“Life Itself,” director Steve James’s acclaimed documentary based on Roger Ebert‘s 2011 memoir of the same name, will have a special screening at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival. James, the filmmaker behind “Hoop Dreams” and “The Interrupters,” is scheduled to be in attendance along with his documentary subject, Chaz Ebert, Roger’s wife and publisher of RogerEbert.com. The screening will take place at 8pm on Wednesday, October 22nd, at the AMC River East 21. For tickets, visit the official festival site.
The Chicago International Film Festival runs from October 9th through the 23rd. The Roger Ebert Award will be presented to a filmmaker during the festival’s annual awards night on Friday, October 17th, at The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, 20 E. Chestnut Street.
Below is an updated list of the various venues where “Life Itself” can currently be found. You can see the film either in theaters, which are all listed below, or on Video on Demand and other online platforms like iTunes. If you have any questions, go to Magpictures.com/LifeItself. Or go to #EbertMovie and #LifeItself at Kartemquin Films.
THEATERS NOW PLAYING:
Ashland, OR: Varsity Theatre 5
Florence, OR: City Lights Cinemas
Florence, OR: City Lights Cinemas
Halifax, NS: Carbon Arc Cinema
Long Beach, CA: Art Theater
Stouffville, ON – TIFF Film Circuit
Tunkhannock, PA: Dietrich Theatre
Vineyard Haven, MA: Martha’s Vineyard Film Center
Winchester, VA: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 8-Winchester
OPENING SOON
10/10/2014
Chicago, IL: DePaul University
10/11/2014
Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Community Cinema
Houston, TX: 14 Pews Theatre
Lake Placid, NY: Lake Placid Center for the Arts
10/12/2014
Macon, GA: Douglass Theatre
Taos, NM: Taos Community Auditorium
10/14/2014
Annapolis Royal, NS: TIFF Film Circuit
10/19/2014
Trail, BC: TIFF Film Circuit
10/21/2014
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Cinema
Gravenhurst, ON: TIFF Film Circuit
10/22/2014
Nyack, NY: Rivertown Film Society
10/27/2014
Point Arena, CA: Arena
10/28/2014
Grand Forks, BC: Gem Theatre
10/29/2014
Salmon Arm, BC: TIFF Film Circuit
10/30/2014
New Glasgow, NS: TIFF Film Circuit
11/3/2014
Vernon, BC: Vernon Film Society
11/7/2014
Rockland, ME: Strand Theatre
11/8/2014
Jamestown, NY: Reg Lenna Civic Center
11/12/2014
Sayre, PA: Sayre Theatre
11/13/2014
Kamloops, BC: TIFF Film Circuit
11/16/2014
Towanda, PA: Keystone Theatre
11/17/2014
Potsdam, NY: Roxy 4
11/19/2014
Belleville, ON: TIFF Film Circuit
Erie, PA: Erie Art Museum
11/20/2014
Kearney, NE: World Theatre
11/23/2014
West Vancouver, BC: TIFF Film Circuit
11/24/2014
Duncan, BC: TIFF Film Circuit
11/28/2014
Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts
2/8/2015
Suttons Bay, MI: The Bay Theatre
2/28/2015
Rochester, NY: Dryden Theatre
VOD Platforms:
Amazon
Cablevision
Charter
Comcast
HD On Demand
DirectTV
Dish
FlixFling
Google Play
iTunes
Playstation 3
SuddenLink
Time Warner Cable
Verizon FIOS
VUD
Xbox360
Zune
YouTube
