Documentary

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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