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SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS

By Will LOVELACE, Dylan SOUTHERN

FANDOR - as BROAD

Documentary - Completed 2012

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance 2012

- Year of production
- 2012
- Genres
- Documentary, Art - Culture, Musical
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Director(s)
- Will LOVELACE, Dylan SOUTHERN
- Cast
- James MURPHY, Chuck KLOSTERMAN, Keith WOOD
- Synopsis
- On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career. The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with New York Magazine calling the event “a marvel of pure craft” and TIME magazine lamenting “we may never dance again.” SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is both a narrative film documenting this once-in-a-lifetime performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.