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Shut Up & Sing
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
The Dixie Chicks:
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison |
| MPAA Rated: |
None. |
| Released By: |
The Weinstein Company |
| Directed By: |
Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck |
| Produced By: |
David Cassidy,
Claude Davies, Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck |
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Shut Up & Sing
A Movie Preview |
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I’m a fan of The Dixie Chicks. There, I said it. I admit it. I
always have been. And I believe they have every right, no matter
where (although, I admit, I would prefer it was not during their
concert), no matter the circumstance, no matter if I agree with it
or not, to say anything they want to about how our country is being
run, or who is running our country, or what their favorite flavor of
ice cream is. A few years ago they did just that, well, all except
the ice cream (at least I don’t think they announced that), at the
height when most of most folks believed what the current
administration was telling them about the weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq, about how we need to get in there and breed
democracy to the people, and how, well, enough politicizing.
“Shut Up & Sing” is a documentary about the Dixie Chicks, and the
shit they had to, and still have to deal with, because all Natalie
Maines did was exercise her right as a United States’ citizen and
speak what she thought. Sure, it was during a concert, but hell, she
hasn’t been the first musician to do this, Bruce Springsteen has
pretty much made some kind of political statement in every show I
have seen of his, and she won’t be the last, but the death-threat
backlash was totally uncalled for, as well as the underhanded
corporate backlash on radio. If people want to protest they can stop
buying their CD’s, stop requesting their songs, etc., and that’s
fine. My line is when you threaten someone with death for speaking
their mind.
We can debate this stuff forever, but this does look to be a good
take on some of the wacky and scary shit you have to deal with when
some people don’t agree with you, especially on a national scale.
That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
