Michael Rapaport’s documentary on hip-hop legends A Tribe Called Quest, “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest” will first open July 8 in New York City and Los Angeles and then on to another 32 cities reports Billboard.
“Beats, Rhymes & Life” will play San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C., on its second week, San Diego, Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Atlanta beginning July 22. The screening run wraps on August 12 when it premieres in 10 cities, among them New Orleans, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh.
Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip-hop bands of all time, A Tribe Called Quest has kept a generation hungry for more of its groundbreaking music since the group’s much-publicized breakup in 1998. The band shaped a unique sound by wedding jazz-infused musicscapes to Afrocentric rhymes espousing unity and community. Its music became the anthem for cool and broke down barriers for people who had never before connected with hip-hop. In spite of unparalleled artistic success, however, the group encountered pitfalls that eventually caused its tumultuous breakup.
Beats, Rhymes & Life, the feature directorial debut of acclaimed actor Michael Rapaport, documents the inner workings and behind-the-scenes drama that follow the band even today and explores what’s next for a group many claim are the pioneers of alternative rap. Rapaport’s passion for his subjects allows them to open up to the camera, resulting in a remarkably honest, emotional portrait that does justice to this seminal band.[ 2011 Sundance Film Festival ]
“Beats, Rhymes & Life” had its world premiere earlier this year at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and is currently screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.
Here is the theatrical release schedule for “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest”:
7/8
NEW YORK
Sunshine
Empire
Magic Johnson
LOS ANGELES
Arclight Hollywood
Century City 15
Criterion Santa Monica
7/15
SAN FRANCISCO
Metreon
Kabuki
CHICAGO
Century Centre
River East
CineArts Evanston
WASHINGTON, DC
E-Street
Georgetown
Bethesda Row
Shirlington
Magic Johnson
7/22
SAN DIEGO
Hillcrest
BOSTON
Kendall Square
Boston Commons
Embassy Waltham
PHILADELPHIA
Ritz 5
Ritz Center Voorhees
MINNEAPOLIS
Uptown
ATLANTA
Midtown
Phipps Plaza
SAN FRANCISCO – ADD ONS
Shattuck
Century Mountain View
Marin Sausalito
CineArts Santana Row San Jose
7/29
DALLAS
Angelika
Angelika Plano
HOUSTON
Edwards Greenway
AUSTIN
Violet Crown
Arbor
SEATTLE
Pacific Place
Metro
Lincoln Square Bellevue
PORTLAND
Cinema 21
MILWAUKEE
Oriental
DETROIT
Uptown Birmingham
8/5
PHOENIX
Tempe Marketplace
MADISON
Sundancen Cinemas
MIAMI
Regal South Beach
ST. LOUIS
Tivoli
CLEVELAND
Cedar Lee
CINCINNATI
Esquire
HONOLULU
Kahala
8/12
SAN ANTONIO
Bijou
AMC Huebner
COLUMBUS
Gateway
AMC Lennox
DAYTON
Neon Movies
KANSAS CITY
Palace
AMC Studio Olathe
SALT LAKE CITY
Broadway
INDIANAPOLIS
Keystone Art
PITTSBURGH
Regent
NEW ORLEANS
Canal Place
Elmwood
CHARLOTTE
Manor
RALEIGH-CHAPEL HILL
Colony Raleigh
Chelsea Chapel Hill
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