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Matthew Schuchman<\/strong> : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don\u2019t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his own review site in 2010; Movie Review from Gene Shalit\u2019s Moustache. From there, he provided his voice to such publications as Den of Geek, Coming Soon, and Verbicide magazine as a film reviewer and talent interviewer.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

\"Ponderosa\"<\/p>\n

Ponderosa : <\/strong>When the buffet where Zeke’s mom works closes down, he’s forced to entertain the wild advances of a rich regular who is weirdly and vehemently obsessed with becoming his father.
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Zeke (Jack Dylan Grazer<\/strong>) enjoys the peaceful and measured nature of suburban life under the watchful eye of his mom, Sandra (Alexis Bledel<\/strong>). Their world flips upside down when the buffet where Sandra works closes down, thrusting rich regular George (Bill Camp<\/strong>) firmly into their lives. In an attempt to create a father-son bond, George takes a rather unhealthy liking to Zeke that swings between touching and tenuous. His fixation quickly unearths a darker portrait of desires and grand plans.<\/p>\n

A new contemporary American nightmare is born as\u00a0Rob Rice<\/strong> takes a magnifying glass to the relationship between generations old and new. As struggle and frustration bubble up around the family\u2019s attempts at forging a new life, Robert places us squarely in the middle of this growing chasm with fearless ideas at every turn. Around every corner is an image, disorienting and full of mad intent. You\u2019ll want to stay well after the credits roll for this one \u2014 the surprises come thick and fast.<\/p>\n

Directed by<\/strong> : Rob Rice<\/span><\/div>\n
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Producer<\/strong> : Megan Pickrell, Matthew Porterfield, Amy Powell, Rob Rice<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Executive Producer<\/strong> : Jeremy Gardner, Kristal Gruevski, Declan Morgan, Steve Holmgren, Eugene Sun Park, Jason Matsumoto<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Writer<\/strong> : Rob Rice<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Costume Designer<\/strong> : Sarah Albrecht<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Cast<\/strong> : Jack Dylan Grazer, Alexis Bledel, Bill Camp<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Editor<\/strong> : Mina Fitzpatrick<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Cinematographer<\/strong> : Barton Cortright<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Production Designer<\/strong> : Madeline Sadowski<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Sound<\/strong> : Arjun G. Sheth<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Music<\/strong> : Curtis Green<\/h6>\n

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