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DVD : Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing (Full Screen Edition)
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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing (Full Screen Edition) starring: Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Rick Rubin, George W. Bush directed by: Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck List Price: $14.95 CD-Charts Price: $9.99 You Save: $4.96 (33%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS EAN: 0796019799294 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Weinstein Company Manufacturer: Weinstein Company Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Weinstein Company Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 20, 2007 Running Time: 93 minutes Studio: Weinstein Company Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2006 Sales Rank: 3762 MPN: 79929 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: This documentary captures the female country-&-western group the Dixie Chicks in performance around the U.S. and London between the years 2003 and 2006. While performing in 2003 singer Natalie Maines ignited a maelstrom of controversy and red-state rage when she declared--from a London stage on the eve of the Iraqi conflict--that she was ashamed President George W. Bush was from her home state of Texas. When a rabidly right-wing group picked up on it the band found themselves in the center of controversy regarding the nature of patriotism freedom of speech feminism and the split between pro- and antiwar Americans. Filmmaker Barbara Kopple brings us the fly-on-the-wall view of the next three years: we find Haines and sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire in dressing rooms on stage and in recording studios bonding with each other their families producer Rick Rubin and their supportive manager Simon Renshaw. Through the crises they keep their sense of humor and sisterhood not backing down from their liberal stance and turning the backlash into a triumph. They also make some great music and the film includes plenty of riveting intense footage of the band in performance onstage and in the studio. Among the faces appearing in archival footage are President Bush Bill Maher and rabidly right-wing country star Toby Keith.Format: DVD AUDIO Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 796019799294 Manufacturer No: 79929 Amazon.com: Shut Up & Sing finds two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple (American Dream) and co-director Cecilia Peck following the lives and career developments of the Dixie Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines’ denunciation of the Iraq war and President Bush in 2003. The film returns to the pivotal moment in which Maines, speaking to a London audience, raised opposition to America's invasion of Iraq, resulting in a backlash in America. The Chicks, as one sees, have had little peace of mind since then, banned from country music stations, picketed at concerts, and targeted by death threats. Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Robison respond to the extensive and sometimes scary criticism they've faced, though their latest music, including a song called "Not Ready to Make Nice," also speaks for itself. Kopple and Peck spend a lot of time with the band on a human level as well, in homes and dressing rooms and recording studios. The collective--and quite touching--portrait is of three women who wish only the best for one another and back each other's decisions all the way. This is essential viewing for fans of the gifted Kopple as well as the always-against-the-odds Dixie Chicks. --Tom Keogh Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Originally bought it for my girlfriend, but I enjoyed it tooGood documentary... Much better than I thought it would be. Really gives you a good feel for what they went through after what they said at that fateful concert in London back in 2003. More than anything, it gives you a really good sense of how ignorant and narrow-minded the yammering hordes of mainstream America are. You also get to see some cool behind-the-scenes stuff with regards to their recording process... I had no idea Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Pepper's played the drums on one of their albums... etc. Rating:  - The TruthI wasn't a Dixie Chicks fan, but I sure heard about the hoopla raised by Natalie Main's remark about Bush & Texas. I live in Texas, and the outrage was remarkable. I first watched this film on a cable channel. It proved to me how extremist groups can take things out of context and create suspicion and innuendo, when in reality it was just an American doing what we do everyday--voicing an opinion. Anyone who loves America needs to watch this film. The music created after these women went through the firestorm of conservative back-lash turned me into a forever fan. It was the music, where they pour out their souls, that originally turned me on. The film reveals the source of the anguish inflicted upon these American citizens ... Read More: Rating: - Freedom of Speech---- Go Dixie Chicks!The documentary, "Shut Up & Sing", pertains to the country music band "The Dixie Chicks" and the statements made by lead singer, Natalie Maines, in 2003 regarding President Bush & the Iraq War while "The Dixie Chicks" were on tour in London, England. Maines' statements during the "The Dixie Chicks" concert in London, England set off a fire storm amongst their fans back home in the USA, whom thought her statements about President Bush & the Iraq War were unpatriotic. Many music stations stopped playing music recorded by "The Dixie Chicks" due to public outrage. "Shut Up & Sing" documents the situation and shows how "The Dixie Chicks" handled the situation and eventually bounced back in full force on their own ... Read More: Rating: - Entertaining and InformativeThe Chicks made their remark while everyone was really from 9/11. At the time, Bush's approval rating were in the stratosphere. Natalie's remarks in my opinion where a breathe of fresh air. This movie is more of a day in a life that a political piece. We learn that Natalie was not the Chick's first lead singer and got the job after her Father left a tape for their manager. Natalie has a foul mouth, but a heavenly voice. She is shown laying around a lot. We get a glimpse into the family life of the two other Chicks and a significant amount of time is spent in the recording studio. Rating: - an important storyI picked up a copy of this on principle after having seen that it was screening in Los Angeles. The story is now an integral part of American history interwoven with a Presidency that will itself be studied for the rest of time. Leave it to country music to paint every dimension of the American struggle. As I write this the number of US lives given in Iraq stands at 4113. To the Iraqi people, I would echo the most important line from "Saving Private Ryan" ... "Earn this." |
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