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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing is a powerful documentary from two-time Academy Award®-winning director Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County USA,” “American Dream”) and director Cecilia Peck, which will be featured as a Gala Presentation at the 31st Toronto Film Festival. The film, which is produced by Kopple and Peck, is a presentation of Cabin Creek Films, and stars the Dixie Chicks: Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison. The announcement was made today by Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of TWC. “Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing” is the first documentary in 14 years to be featured as a Gala Presentation at the Toronto Film Festival.

“Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and 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 Natalie Maines in 2003. The film follows the lives and careers of the Dixie Chicks over a period of three years during which they were under political attack and received death threats, while continuing to live their lives, have children, and of course make music. The film ultimately presents who the Dixie Chicks are as women, public figures, and musicians.

“I am extremely proud to be associated with this film because it’s not only an outstanding and creative piece of work but it also exposes our responsibility as Americans to confront our fundamental right to freedom of speech,” said Harvey Weinstein.

Kopple stated, "At a time when Americans are divided between red and blue, rich and poor, immigrant and citizen, the Dixie Chicks and their music cross over many lines. They are contemporary but rooted in tradition, strong yet vulnerable-- career women who are deeply connected to family. This film tells the story of these all-American women who refused to back down and in the process became even stronger."

"The Dixie Chicks paid a huge price for questioning the invasion of Iraq and daring to say what millions of people were thinking,” said Cecilia Peck. “Our film looks at the cost of standing up for what you believe in, and the unbreakable bond between three brave women."

Cast

Natalie Maines		Herself
Martie Maguire		Herself
Emily Robison		Herself

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
10/27/2006	50		$50,103		4	$12,526	$50,103	3
11/3/2006	43		$76,194	+52.07%	9	$8,466	$144,828	10
11/10/2006	38		$72,685	-4.61%	11	$6,608	$247,576	17
11/17/2006	30		$164,127	+125.81%	71	$2,312	$436,400	24
11/24/2006	33		$127,328	-22.42%	68	$1,872	$637,546	31
12/1/2006	30		$102,047	-19.86%	84	$1,215	$780,914	38
12/8/2006	33		$88,624	-13.15%	83	$1,068	$916,772	45
12/15/2006	41		$48,914	-44.81%	71	$689	$1,008,002	52
12/22/2006	45		$21,897	-55.23%	35	$626	$1,066,162	59
12/29/2006	52		$19,972	-8.79%	28	$713	$1,120,005	66
1/5/2007	54		$23,719	+18.76%	32	$741	$1,162,954	73
1/12/2007	59		$15,157	-36.10%	27	$561	$1,190,591	80
1/19/2007	71		$6,505	-57.08%	23	$283	$1,207,325	87

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/25/2006	46		$6,643		35	$190	$1,072,805	60
1/15/2007	58		$3,192		27	$118	$1,193,783	81

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