I found this on the Dixie Chicks site! I want to see this!!!


July 30, 2006
Toronto Film Festival

Toronto – DIXIE CHICKS - SHUT UP AND SING, a powerful documentary from two-time Academy Award®- winning director Barbara Kopple (HARLAN COUNTY USA, AMERICAN DREAM) and director Cecilia Peck receives its world premiere as a Gala Presentation at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in September.

With unprecedented access to the behind-closed-doors world of celebrities in the center of a political and pop culture storm, DIXIE CHICKS - SHUT UP AND SING provides a view of the real and raw emotional roller coaster of three strong women thrust into the turbulent center of a national debate. This is the first time in 14 years that the Festival has featured a documentary as a Gala Presentation.

On stage at a 2003 London concert, Natalie Maines, lead singer of Texan trio the Dixie Chicks, spoke these 15 words to a small audience at the start of their sold-out international tour: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." The comment was delivered on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq, and drew cheers from the decidedly anti-war and anti-Bush British crowd. It was an off the cuff remark typical of the lead singer’s temperament. Natalie and fellow Dixie Chicks Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, thought little of it. But history and this film demonstrate that at this heightened moment of political polarization in the United States, many people did care, and empowered this simple, yet loaded remark to carry serious and longstanding ramifications.

DIXIE CHICKS – SHUT UP AND SING travels with the Chicks, from their peak of 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, and on through the days, months and years of mayhem. The film follows the lives and careers of the Chicks through the writing and recording of their first album since “the incident” – and three years of political attack, making music, birthing babies, bonding, death threats, and laughter. At the end, the film presents a complete reconsideration of who people think they are, who they want to be and who, ultimately, they really are as women, as public figures, and as musicians.

Directed and produced by Barbara Kopple and Cecila Peck, DIXIE CHICKS – SHUT UP AND SING is a presentation of Cabin Creek Films

yeah I'd heard about that...I will def. look forward to watching it. hope it gets a great reception at the festival. those were def. an interesting 3 years.

This comes out on DVD on February 20th!!!

The movie from two time Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple and Cecelia Peck that chronicles the lives of the Dixie Chicks from 2003 to the start of their 2006 tour.

All the highs, lows and mayhem that occurred just before and for the three years following “the incident” are all here.

The personal attacks, personal growth, a changing world, making music, having babies, receiving death threats, and even a fair amount of laughter.

From The Weinstein Company and Cabin Creek Films.

“Shut Up and Sing” will be released on DVD on Feb. 20.

Oh goodie! I can't wait to see it. I've been looking forward to renting this big time.

Thanks Betsy That's a must have.

yup!!!!

Don't forget!! It comes out today, we're going to Target to get ours!! yay!!

I got my copy! Hopefully I will get a chance to watch it this weekend!

I watched it last night and holy c rap guys it is an AMAZING film! It made me laugh, made me h ella angry, and very proud to be a fan of the Dixie Chicks. It showed a side of the girls that fans rarely get to see of their favorite artists. I highly recommend it to anyone, regardless of your musical tastes, it is just all-around a great documentary of how ignorant our country can be sometimes. It made the Chicks Grammy wins the other day even that much sweeter after you see the h e l l they went through to be known as more than just 'the girls who hate the president'

I just watched it! It is an awesome documentary!! I agree with everything you said Kansan!! I really loved seeing the girl's personalites! Especially Natalie, she is a firecracker! And I mean that in the best way!! I so admire that they did not back down during this whole ordeal! This is a must see!!