ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NAMIC-Denver, in cooperation
with Starz Entertainment, will present a premiere episode of "Crash," a new
original drama series from Starz on Wednesday, November 19 at the Cable Center
(2000 Buchtel Blvd.), it was announced by Chelsye J. Burrows, vice president
of corporate communications, Starz and NAMIC-Denver president. The reception
and screening will be held at 6:00 p.m. followed by a Q&A with cast members
Jocko Sims, Arlene Tur and Brian Tee. The evening is sponsored by The Cable
Center, Disney and ESPN Networks, The Sportsman Channel, WOW! Internet, Cable
and Phone and TV One. The Urban Spectrum is the event's media sponsor.
Talent will be made available to Denver media. Please contact Steve Belgard
or Chelsye Burrows to set up interviews.
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"We are thrilled to be presenting the premiere episode of 'Crash,' our
first original drama," said Burrows. "The film certainly has an amazing
pedigree, and the people responsible for it, such as Paul Haggis, Bobby
Moresco and Don Cheadle have come on board to make our series as emotional and
hard-hitting as the movie. We're also delighted that members of the cast,
Jocko, Arlene and Brian are able to come to our event and support both NAMIC
and Starz."
From the producers of the 2005 Academy Award(R)-winning Best Picture
Crash, the series "Crash" stars an ensemble cast led by film icon Dennis
Hopper. "Crash" explores the complexities of social and racial tolerance in
America as it follows the lives of these varied characters and the stories of
how they connect with each other.
In "Crash," Maverick record producer Ben Cendars (Dennis Hopper) hires
streetwise driver Anthony Adams (Jocko Sims). Impulsive cop Kenny Battaglia
(Ross McCall) and his partner Bebe Arcel (Arlene Tur) crash into the car of
bombshell Inez (Moran Atias), and Korean-American immigrant EMT Eddie Choi
(Brian Tee) gets drawn back into a gang war while trying to leave his old life
behind.
About Jocko Sims (Anthony Adams)
Jocko Sims plays street-smart chauffer Anthony Adams, who evolves into
hip-hop artist Panic during season one of "Crash." Sims appeared in the war
drama Jarhead, and played Elvis Kelly, a Deejay who accepts payola in Bill
Condon's Oscar-winning musical drama Dreamgirls. On television, Sims has guest
starred in "Private Practice," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Cold
Case," "Yes, Dear," and "The Shield." He also does voiceover work and has
guest starred on FOX network's animated series "American Dad."
About Arlene Tur (Bebe Arcel)
Arlene Tur plays the ambitious LAPD cop Bebe Arcel in "Crash" -- confident
on the job, but conflicted in her personal life about her affair with a
coworker. A hot young emerging actress, Tur garnered network attention for her
performance as a paralegal in the ABC/Paramount pilot "Harry Green and
Eugene," which led to a holding deal with ABC Network and Touchstone
Television. She guest-starred on the series "Grey's Anatomy" in 2006, and was
seen in the TV pilot "Haskett's Chance." In 2007, she starred in the
independent action film Final Engagement.
About Brian Tee (Eddie Choi)
Brian Tee plays EMT Eddie Choi, who is caught between the Korean gang
world he left behind and the mainstream medical world where he wants to fit
in, in "Crash." Tee is best known for his starring role as DK, the Drift King,
in Universal Pictures' action-thriller The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,
directed by Justin Lin. The third installment in that hit franchise was
released in 2006 with a $157 million worldwide gross. Afterwards, Tee gave a
standout comic performance in Lin's next film, Finishing the Game: The Search
for a New Bruce Lee. He also produced and starred in the independent feature
Deadland, post-apocalyptic thriller.
About NAMIC
NAMIC is the premier organization focusing on ethnic diversity in the
communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association,
today NAMIC comprises nearly 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 17
chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy and
empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with
special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation's
communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the
populations they serve.
For more information about NAMIC log onto http://www.namic.com.
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in
the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R)
and Encore(R) brands with approximately 17.4 million and 31.6 million
subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per
month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz
HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz
HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play.
Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC,
which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is
attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty
Media Corporation.
Chelsye Burrows Steve Belgard
Starz Entertainment Starz Entertainment
720.852.5838 720-852-5843
chelsye.burrows@starz.com steve.belgard@starz.com
