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Filmmaker Spike Lee speaks at a news conference Thursday, May 14, 2015 in Chicago. Flanked by parents holding photographs of the children they've lost to gun violence in Chicago, Lee defended his choice to make a movie about the city with the Iraq-inspired title "Chiraq." Lee has faced criticism by city officials, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel. And one member of the city council has pushed for the city to deny Lee's company a multimillion dollar tax break for shooting the film unless he changes the title. (Phil Velasquez(/Chicago Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT CHICAGO TRIBUNE; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OUT; DAILY HERALD OUT; NORTHWEST HERALD OUT; THE HERALD-NEWS OUT; DAILY CHRONICLE OUT; THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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