Well it’s done and over with. Spike Lee’s controversial film "Chi-Raq" wrapped shooting two weeks ago, and is now in post-production with a December release planned. Despite that, Chicago alderman Will Burns is still upset about the film's suggested negative connotations and what effects they will have on the city, and he's publicly emphasized his plans to push through the Chicago City Council, a resolution urging the state of Illinois to reject Lee's application for $3 million in tax breaks for filming in the city. Burns said the movie's title “could harm attempts to promote economic development on the South Side”. But keep in mind that one of the major...
- 7/28/2015
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Despite all the criticism, things are still moving full-steam ahead for Spike Lee’s controversial $18 million film, “Chiraq,” which is to be shot in Chicago for Amazon Studios; and people are still very much split about it in the city itself. However, there’s one Chicago politician who’s definitely not happy with the film at all, convinced that it gives the wrong message about the city, and he believes that he has come up with a way to get Spike to make changes to the script, especially to the title of the film. 4th ward alderman Will Burns introduced a resolution yesterday at a Chicago City Council meeting, requesting that the Illinois Film Office reject Spike’s application for a $3...
- 5/7/2015
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
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