poor Things, vintage movie posters, The Rocky Horror Show, X / Pearl / MaXXXine, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday August 9 - …

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Nick to discuss: morning movies, Oddity, Pizza Party board game, vegan dining, Ghostlight, pigeons, Faerie Tale Theatre, The Long Walk, Christopher Lee, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday August 2 - Thursday August 8: The Fabulous Four, Widow Clicquot, MaXXXine, and The Shining!…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: McDonald's movie promotions, Austin Powers, Henry Winkler, Adam West and Burt Ward, Black Scorpion, Mark Hamill, shared universes, Stephen King, The Three Caballeros, National Treasure, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday July 26 - Thursday August 1: Thelma, Ghostlight, The Rocky Horr…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: TMNT: The Last Ronin, Mario Kart, Furiosa, Men In Black, The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas, Shout Factory, Odd Burger, Longlegs, Ocean's 11, Maxxxine, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday July 19 - Thursday July 25: June Zero, Thelma, The Room, I Saw The TV Glow, The Treasure Of The Sie…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Stop Making Sense, Rock 'N' Roll High School, A Hard Days Night, the Billboard charts, Challengers, Basmati Blues, Odd Burger, The Flintstones, Batman Forever, Turkish movie posters, Licence To Kill, Austin Powers, The Last Movie, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday July 12 - Thursday…

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: camping, horror tv vs horror movies, Jordan Peele, Ultraman, the James Bond multiverse, Odd Burger, Christopher Nolan sound design, Donald Sutherland, Prometheus, Red One, box office conspiracies, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday July 5 - Thursday July 11: Thelma, Tuesday, Stop …

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by special guest Nick to discuss: the Star Wars CommTech Reader, Pogs, cereal prizes, Edmonton Oilers, Donald Sutherland, Ramones, Caligula, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday June 28 - Thursday July 4: I Used To Be Funny, Rock N Roll High School, Big Shark, and Saturday Night Sine…

This week Eric and Josh discuss: Enter The Drag Dragon, VHS Star Wars, action figures, Lee Majors, Forbidden Planet, Euphoria, Godzilla Minus One, Johnny Mnemonic, Wild Wild West, vintage posters, Night Shift, and more!They also discuss the movies screening the week of Friday June 21 - Thursday June 27: The Great Escaper, Challengers, The Rocky Hor…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: John Wayne, the Bridges family, Leslie Nielsen, Liam Neeson, box office numbers, Bruce Willis, The Fall Guy, appointment television, Late Night Horror, Monty Python, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday June 14 - Thursday June 20: Evil Does Not Exist, The Great Escaper, Mad Max: Beyond…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: wedding anniversaries, pedal pub bikes, the return of the Big Shark standee, what's behind our screen, Mayfair t-shirts, the final days of The Comic Book Shoppe, Furiosa, comic book movie spin-offs, Mike Flanagan's new Exorcist movie, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday June 6 - Thurs…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: bus schedules, Saturday Night Sinema, Casablanca, The Great Glebe Garage Sale, The Colonial Theatre's Blobfest, The Great Escaper, The Trip, Stop Making Sense, and more!They also mention movies screening the week of Friday May 31 - Thursday June 6: Civil War, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Late Night With The Devil…

This week Eric and Josh discuss: Unfrosted, Madame Web, Poor Things, Dawn Of The Dead: 3D, Friday The 13th Part 3: 3D, Deadpool, the closing of The Comic Book Shoppe, Mayfair T-shirts, Werner Herzog, Siskel & Ebert, Kazam, Houseguest, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 24 - Thursday May 30: Aggro Dr1ft, Big Shark…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Eric's dad, Star Wars, Roger Corman, When A Stranger Calls swag, estate sales, our partially missing Big Shark standee, Look Who's Talking, Fallout, Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, and more!Plus they mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 17 - Thursday May 23: The Red Circle, The Wizard Of Oz …

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This week, Eric and Josh are joined by a special guest, Eric's dad!They chat about: Buster Keaton, silent films vs talkies, Häxan, 15 cent movie tickets, Westerns, serials, Star Wars, The Wizard Of Oz, Them!, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 10 - Thursday May 16: Irena's Vow, Common Ground, Femme, The Room, Sas…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Free Comic Book Day, Big Shark, Escapade Music Fest, theft, Needful Things, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Crazies, Dawn Of The Dead, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 3 - Thursday May 9: Wicked Little Letters, Problemista, Club Zero, Le Samouraï, and Sherlock Jr. and One Week – w…

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This week, Eric and Josh discuss: the eclipse, Salem, Blair Witch movies, The Running Man book vs movie, Blumhouse Productions, Fantasy Island, Five Nights At Freddy's, Tommy Wiseau, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday April 26 - Thursday May 2: Omen, Big Shark, Saturday Night Sinema, Knightriders, UOttawa Cinema Club…

