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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

DocumentaryMusic
2006, Movie, 1h 33min
Shut Up and Sing is a documentary about the country band from Texas called the Dixie Chicks and how one tiny comment against President Bush dropped their number one hit off the charts and caused fans to hate them, destroy their CD’s, and protest at their concerts. A film about freedom of speech gone out of control and the three girls lives that were forever changed by a small anti-Bush comment
Country: United States
Cast:
George W. Bush,
Rick Rubin,
Natalie Maines,
Martie Maguire
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7.6
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Critic Anna Smith
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...a fascinating examination of America’s media and record industry in this timely film from Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple with Cecilia Peck

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Cast & Crew

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Barbara Kopple
Director
Cecilia Peck
Director
George W. Bush
As Self (archive footage)
Rick Rubin
As Self
Natalie Maines
As Self
Martie Maguire
As Self
Emily Erwin
As Self
Simon Renshaw
As Self

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"Shut Up and Sing" is a documentary that follows the story of the Dixie Chicks, a country band from Texas,s who faced a firestorm of anger and criticism after lead singer Natalie Maines made a comment against President George W. Bush during a concert in London in 2003. The film explores the band's decision to speak out against the Iraq War and the subsequent backlash they faced, including death threats and a boycott of their music. It also shows the impact the controversy had on their personal lives and their struggle to balance their convictions with the pressure to "shut up and sing." Through interviews with the band members and footage of their performances,the film Provides an intimate look at the challenges of being an artist with a message in a society that doesn't always want to hear it.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing include I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, George Michael: I'd Know Him a Mile Off, Pearl Jam: Twenty, No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour 1974, Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields.

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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing was released in theaters on October 27, 2006.

 

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