Defiant dixie chicks speak their minds in shut up and sing joel selvin, chronicle senior pop music critic published 4. Shut up and sing follows the dixie chicks, an extremely successful allwoman texasbased country music trio, over a three year period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both corporate and conservative political elements in the united states after lead singer natalie maines publicly criticised then president george w. With david harbour, reg rogers, alexander chaplin, chris bowers. Shut up and sing on dvd february 20, 2007 starring martie maguire, natalie maines, emily robison, simon renshaw. Alternating between footage filmed immediately after the 2003 controversy and two years later as the dixie chicks were writing and recording taking the long way, their 2006 album that served as a response to the backlash they experienced throughout their top of the world tour, shut up and sing highlights the ways in which the band was forced to. With natalie maines, emily robison, martie maguire, clayton allen. Defiant dixie chicks speak their minds in shut up and sing. Shut up and sing is a 2006 documentary film produced and directed by director barbara kopple and cecilia peck. During one of her concerts, natalie maines said that she was ashamed that former president bush was from texas, which brought on cd burning and bad comments, this is another version of events. There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right. Theres a part in the movie where they say that if you walked up to people on the street. A documentary on the dixie chicks in the wake of singer natalie maines antigeorge w. Shut up and sing also known simply as shut up and sing is a 2006 documentary film produced and directed by director barbara kopple and cecilia peck daughter of actor gregory peck the film follows the dixie chicks, an allfemale texasbased country music trio, over a threeyear period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both. Shut up and sing 2006 filmmakers barbara kopple and cecilia peck examine the consequences of an antibush comment.
Shut up and sing also known simply as shut up and sing is a 2006 documentary film produced and directed by director barbara kopple and cecilia peck daughter of actor gregory peck. Harry potter complete 8 film collection dvd us shipping. A group of guys who sang together in a college a cappella group reunite 15 years later to perform at a friends wedding and discover how their lives have progressed and in some cases regressed since their college heyday. Maybe natalie maines real problem was with her timing. Though ostensibly an intimate look at the dixie chicks after their 2003 antibush remark, the film achieves broader relevance by exploring how. The film traces the backlash against the chicks following singer natalie maines nowinfamous declaration at a london concert on march 10, 2003. Shut up and sing dvd, 2007, full frame for sale online ebay. Controversy follows the dixie chicks after an antibush comment. This film covers the bands effort to ride out the turmoil that would leave their careers. Award winning documentarian barbara kopple american dream. In shut up and sing, the spiritual act of forgiveness is misunderstood and misconstrued.
In 2003, dixie chicks lead singer natalie maines told a london concert. Their record sales plummeted, yet the dixie chicks stood strong. The filmmakers respectful distance from their subjects never evolves into the voyeuristic intimacy of metallica. Natuurlijk is het belachelijk hoe een complete natie valt over een enkele uitspraak van een zangeres. Shut in is a heartpounding thriller starring naomi watts as a widowed child psychologist who lives an isolated existence in rural new england. Kopple usually chooses weightier subject matter, as with her harlan county, usa doc about a miners strike, but this was to be a film mostly about music. Bobs shut up and sing shut up and sing shut up and sing shut up an sing shut up and sing shut up and sing now shut up. The film moves on to the aftermath of the bands political remarks as they are met by a. Shut up and sing syndrome imposes unjustifiable barriers to criticism. Dixie chicks shut up and sing 2006 rotten tomatoes.
In march 2003, as troops marshalled at the iraqi border, dixie chicks lead singer natalie maines declared, onstage at the shepherds bush empire, were ashamed. Some kind of monster, a much more revealing look at superstars working through a crisis. Shut up and sing travels with the dixie chicks, from the peak of their. Sing is a 2016 american computeranimated musical comedy film produced by illumination entertainment and released by universal pictures. Dec 01, 2006 directed by barbara kopple, cecilia peck. In 2003 natalie maines, singer for the dixie chicks, makes a negative comment. Before viewing the fabulous documentary shut and sing i knew very little about the dixie chicks, except that theyre an all girl american country band boring with a stupid twee name. Shut up and sing travels with the chicks, from their peak of popularity as the national anthemsinging darlings of country music and topselling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous antibush comment, and on through the days, months and years of mayhem. To the author of this vociferous but illsupported right wing screed, membership in the elite is not an objective position of wealth, power or influence. The dixie chicks interview one another about the documentary shut up and sing. It was written and directed by garth jennings, codirected by christophe lourdelet and stars the ensemble voices of matthew mcconaughey, reese witherspoon, seth macfarlane, scarlett johansson, john c.
The film follows the dixie chicks, an allfemale texas based country music trio, over a threeyear period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash. The movie also shows the birth of emilys twins complete with girl talk over magazines during her labor. Shut up and sing dvd, 2007, full frame for sale online. The film follows the lives and careers of the chicks.
Just so you know, were ashamed the president of the united states is from texas. A documentary on the dixie chicks in the wake of singer natalie maines anti george w. Feisty radio sensation laura ingraham is tired of the hollywood le. Shut up and sing travels with the dixie chicks, from the peak of their popularity as the nationalanthemsinging darlings of country music and topselling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous antibush comment made by the groups lead singer natalie maines in 2003. Shut up and sing has more emotion and excitement than anything hollywood has made up all year. I didnt listen to the dixie chicks at all beofre the bush controversy, but when i heard not ready to make nice, i instantly became a fan.
The film follows the dixie chicks, an allfemale texasbased country music trio, over a threeyear period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both corporate and conservative political elements in the united states after lead singer natalie maines publicly criticized then president of the united states george w. Mar 26, 20 alternating between footage filmed immediately after the 2003 controversy and two years later as the dixie chicks were writing and recording taking the long way, their 2006 album that served as a response to the backlash they experienced throughout their top of the world tour, shut up and sing highlights the ways in which the band was forced to. As it follows the dixie chicks around for three years, it takes ms. Oct 18, 2007 kopple usually chooses weightier subject matter, as with her harlan county, usa doc about a miners strike, but this was to be a film mostly about music. We have 18 shut up and sing movie torrents for you. The film follows the lives and careers of the chicks through the writing and recording of their first album since that incident on the london concert stage back in. All this should be heartwarming, but it isnt, and the result is an overwhelming sadness. Shut up and sing also known simply as shut up and sing is a 2006 documentary film produced and directed by director barbara kopple and. Olivier awards 2020 the 44th annual olivier awards were canceled on march 17, following the shut down of royal albert hall. If you dont know the full story of the controversy and you like the dixie chicks. Shut up and sing 2007, dvd directed by veteran filmmaker barbara kopple, this documentary will prove to be quite a rough ride for the dwindling number of supporters of the embattled current administration. Natalie maines had no idea what kind of firestorm she would ignite when in march 2003 she stood before a london audience and shared her thoughts on the united states march to war in iraq.
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