In today's episode of The Mosaic, we look ahead to Earth Day by telling listeners about Re4m's upcoming eco-market. We talk with Re4m's founder Heather Jeffery about local eco-friendly vendors and the work her design firm does to keep materials out of the landfill. Then, a conversation with Haitian turntablist, soundchemist, and electronic music pr…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Beastie Boys, Elf, strange bus passengers, the Monroeville Mall, Cutthroat Island, Batman And Robin, Man Of Steel, Dark Shadows, Earth Day, Rainbow War, and more!They also mention the movies screening from Friday April 19 - Thursday April 25: One Life, Remembering Gene Wilder, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Maniac,…

In this episode of The Mosaic, Marcela Gonzalez and Fathia Tijani bring you notes from the Ottawa Black Film Festival's insightful panels (1:15). They break highlight the various panelists' messages on the Black art scene in the capital and discuss the unique challenges faced by people of colour in the industry. Then, we look ahead to the Ottawa Bl…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: April Fool's Day, Friday The 13th: The Series, Freddy's Nightmares, Fright Flicks trading cards, John Constantine, Shadows Of The Empire, variant comic covers, Poor Things, Risky Business, Arcadian, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday April 12 - Thursday April 18: The Taste Of Things,…

Starting off this episode, Arya Gunde brings us notes from The Centre for International Policy Studies' panel on The Peoples' Republic of China's assimilation policies in Tibet (1:09). He covers the democratic consequences and political unrest of cultural cleansing. Then, a conversation in the studio with local artist Ryan Mendoza, who's been cast …

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: April Fool's Day, Montreal food, front row seats, Saturday Night Sinema, Knightriders, Le Samourai, Artic Monkeys, and more!Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday April 5 - Thursday April 11: Poor Things, American Fiction, Carol Doda Topless At The Condor, The Room, The Crazies, The South, and R…

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Eric's brother Richard! They discuss: Calgary cinemas and film fests, digital vs physical media, Waydowntown, scurvy, Cinema's First Nasty Women, movies with live musical accompaniment, neighbourhood video stores, B.A. Johnston, and more!They also mention the movies screening from Friday March 29 - Thursday Ap…

This week, Eric, Josh, and (special guest) Brad discuss: HMV, Vertigo Records, LaserDiscs, Attack Of The Clones, Wonder Woman, Hugo, King Kong, Super 8, Saturday Night At The Movies, The Petrified Forest, Super 8, broken laptops, and more!They also mention the movies screening from Friday March 22 - Thursday March 28: They Shot The Piano Player, Ci…

On today's episode, we hold a conversation with filmmaker Viveka Melki about human trafficking in Canada (1:39). She released a documentary called Trafficked Voices, in which she heard the stories of survivors and those affected. We speak about how human trafficking has evolved with time, her work on the film, and the important conversations that n…

Kicking off the show, Marcela Gonzalez and Fathia Tijani bring us coverage from the Ottawa School of Art's showcase celebrating its 145th anniversary (1:18). Then, we speak with Carleton film studies professor Laura Horak about her upcoming screening of Cinema's First Nasty Women, a collection of silent-era films highlighting queerness, gender dive…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: daylight saving time, Rogue One, Young Guns, The X-Files, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner music, Halloween movie novelizations, King Kong and Godzilla, Spider-man, Avatar, the Mothman, Return To Oz, and more!Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday March 15 - Thursday March 21: Spider-man: Acros…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: The Fog, Dune Part II, distributor snubs, listening to movie scores, movie trailers, Avatar, and more!Plus they mention the movies screening the week of Friday March 8 - Thursday March 14: 500 Days In The Wild, Perfect Days, The Room, Escape From New York, Saturday Night Sinema, The Boy And The Heron, One From The …

Tomorrow is International Women's Day! In light of the global celebration, The Mosaic is re-airing some of our favourite conversations with influential women to highlight the role of women in social, cultural, political, and economic spaces.By Lauren Roulston

This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Mayfair co-owner Ian, to discuss our world premiere screening of the movie that he wrote called The Path Of Totality!They also chat about: social media stress, Frogman, John Carpenter, Anaconda, Rialto Pictures, Canadian content, Moonstruck, The Believers, The Thomas Crown Affair, Baywatch Nights, Kolchak, Sol…

In this episode, we hear from Ottawa Public Library's program manager Alexandra Yarrow about their Freedom to Read week (1:19). We discuss censorship issues in Canada and the importance of accessing information. Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes spoke at one of the Freedom to Read events in Ottawa as his historical fiction novel has face…

