WHAT: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bad Boy Entertainment & Blue Flame Agency held a special sneak preview screening of the highly anticipated film, Notorious. Sprite sponsored the VIP after party.
WHO: Bob Tietel (Producer, Notorious), George Tillman Jr. (Director), Ellen Pompeo, Chris Ivery, Sanaa Lathan, Adam Rodriguez, Baron Davis, Garcelle Beauvais, Ray J, Freddy Rodriguez, Talib Kweli (musical artist), Anthony Mandler (photographer), Jessy Terreo (Soul Plane), Mike Epps (Soul Men), Benny Boom (Next Day Air), Fred Jones (LA Clippers), Jackie Long (Soul Men) and DJ Dense (92.3)
WHERE: Arclight Hollywood
WHEN: Monday, January 12, 2009
HIGHLIGHTS: Celebrities, athletes, tastemakers, and VIP’s flocked to the Arclight to view the special screening of NOTORIOUS, the life of rapper Notorious B.I.G. Bob Tietel and George Tillman gave brief opening remarks. Immediately following, guests enjoyed an exclusive after party hosted by Sprite, which included signature Sprite cocktails
and beautiful models with matching Sprite “green” hair.
FILM RELEASE DATE: Opens wide, January 16, 2009
FILM SYNOPSIS: NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace who, through raw talent and sheer determination, transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler to become the greatest rapper of all time, The Notorious B.I.G. This story charts his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectation and redefines our notion of "The American Dream." Synopsis written by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
UPDATE: LA After party shots!
George Tillman Jr. (Director, NOTORIOUS) and Freddy Rodriguez at Fox Searchlight’s Los Angeles screening of NOTORIOUS presented by Blue Flame. Photo credit: DW Perez
Ulysses Terrero (Director), Jessy Terrero (Director), Evan Ross (Actor), Frankie Needles (TV and Radio Personality) at Fox Searchlight’s Los Angeles screening of NOTORIOUS presented by Blue Flame. Photo credit: DW Perez
