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  • Voyage of the Dixie Chicks (Free Republic mentioned)

    09/14/2006 4:41:58 AM PDT · by kristinn · 245 replies · 4,856+ views
    Montreal Gazette ^ | Thursday, September 14, 2006 | Katherine Monk
    <p>After facing a barrage of insults, death threats and all kinds of broken records in the face of an offhand remark about the U.S. president, the Dixie Chicks are no longer chicks.</p> <p>"It turned us into women," says Natalie Maines, speaking about the past three years in near media exile, facing one of the largest pop culture controversies in recent history.</p>
  • Weinstein Co. buys Dixie Chicks docu

    08/22/2006 4:14:50 AM PDT · by Livin_large · 89 replies · 2,691+ views
    The Hollywood Reporter ^ | Aug. 22, 2006 | Gregg Goldstein
    Weinstein Co. buys Dixie Chicks docu By Gregg Goldstein NEW YORK -- Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck's politically charged documentary "Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing" has been picked up for worldwide distribution by the Weinstein Co. A release is tentatively scheduled for the fall, possibly right before the November elections. The film revolves around the aftermath of singer Natalie Maines' statement at a 2003 London concert, where she said, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." It chronicles death threats, political attacks and radio boycotts against the band, and that could...