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Mets fan documentary- Sunday Sept 30th at Coney Island

metsaholic322 Sep 27 2007 11:33 PM

MATHEMATICALLY ALIVE IS NOW ALSO SHOWING ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH. The first screening for Saturday Sept. 29th has sold out!!! Due to an overwhelming demand for tickets they have just added a screening for Sunday Sept. 30th at 7pm. We hope to see you there. -Kathy & Joe Mathematically Alive - A Story of Fandom Joseph Coburn & Katherine Foronjy This engaging documentary is for all New York Mets fans and for anyone who is a devoted fan of a sports team. Directors Coburn and Foronjy reveal the stories of a spectrum of Mets devotees: for some, it's an escape from reality; for others it forms the core of their identity. Their fanaticism, not too far off from your own or someone you know, makes for a fascinating perspective on what is, for many, a kind of secular religion and an integral part of the meaning of life - Sports Fandom. Coney Island film festival September, 29 2007 - 7:00PM SOLD OUT!!!! The Coney Island Museum 1208 Surf Ave. @ W. 12th St Brooklyn , NY Tickets $6 - available online or day of http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com Coney Island film festival September, 30 2007 - 7:00PM The Coney Island Museum 1208 Surf Ave. @ W. 12th St Brooklyn , NY Tickets $6 - available online or day of http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com/programs07/program17.htm New Jersey Film Festival November 09, 2007 - 7:00PM November 10, 2007 - 7:00PM November 11, 2007 - 7:00PM Rutgers University - Voorhees Hall 105 71 Hamilton Street/College Avenue Campus (Near the corner of George Street and Hamilton Street) New Brunswick , NJ Tickets: $10 - available day of screening only www.njfilmfest.com For more information please contact: Katherine Foronjy Vitamin Enriched Films 917 930 6830 Kforonjy@mathematicallyalive.com www.mathematicallyalive.com www.myspace.com/mathematicallyalive.com http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com www.njfilmfest.com

Benjamin Grimm Sep 28 2007 04:48 AM

Hopefully the Mets will still be mathematically alive on September 30. Bad time to premiere a Mets documentary, when their entire fan base is disgusted.

metsaholic322 Sep 28 2007 06:12 AM

You don't have tell me that. Of course this is what would happen... we're fans as well so as the old saying goes "the show must go on." At this point, we may end up being the only 2 people in the theater.

metirish Sep 28 2007 06:35 AM

I wish you the best , sounds like a good film.

Edgy DC Sep 28 2007 06:51 AM

You should all go, and party like it's literally 1999.

metirish Sep 28 2007 07:18 AM

Didn't we have a crappy end to the 1999 season as well?

Edgy DC Sep 28 2007 07:31 AM

Let's get this straight. All seasons end disappoinitingly for 29 out of 30 teams. Your last memory of every season will be disappointing 96.666666...% of the time and it's either worth it or it's not. Nineteen ninety-nine was great and totally worth it.

seawolf17 Sep 28 2007 07:43 AM

1999 was awesome. Brad Clontz's wild pitch is perhaps my favorite in-person Shea Stadium moment.

HahnSolo Sep 28 2007 07:52 AM

Very similar circumstances to this year, too. The Mets had lost I think 8 of 9 going into the last weekend, going from in command of the wild card to needing a prayer.

Edgy DC Sep 28 2007 07:54 AM

We also had a stadium full of peeps chanting "M!V!P!" at our thirdbaseman down the stretch.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 28 2007 07:55 AM

Also, I can't help thinking of 1998, when the Mets lost their last five games. If they had won just one of those five, they would have tied for the Wild Card. Two of the five would have given them the Card all to themselves. I was relishing the idea of the Mets knocking off the Yankees in the 1998 World Series and ending their dream season on a sour note.

Edgy DC Sep 28 2007 09:08 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 28 2007 09:14 AM

Just go to the fucking premier, you way-too-cool losers.

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2007 09:11 AM

'98 was a little weird in that, yeah, we could have gotten at least a part of the WC with 1 win in the last 5, but that wasn't a given at the time. The Cubs also lost a string of games down the stretch to create that scenario. This one is closer to '99: We lost 5 straight to go into that final weekend down 2 games to the Astros & Reds and had to outplay either of them by at least 2 games just to force a WC tie. Mets swept Pitt while Houston was winning 2 of 3 (to give them the Central) but Cincy lost 2 of 3 to Milwaukee which is what forced game #163

metsfanbook Sep 28 2007 03:56 PM

I don't know if it's such a bad time to premier a film about Mets fans. It seems to me as if Mets fans are getting a lot of attention right now, as a subculture, as a phenomenon, and that seems to be what the film is about. Even if the Mets do choke completely, Mets fans, at least in a couple of weeks, might be interested to see something about why they have remained so loyal for so long to a team that is so often disappointing. And if the Mets do what now seems as if it would be a miracle, i.e. get into the playoffs, that will make everybody feel a lot more positively sentimental about being Mets fans.

Benjamin Grimm May 07 2008 11:43 AM

Received this in an e-mail today: ] "The Directors of Mathematically Alive: A Story of Fandom have just announced that they will be working on a tribute video to Shea Stadium called Heckuva Day: Stories from Shea Stadium. The best part of this video is that everyone makes the cut! According to the filmmakers, there will be no time constraints for this project so everyone who is interviewed will be included in the video. The directors said that they shot over 150 hours of video for Mathematically Alive and the worst part about it was making the cuts. They said they plan to use some of that extra video, but want Mets fans to meet up with them to talk about their best memories of Shea. Again, any fan who would like to be a part of this video should email the filmmakers to find out where and when they will be conducting the interviews. They plan to unveil the video at a “Mets Everything” event that they will host in September 2008. This event will be filled with Mets fans, bloggers, authors, etc. The event is set to happen before the last game at Shea and will be a celebration of the wonderful memories that Shea has given to so many people. " Hope you're all in and please feel free to pass this on to every Mets fan in the world. Check out the trailer on youtube http://youtube.com/watch?v=t1qaKb42pxI

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 07 2008 11:47 AM

I kinda like the idea of a Mets Everything Convention. I'm less excited about an interview movie which won't get edited!

Benjamin Grimm May 07 2008 11:49 AM

What, you wouldn't enjoy sitting through 150 hours (!) of people talking about their first visit to Shea Stadium? It will take HBO three weeks to air this one in its entirety!

Willets Point May 07 2008 11:49 AM

seawolf17 wrote: 1999 was awesome. Brad Clontz's wild pitch is perhaps my favorite in-person Shea Stadium moment. You should list the 10 best games you saw in person.