LONDON was one of Roger’s favorite cities and he would have been thrilled to know that the Steve James directed documentary about him, “Life Itself,” will be debuting there this week as the opening film of the Dogwoof Weekender. 

Dogwoof is a prestigious distributor of independent films celebrating its tenth anniversary as a distributor. Since 2004, it has released over 120 films, including independent films that have won or been nominated for Oscars or BAFTA awards like “The Act of Killing,” “Restrepo,” And “Blackfish.” 

“Life Itself” and five other films being distributed by Dogwoof will be exhibited at the ICA. The Institute of Contemporary Art was founded in 1946 by a group of artists, and continues its support of vibrant artistic exchange in the UK. Dogwoof is throwing itself a birthday bash at the ICA from September 26-28 (called Dogwoof Weekender), and chose to open with what it calls “the highly anticipated” showing of LIFE ITSELF on September 26.

Roger had a love affair with London, stemming from his first visit there in 1966 after studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa on a Rotary fellowship. His book “THE PERFECT LONDON WALK” is still considered an eccentric masterpiece of a tour guide. Read Katie Engelhart’s review of it at Slate.com here

To read more about Dogwoof Weekender, or if you are in London, and want to buy a ticket, click here

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:

Ann Arbor, MI: Quality 16
Batavia, IL: Randall 16
Bay City, MI: Bay City 8
Boulder, CO: International Film Series
Canton Township, MI: Canton Cinema 7
Cambridge, ON – TIFF Film Circuit
Columbia, MO: Forum 8
Edmonton, AB: Metro Cinema
Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Community Cinema
Goshen, IN: Goshen Art House
Grand Haven, MI: Grand Haven 9
Grand Rapids, MI: Celebration Cinema Woodland
Jackson, MI: Jackson 10
Jefferson City, MO: Capital 8
Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo 10
Lafayette, IN: Eastside 10
Lambertville, NJ: ACME
New York, NY: Symphony Space Inc
Noblesville, IN: Hamilton 16 Imax
Okemos, MI: Studio C!
Oswego, IL: Kendall 10
Peoria, IL: Willow Knolls 14
Portage, IN: Portage 16
Rehoboth Beach, DE: Rehoboth Beach Film Society
Saginaw, MI: Quality 10
Savoy, IL: Savoy 16
Tunkhannock, PA: Dietrich Theatre
W. Lafayette, IN: Wabash Landing
Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Cinematheque
Worcester, MA: Cinema 320

OPENING SOON

9/26/2014

Chatham, MA: Chatham Orpheum Theater
Homer, AK: Homer Family Theater

9/27/2014

Florence, OR: City Lights Cinemas

10/2/2014

Winchester, VA: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 8-Winchester

10/3/2014

Ashland, OR: Varsity Theatre 5

10/4/2014

Long Beach, CA: Art Theater

10/8/2014

Stouffville, ON – TIFF Film Circuit

10/9/2014

Bismarck, ND: Grand 15

10/10/2014

Halifax, NS: Carbon Arc Cinema

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

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
Macon, GA: Douglass Theatre

10/22/2014

Nyack, NY: Rivertown Film Society

10/27/2014

Point Arena, CA: Arena

10/29/2014

Salmon Arm, BC: TIFF Film Circuit

11/3/2014

Vernon, BC: Vernon Film Society

11/7/2014

Rockland, ME: Strand Theatre

11/13/2014

Kamloops, BC: TIFF Film Circuit

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

11/24/2014

Duncan, BC: TIFF Film Circuit

11/28/2014

Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts

2/8/2015

Suttons Bay, MI: The Bay Theatre

2/8/2015

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

Chaz Ebert

Chaz is the CEO of several Ebert enterprises, including the President of The Ebert Company Ltd, and of Ebert Digital LLC, Publisher of RogerEbert.com, President of Ebert Productions and Chairman of the Board of The Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation, and Co-Founder and Producer of Ebertfest, the film festival now in its 24th year.

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