Chiraq, out tomorrow, is a riff on aristophanes 2,426yearold play lysistratathe story of the women of athens going on a sex strike to persuade athenian men to end the peloponnesian war. Chiraq has lined up an incredible cast to tell a one of a kind story and now your chance to be a part of this one of a kind movie is here. What the controversy over spike lees chiraq is really. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Spike lees new movie chiraq has received a new trailer, a month ahead of its release the film centers on gang violence by men in some of chicagos neighborhoods, based on the greek. Nov 03, 2015 spike lees new movie chiraq has received a new trailer, a month ahead of its release the film centers on gang violence by men in some of chicagos neighborhoods, based on the greek. Set in chicago, the film focuses on the gang violence prevalent in neighborhoods on the citys south side, particularly the englewood neighborhood.
Chiraq is a tactless, haranguing, original piece of work, a moviemusical rant about something important. Spike lees chiraq is said to be a musical comedy examining gun violence in chicago as a modernday reimagining of the ancient greek comedy lysistrata. The title of spike lees upcoming film, chiraq, has drawn some criticism in chicago. A modern day adaptation of the ancient greek play lysistrata by aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in chicago, illinois. Chance the rapper is not a fan of spike lees chiraq wired. Fortunately, spike lees adaptation of lysistrata in his newest film, chiraq, has not met the. A graphic depiction of a stickup crew member trying to make it in the rap game in chiraq and the trials and tribulations growing up there and trying to make a change for the better. Jun 06, 2015 violence in this great american city matures so notoriously that filmmaker spike lee now purportedly seeks a new nickname for chicago. Jun 01, 2015 a makeshift memorial in englewood for a 19yearold man who was shot and killed in may. While the more well known actors are not too convincing, nick cannon as chiraq is truly impressive. Shop the official welcome 2 chiraq merch on welcome2chiraq. After trojans set fire to her apartment while shes in bed with chiraq pronounced shyrack, lysistrata moves in with her neighbor miss helen angela bassett, a. Spike lees chiraq gets amazon release and oscars push musical comedy set in inner chicago and starring teyonah parris, wesley snipes and. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours.
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City officials and some residents object to the films name, a reference to chicagos gun violence, but. Heres the official trailer of chiraq yep, the films title is a portmanteau of chicago and iraq, the upcoming drama movie directed by spike lee and starring nick cannon, teyonah parris, anya engeladams, samuel l. Spike lees chiraq will kick off amazon studios film slate with an. Here you will receive only content about the ongoing war in chiraq. Chiraq, whose title comes from combining chicago and iraq, is shaping up to be a highly anticipated, and highly controversial film. Spike lees chiraq trailer released by amazon variety. Jul 15, 2015 the film exploring the issue of violence in innercity chicago is the first release from amazons new movie division. Lysistrata, in the original aristophanes story, was a woman who organized the women of greece to refuse sex with their husbands until the men agreed to end a war they were fighting. Chiraq, proposed spike lee film title, draws backlash from. Jackson, wesley snipes, angela bassett, jennifer hudson, and dave chappelle. The girlfriend teyonah parris of a chicago gang leader nick cannon persuades other frustrated women to abstain from sex until their men agree to end the senseless cycle of violence. Spike lees chiraq starring dave chappelle movie chiraq starring dave chappelle with such touchstone films as do the right thing, malcolm x and 25th hour on his long and distinguished resume, spike lee has established himself as not only a brilliant entertainer but a voice of a generation and now his next highly buzzed about production is. Chiraq, out tomorrow, is a riff on aristophanes 2,426yearold play lysistratathe story of the women of athens going on a sex strike to persuade athenian men.
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The proposed project, which is reportedly set to highlight blackonblack gun violence in the citys englewood neighborhood, has caught the attention of the citys alderman william burns and mayor rahm emanuel. Chiraq, proposed spike lee film title, draws backlash. Beautiful lysistrata teyonah parris is in love with aspiring rapper demtrius chiraq dupree nick cannon, but she is disturbed by the bloody war between his spartan gang and the rival trojans, led by cyclops wesley snipes. The film follows 2 would be rappers who get involved in the gritty. For some in chicago, spike lees chiraq has a title that. In spike lees modernday adaptation of aristophanes play lysistrata, a gang leaders girlfriend teyonah parris is called to action after a child is killed by a stray bullet. Chiraq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient greek play lysistrata by aristophanes. The movie attempts to speak on chicagos heartbreaking gun violence and gang culture, but its not so much a narrative as a. The film exploring the issue of violence in innercity chicago is the first release from amazons new movie division. Spike lee returns to chi for crc chiraq recording chicago film. The first feature film out of the gate for the nascent amazon studios is directed by spike lee.
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