In today's episode, we speak with the organizers of Pinoys on Parliament about their upcoming youth conference for Filipinx youth (1:06). Then, we take a step back in time to hear about the beginnings of Lansdowne Park (18:55). CHUO's Marcela Gonzalez walks us through the many roles the park has played since its creation in 1868. We also discuss th…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: movie extras, theme songs, St. Elmo's Fire, Disney's Dinosaur, Madame Web, Fantastic Four, silent film / live band, Rock 'n' Roll High School, receiving a Big Shark standee, and more!They also mention the movies screening from Friday February 23 - Thursday February 29: Ru, The Zone Of Interest, The Sweet East, The …

In today's episode, we head to the House of Commons to showcase The Children's Breakfast Club's annual visit to Ottawa. The Toronto based non-profit aims to help feed kids and prepare them for school. These kids heard from many celebrated role models for Black history month, and the organizers will never forget the impact on these youth. Then, we g…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: poor office lighting, high school friends, Gitanes Burger, ghosts, Fifth Avenue Cinemas, video stores, shoplifting, A Death In The Family, Secret Wars, The Thomas Crown Affair remake, the Oscars, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday February 16 - Thursday February 22: Ru, How To Have S…

Today we speak with Asinabka Film Festival co-founder Howard Adler, about the festival's annual snow screen (1:09). After a mild January, there wasn't enough snow in Lansdowne to construct the snow screen. Howard shares that this is the first time that's happened since they've been running the snow screen. Then, we speak with one of Ovarian Cancer …

This week, Eric and Josh chat about: leap years, Y2K, Dark Shadows, retro Marvel Star Wars comics, Tubi, The Battered Bastards Of Baseball, Damnation Alley, Sharknado, Godzilla, Ultraman, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday February 9 - Thursday February 15: Freud's Last Session, The Braid, The Room, Zombie, Moonstruc…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: Godzilla Minus One, Enter The Drag Dragon, getting recognized by podcast listeners, the Oscar nominations, Nimona, Flamin' Hot, Netflix, and more!They also mention movies screening the week of Friday February 2 - Thursday February 8: The Boy And The Heron, Koyaanisqatsi, and In The Heat Of The Night!They neglected …

In this episode of the Mosaic Marcela Gonzalez covers a Climate Justice Climatique panel on climate solutions (1:20). Yasaman Ravanbakhsh attends a Wellness Week event at the OAG (11:06). She speaks with coordinator Louisa Harkouk about what the weekly events bring to students at this time. Then, Fathia Tijani walks us through Winterlude as its set…

In today's episode, we head to a potluck fundraiser addressing the recent noise infraction tickets handed out to Palestinian supportive protestors (2:10). From the event, Sarah Abdul-Karim speaks on the tickets and uplifting Palestinian voices. We also hear from Ottawa Peace Council organizer Rory Lewis, Canadian Peace Congress president Larry Wass…

This week, Eric and Josh discuss: getting a new tattoo, staff scheduling chaos, matte paintings, behind the scenes, Lord Of The Rings, Free Solo, Rowdy Roddy Piper, colour to black & white movies, Big Shark, Academy Awards, pizza, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 26 - Thursday February 1: Monster, The Iron …

In this episode of the Mosaic, Fathia Tijani walks us through the life work of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink (1:20). The anniversary of his assassination (Jan. 19, 2007) is tomorrow and his efforts to bond Turkish and Armenian relations has held lasting impacts in the global community. Then we hear from Tyler Beauchesne in the Sports Corne…

Thie week, Eric and Josh discuss: winter weather hitting, Weeping Angels, Daleks, Strike Force Five, Pistol Shrimps Radio, paranormal activity, dubbed vs subbed movies, The Cell, Daft Punk, Bill Plympton, Paycheck, the Batman 89 comic, and more!Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 19 - Thursday January 25: The Boy And …

In this episode, we cover Tamil heritage month and the celebration of Thai Pongal (1:04). Then, we sit down with History of Alcohol Professor Rod Phillips for a ranging conversation on Dry January, the growing sober curious movement, and prohibition (2:52). Finally, we take a look at the state of the canal as Winterlude approaches (18:12).…

This week, Eric, Lee, and Josh are joined by long time Friend-of-Mayfair Greg Sestero!We discuss his directorial debut with Miracle Valley, his involvement in the development of Big Shark, his upcoming movie Forbidden Sky, and The Room. We also chat about Enter The Drag Dragon, Communion, a UFO night tour, Breakdown, It Follows, The Marfa Lights, d…

This week, Eric and Josh ring in the new year of 2024 and discuss: the future, Jason X, Demolition Man, Blade Runner, ChatGPT, cinema rentals, New Year's Eve, Across The Spider-Verse, The Blair Witch Project, Home Alone, and more!They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 5 - Thursday January 11, 2024: Eileen, Dream Scenario,…