Wednesday, November 7, 2007By Mike Steffanos
Back in late September, when the air was a little warmer and the Mets were still clinging to first place, I had the pleasure of meeting Katherine Foronjy at the launch party for Dana Brand's terrific book. Kathy is one-half of the team that produced Mathematically Alive - A Story of Fandom, which documents the agony and the ecstasy of being a Mets fan.
This weekend the film will be screened at the New Jersey Film Festival at Rutgers University. The information is below:
Mathematically Alive - A Story of Fandom at the New Jersey Film Festival
Rutgers University - Voorhees Hall 105
71 Hamilton Street/College Avenue Campus
(Near the corner of George Steet and Hamilton Street)
New Brunswick , NJ
Friday November 09, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Saturday November 10, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Sunday November 11, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $10 available 30 minutes before the screening - over 400 seats available per show
http://www.njfilmfest.com/
Mets fans that have seen this have been universally complimentary of the film. If you have the chance, check it out.
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Comments (6)
Mike, I just watched an advance copy of Mathematically Alive. It is even better than I dared hope it would be. The filmmakers have captured the spirit of Mets fans to an astonishing degree. It literally brought tears to my eyes. I urge Mets fans to get down to Rutgers to see this film this weekend. As they say, run, don't walk.
Posted by Dana Brand | November 7, 2007 10:17 PM
It's hard for me to get there. is a dvd available?
Posted by REV AL | November 8, 2007 12:23 PM
Dana - I urge them to stop at a bookstore along the way to pick up a copy of your book, too (which I actually will review here soon).
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Al - I don't think there is one yet, but I'll check on it.
Posted by Mike Steffanos | November 8, 2007 3:28 PM
No, there isn't a DVD yet. The film is being shown at these festivals so that they can get a distributor who can get the films into theatres and who can get somebody to eventually issue a DVD. At this point, the only way to see the film is to go to the festival.
Posted by Dana Brand | November 8, 2007 5:11 PM
I missed the NJ Film Festival. When and where is the film showing again?
Posted by Chris Jeffries | November 12, 2007 12:50 PM
Chis - Keep an eye on their web site:
http://www.mathematicallyalive.com/
If I hear anything I will post it.
Posted by Mike Steffanos | November 12, 2007 2:55 PM