Chi-Raq
Spike Lee is at his ballsiest in this bold update on the ancient "no sex until peace" play 'Lysistrata.' Here's Spike Lee at his ballsiest. Who else would take Aristophanes' Lysistrata, set in ancient...
View ArticleWith ‘Chi-Raq,’ Spike Lee returns to his provocative roots
Spike Lee calls on the ancient past to address modern tragedy in the messy but momentous “Chi-Raq,” the Brooklyn filmmaker’s most provocative film since “Do the Right Thing” and “Jungle Fever.” We know...
View ArticleFilm director Spike Lee tells The Late Show with Stephen Colbert sex strikes...
US film director Spike Lee has said a sex strike could work on university campuses where there’s “an abundance of sexual harassment and date rapes.” Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to...
View ArticleSpike Lee Talks Laquan McDonald Tape: ‘I Am Hopeful That Nothing Crazy Happens’
Ahead of the release of his new joint ‘CHI-RAQ,’ director Spike Lee predicted sex strikes across the country and reacted to the release of yet another police violence video out of Chicago. In Spike...
View ArticleChance the Rapper slams Spike Lee's Chi-Raq as 'exploitative and problematic'
Chicago musician Chance the Rapper wants it to be known the city is against Spike Lee’s new film, Chi-Raq. In a series of tweets posted Friday, the 22-year-old rapper called the film “exploitive and...
View ArticleMitchell: Much to-do about nothing?
Follow @MaryMitchellCST I saw Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq” Sunday night and wasn’t sure what to make of it. First, I was blown away by Lee’s sheer audacity — using sexual satire to address the self-inflicted...
View ArticleThis Woman Started A Sex Strike To Help Stop Violence In Chicago
Similar to the premise of "Chi-Raq," April Lawson from the South Side of Chicago, wants both married and single women to join her in a sex strike until the violence in their city ends. "In a...
View ArticleReal Life 'Chi-Raq 'Sex Strike Suggested By Chicago Woman | Don Diva Magazine
Spike Lee’s upcoming release of Chi-Raq has been a very polarizing issue in the Black community. One one side, you have folks who are happy to see Spike focusing on the rampant gun violence and...
View ArticleSpike Lee leads anti-violence march after Chi-Raq's New York premiere
Director leads ‘march of solidarity’ with Chicago, which has been hit by protests against the official response to the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by police in 2014...
View ArticleSpike Lee’s Chi-Raq Fails at Being Satirical, Wins at Being Offensive
By: Michael Arceneaux Last month, Spike Lee recorded a video response to critics of the trailer for his latest film, Chi-Raq. In the eyes of the acclaimed director, “a lot of people are judging the...
View ArticleSpike Lee: female students should go on sex strike to combat campus rape
Chi-Raq director says women withholding sex would help curb the ‘abundance’ of sexual assault and harassment at US colleges...
View ArticleChance the Rapper Slams 'Goofy,' 'Exploitive' 'Chi-Raq'
Spike Lee has come under fire from critics and Chicagoans alike for turning the Windy City's widespread issues with gun violence into a musical-comedy for his new film Chi-Raq, and now Chance the...
View ArticleIs Spike Lee overstepping with 'Chi-Raq' as movie title?
(CNN)If all the protests, Jesse Jackson appearances and Rahm Emanuel promises haven't curtailed the systematic destruction of communities in my hometown on West and South sides of Chicago, then can...
View ArticleIn Spike Lee’s Latest Film, Gang Violence Sparks Sex Strike
Penelope Poulou In Spike Lee's latest film satire, Chi-raq, gang warfare engulfs south Chicago. As the women lose their children and men to violence, they decide to withhold their affections to...
View ArticleSpike Lee's 'Chi-Raq' address Chicago's...
Spike Lee's film "Chi-Raq" puts women in power to solve violent gun crime in Chicago, taking its cues from the famous ancient Greek comedy "Lysistrata." ......
View Article'Chi-Raq' confronts gun violence with outrageous humor and rhythmic verse
Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq” arrives at a time in which mass murder has become disturbingly commonplace in America. The film observes that the death toll of Chicago exceeds that of war-torn Iraq. Lee targets...
View ArticleMovie Review | Message emerges from satire about race in 'Chi-Raq'
Chi-Raq is destined to make almost everybody angry — not for what it says about Chicago homicide statistics, especially regarding young blacks, but for how it says it. Director and co-writer Spike Lee...
View ArticleSpike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq’ earns impressive box office opening in Chicago
Spike Lee’s musical drama Chi-Raq was released this weekend through a limited release and did particularly well in Chicago, where the film is set and was shot. Lee’s latest project is a modern telling...
View ArticleSpike Lee rips Rahm Emanuel at 'Chi-Raq' premiere in New York
NEW YORK — Kind words were in short supply for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq” in New York on Tuesday night. Emmanuel fired Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy after...
View ArticleSpike Lee rips Rahm Emanuel on 'Chi-Raq' orange carpet
Kind words are in short supply for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the premiere of Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" in New...
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