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Dec 3, 2015 · The idea of Lysistrata as a black woman always appealed to Kevin Willmott, who wrote “Chi-Raq” with Mr. Lee. “She is a real commander,” he told me. “I grew up with blaxploitation films ...
Dec 4, 2015 · Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. After the murder of a Child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago’s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
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Dec 2, 2015 · Chi-Raq is a rowdy, remarkably funny film that isn't particularly concerned with how tourists see the city, or where they spend their money. Lee wants results, and he's willing to go broad and ...
Nov 22, 2015 · Provocatively using Aristophanes ‘ ever-timely 2,426-year-old play Lysistrata as a way to address the ongoing plague of shootings on the South Side of Chicago, Spike Lee serves up an odd gumbo ...
Nov 23, 2015 · Film Review: ‘Chi-Raq’. This sprawling, blistering state-of-the-reunion-address is Spike Lee's most vital movie in years. It may not take much to make Spike Lee angry, but there’s no denying ...
Nov 22, 2015 · Provocatively using Aristophanes ‘ ever-timely 2,426-year-old play Lysistrata as a way to address the ongoing plague of shootings on the South Side of Chicago, Spike Lee serves up an odd gumbo ...
