Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, the iconic dynamic duo of film critics, will be reunited once again when “Life Itself,” Steve James’ acclaimed documentary based on Ebert’s 2011 memoir of the same name, opens at the Gene Siskel Film Center for a week-long run starting at 6pm tonight, Friday, September 5th. James will be on hand for a post-film Q&A after the 8pm screening on Monday, September 8th. For tickets and showtimes, click here.
The director will also participate in audience discussion at the 1pm and 7pm screenings of the film on Wednesday, September 17th, at the Lake Theatre in Oak Park.
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:
Blacksburg, VA: Lyric Theatre
Fairfield, IA: Orpheum Theatre
Indian Lake, NY: Indian Lake Theater
Manistee, MI: Vogue Theater
Mount Vernon, WA: Lincoln Theatre
Nevada City, CA: Nevada Theatre
New York, NY: Symphony Space Inc
Okemos, MI: Studio C!
Portsmouth, NH: Music Hall
Tacoma, WA: Grand Cinema 4- Tacoma
Taos, NM: Harwood Museum of Art
Toronto, ON: Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
OPENING TODAY
Chicago, IL: Gene Siskel Film Center
Grand Rapids, MI: Celebration Cinema Woodland
Jackson Hole, WY: Jackson Hole Twin Cinema
Notre Dame, IN: DeBartolo Performing Arts Center/Browning Cin
Toronto, ON: The Carlton
OPENING SOON
9/7/2014
Baton Rouge, LA: Manship Theatre
Shepherdstown, WV: Opera House Theatre
9/8/2014
Seattle, WA: SIFF Film Center
Williamsburg, VA: Kimball Theatre 2
9/10/2014
Durango, CO: Gaslight Twin
Las Cruces, NM: Allen Cineport 10
Norfolk, VA: Naro Expanded Cinema
Wolfville, NS: TIFF Film Circuit
9/12/2014
Amarillo, TX: Westgate 6
Ketchum, ID: Magic Lantern Cinemas
Lincoln, NE: Mary R. Ross Film Theater
Port Orchard, WA: Dragonfly Cinema
Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Cinematheque
Yakima, WA: Yakima 10
9/13/2014
Bradenton, FL: Lakewood Ranch 6
Edmonton, AB: Metro Cinema
Prescott, AZ: Yavapai College Performing Arts Center
9/14/2014
Ojai, CA: Ojai Film Society
9/15/2014
Ann Arbor, MI: Quality 16
Batavia, IL: Randall 16
Bay City, MI: Bay City 8
Canton Township, MI: Canton Cinema 7
Columbia, MO: Forum 8
Grand Haven, MI: Grand Haven 9
Jackson, MI: Jackson 10
Jefferson City, MO: Capital 8
Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo 10
Lafayette, IN: Eastside 10
Noblesville, IN: Hamilton 16 Imax
Oswego, IL: Kendall 10
Peoria, IL: Willow Knolls 14
Portage, IN: Portage 16
Saginaw, MI: Quality 10
Savoy, IL: Savoy 16
W. Lafayette, IN: Wabash Landing
9/16/2014
Tuscaloosa, AL: Bama Theatre
9/17/2014
Oak Park, IL: Lake 7
9/18/2014
Thunder Bay, ON: Thunder Bay SilverCity (TIFF Film Circuit)
9/19/2014
Goshen, IN: Goshen Art House
Lambertville, NJ: ACME Screening Room
9/20/2014
Houston, TX: 14 Pews Theatre
9/21/2014
Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Community Cinema
9/23/2014
Boulder, CO: International Film Series
Worcester, MA: Cinema 320
9/24/2014
Tunkhannock, PA: Dietrich Theatre
9/25/2014
Cambridge, ON – TIFF Film Circuit
Rehoboth Beach, DE: Rehoboth Beach Film Society
10/2/2014
Winchester, VA: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 8-Winchester
10/3/2014
Ashland, OR: Varsity Theatre 5
10/9/2014
Bismarck, ND: Grand 15
10/11/2014
Lake Placid, NY: Lake Placid Center for the Arts
10/14/2014
Annapolis Royal, NS: TIFF Film Circuit
10/21/2014
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Cinema
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
11/7/2014
Rockland, ME: Strand Theatre
11/13/2014
Kamloops, BC: TIFF Film Circuit
11/17/2014
Potsdam, NY: Roxy 4
11/19/2014
Erie, PA: Erie Art Museum
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
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
