Understanding 3D Movies

Call of the Wild, by Gold Rush Entertainment, is a 3D remake of Jack London's famous story. This film, with executive producer Eric Gozlan, is an interesting foray into the world of 3D.

What exactly is 3D? It refers to something that seems to have width, height and depth. Usually, when you watch a film, it has just width and height. Here, there is perceived depth. The way that it is done is actually a trick on the eyes. The brain is made to believe that there is depth, when in reality there isn't any depth.

While most people think that 3D is a new invention, the original 3D movie was actually from 1922! The film was called The Power of Love. Obviously, 3D has come a long way since then!

Burning Mussolini

See a clip of "Burning Mussolini," a film from Gold Rush Entertainment with Eric Gozlan. In this interesting film, ex-boxer Paul Choquino decides to pay for his wedding by robbing a drug lord - but it certainly doesn't work out as he expects!

Maria Bello to be in "Beautiful Boy"

Actress Maria Bello has recently wrapped filming an indie film produced by Eric Gozlan of Gold Rush Entertainment and Lee Clay called “Beautiful Boy.” In the new film, she plays a woman wrestling with a deteriorating marriage, when she learns that her son has committed a massacre on a college campus, and then taken his own life.

This American born actress is best known for her appearances in the movies “Coyote Ugly,” “The Jane Austen Book Club,” and “A History of Violence.” She had a role on ER for a little over one season and has been nominated for a Golden Globe award twice. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in “The Cooler” and for Best Actress in “A History of Violence.”

Michael Sheen Stars in Beautiful Boy

Hollywood is looking forward to the latest film with Michael Sheen called “Beautiful Boy.” With its recently wrapped production, beautiful boy stars Michael Sheen and Maria Bello as parents who deal with a dramatic situation when their son commits a massacre at college.

Produced by Michael Sheen and Lee Clay, Beautiful Boy is one film in a long list of films that Michael Sheen has recently been part of. In 2009, he co-starred as the vampire Aro in the second installment of the “Twilight” film series, “New Moon.” Future projects include “Alice in Wonderland” with Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway, “Unthinkable” with Samuel L. Jackson and many others.

Prepare for Beautiful Boy

Eric Gozlan, from Gold Rush Entertainment, and Lee Clay are producing an interesting new film that just finished filming. Called “Beautiful Boy” this film is about the aftermath of a college shooting for the parents of the killer. Maria Bello and Michael Sheen play the parents.

This film marks the feature directing debut for Shawn Ku, who also wrote the script with Michael Armbruster. Ku created a stir at Sundance recently with his musical short film, “Pretty Dead Girl” and people are eager to see what he has done with “Beautiful Boy.”

What's an Indie Film?

Recently, “Beautiful Boy” wrapped its filming and production. This film, produced by Eric Gozlan of Gold Rush Entertainment and by Lee Clay, is classified as an indie film. What does this mean? The indie movie is an independent project that is not backed by a major studio.

This status often offers a number of benefits. The themes explored in an indie film are often controversial ones that wouldn’t pass muster with the major studios. You’ll often see experimental, and interesting, filming techniques and controversial subjects with indie films. Usually, in an indie film, the director and crew have complete artistic control over the production.

Indie films also offer opportunities to actors and directors who might not otherwise get a break. “Beautiful Boy” introduces the directorial debut of actor Shawn Ku.

The Montreal World Film Festival

In 2008, Eric Gozlan and GoldRush Entertainment were proud to have their feature film, “Burning Mussolini” chosen for Official Selection at the Montreal World Film Festival. The question, of course, is exactly what the Montreal World Film Festival is and how they decide on their awards.

The Montreal World Film Festival has as its mission to encourage cultural diversity and understand among nations. They also want to strengthen cinema by honoring quality cinematic endeavors and promoting filmmakers and innovative works. Similarly, they aim to help discover new talents. They offer many areas of competition at their yearly festival including the: World Competition, First Films World Competition, Hors Concours, Focus on World Cinema, Documentaries of the World, Tributes, Cinema Under the Stars and the Canadian Student Film Festival.

Each year at the Montreal World Film Festival there are films submitted from more than 70 countries!

Get Ready for "Car Jacked"

Gold Rush Entertainment and its CEO Eric Gozlan, together with Grodfilm Corp. is getting ready for the next feature film called "Car Jacked." Scheduled for 2010, this is the action-packed story of a young mother whose car is carjacked by a bank robber while she and her son are in it. When it becomes evident that they will not be released safely, the mother has to find the strength to break free and save herself and her child.

This film is the next in the long line of Gold Rush Entertainment films that are in production and currently being viewed. Other films in production include "Dear Santa" and "Beauty and the Beast."

Understanding Executive Producers

Certainly, most of us enjoy going to the movies or watching movies at home. We often don’t realize, however, just how much goes into the production of the movie. When you look at the credits from the movie, you realize just how many people and how much energy goes into making each movie.

In 2008 alone, for instance, Eric Gozlan was the executive producer of “Burning Mussolini” for Gold Rush Entertainment. Executive producers are in charge of obtaining the money for the filming of the movie. They manage all of the relationships as well. These include business relationships with the financiers, distributors, marketers and more. It also includes hiring the producer, the director and the writer.

In addition, the executive producer, such as Eric Gozlan, is responsible for making sure that the project finishes on time and that it stays within budget. It is quite a task that they are assigned!

Due for release in February 2010 is Eric Gozlan’s fifth feature film, Beauty and the Beast. Starring Estella Warren as Belle, Victor Parascos as the Beast, Venessa Gray as Lady Helen and Rhett Giles in the role of Count Rudolph, Beauty and the Beast is places a “dark twist” on the famous tale of forbidden love between the reclusive, mysterious beast and the stunning beautiful, but individualistic beauty, Belle.

Produced by Eric Gozlan, Beauty and the Beast was directed by David Lister and based on the well-known fairy tale told over the centuries but originally collected by the Brothers Grimm. Expect a surprising plot twist to this very special re-telling.