Shut Up and Play the Hits
United Kingdom
2012
105 Min
Color
2.40:1
English
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With the release of their debut album in 2005, New York City’s LCD Soundsystem changed the face of dance music, combining equal parts punk, soul, and disco. Their devoted fan base steadily grew, bolstered by Grammy nominations and recognition as one of the best live bands in the world. In early 2011, touring to support their first Billboard Top 10 debut, LCD Soundsystem announced its largest gig to date—Madison Square Garden—and that the concert would be their last ever.
With fly-on-the-wall access, Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s concert film captures the final 48 hours of a band in complete control of its destiny. Packed with high-energy farewell performances, narrated by a frank conversation on success and rock stardom between bandleader James Murphy and writer Chuck Klosterman, Shut Up and Play the Hits proves that if you’re hearing about LCD Soundsystem just now, you’ve already missed the party. –Sundance Film Festival
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Smooj Betty Phace
10Jan13
I love LCD and James Murphy (even more now that I know he likes espresso), but this is not a documentary, it's just a DVD for a live show.
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Don't Miss LCD Docu SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS, Tonight Only
By Twitchfilm.com on July 18, 2012
We told you about this day a few months ago, and now it is finally here. Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern’s inspired LCD Soundsystem documentary SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is playing for one night in theaters
LCD Docu SHUT UP & PLAY THE HITS To Play US Theaters July 18th Only
By Twitchfilm.com on May 29, 2012
New York distributor Oscilloscope Pictures has announced they will be bringing their Sundance hit LCD Soundsystem documentary SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS to the big screen in a less than typical fashion
Sundance 2012 Review: SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is a Fascinating Concert-Doc for More than Just LCD Fans
By Twitchfilm.com on January 30, 2012
When LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy announced he was closing up shop on the band he founded, filmmakers Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern had to know why. They approached Murphy with the idea of
SUNDANCE 2012: LCD Soundsystem's SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS Trailer!
By Twitchfilm.com on January 19, 2012
You always want to go out on top of your game; to forever be remembered for your greatness. Few entertainers know how and when to do that, allowing their careers and influence to tumble into mediocrity
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By Alden on April 25, 2013
Meh! James Murphy talking over and over about the end, the final hour, growing up and his feelings and ideas about it; until it all started losing sense or else I got bored. In fact the speeches bored… read review
if it's a funeral, let's make it the best funeral ever
By Rev'rend Greene on March 31, 2013
I was there. In New York. In Madison Square Garden. At the last LCD Soundsystem show ever.
Music that functions on this level can sometimes be more about the event than the sound. Anyone who… read review
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