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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
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Adrian Pasdar, Emily Robison, George W. Bush

"Shut Up & Sing" travels with the Dixie Chicks, from the peak of their popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment made by the group's lead singer in 2003. The film follows the li... (read more)

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R, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed by: Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck
Release Date: Nov 10, 2006
DVD Release Date: Feb 20, 2007

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34 days ago
Who'd wanna be labelled a liberal in the U.S.? Judging by what the Dixie Chicks went through earlier this decade, it would not be a pleasant experience.
These lovely Texan ladies gotta whole lotta hate for uttering one sentence about George W Bush a... (read more)
71 days ago
Good documentary - an interesting insight into the girl's personalities and what drives them. The backlash over Natalie's anti-Bush statement made them a better stronger band and has given power to their voice. Great band, great music.
99 days ago
There's a wonderful sense of confusion that's communicated in this film. The Chicks find themselves caught up in a political storm and aren't really sure what's going on, how they feel about it, why it's happening, what they should do and what it al... (read more)
101 days ago
To me, this movie marks a development from superstar to true artist.

(in addition to the political background)
110 days ago
Refreshing to see a mainstream group that voices their opinion despite the hit they might receive financially. I commend the lead singer for sticking to her guns & her bandmates for sticking by her side.

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753 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Shut Up and Sing tells the story of three young women whose belief in America is bred in the bone, and it shames their critics.
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1089 days ago
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
A thoughtful and enjoyable documentary from Barbara Kopple.
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1090 days ago
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Whatever the ultimate effect on the group's career, their excursion into politics produced a wonderfully watchable movie.
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1101 days ago
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Shut Up & Sing should be one of the great inspirational stories of our time.
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1101 days ago
Pete Hammond, Maxim
A hell-raising soul stirring musical documentary about the right of free speech.
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