Rick Rubin

SHUT UP AND SING follows the Dixie Chicks, an extremely successful all-woman Texas-based country music trio, over a three year period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both corporate and conservative political elements in the United States after lead singer Natalie Maines publicly criticised then President George W. Bush during a live 2003 concert in London as part of their Top of the World Tour. This film is a fascinating and powerful look at the intersection of commerce, celebrity, and controversy.

Old school rap and R&B stars are featured in this high-energy street musical that follows the ups and downs of a determined young record entrepreneur (Blair Underwood, "City of Angels," "L.A. Law") as he tries to establish his own label as well as a romantic relationship with the dazzling pop star Sheila E ("The Glamorous Life"). Starring leading rap performers Run-DMC, Sheila E., The Fat Boys and Kurtis Blow, and directed and produced by Michael Schultz ("Disorderlies," "Greased Lightning").

Life has just handed Beth Macauley the short straw. Her husband and suburban home are gone. She still has her two boys - and a new destination. She's moving to the big city of Baltimore - and into the biggest adventure of her life. Two-time Academy Award winner* Jessica Lange plays Beth in this warm-hearted, funny fable from Risky Business director Paul Brickman about staying together when all else is falling apart. Screen-debuting Chris O'Donnell (two years before his star making Scent of a Woman role) and Charlie Korsmo are the sons who unwittingly push Beth into one pitfall of single parenthood after another. Newcomers to Beth's world include an avant-garde composer (Arliss Howard), a flakier-than-cereal neighbor (Joan Cusack) and a boss (Kathy Bates) skilled in management by terror.

Jessica Lange plays Beth in this warm-hearted, funny fable about staying together when all else is falling apart. Chris O'Donnell and Charlie Korsmo make their debut as the sons who unwittingly push her into one pitfall of single parenthood after another.