Alonso Duralde

I’ve often remarked that Angelenos make the drive down for Disneyland all the time and we are only a few exits further.

Last year @aduralde.bsky.social suggested the slogan, “It’s worth driving past The Mouse for Arthouse” maybe we need to make something of that…

'Fantastic Four' Gets Clobbered, Plummets A (Comparatively) Galactus-Sized 66% at the Weekend Box Office $71 billion spent, thousands of jobs lost, and an entire entertainment industry restructured to the detriment of the filmmakers. Still, at least ‘The First Steps’ will probably sell about as many tick...

Disney bought Fox and stripped it for parts so that a better-reviewed, MCU-affiliated #FANTASTICFOUR reboot could have post-debut legs about as bad as FANT4STIC, eventual global grosses on par with the first two ANT-MAN films and “tickets sold” earnings essentially tied with the 2005 FANTASTIC FOUR?

Feels like a real "cable's dying" sign that, starting Aug 25, Hallmark will only air 4 movies each weekday. They'll have 2 movie blocks at 10 AM-2 PM and 6-10 PM, with the rest GILMORE GIRLS, GOLDEN GIRLS and REBA reruns.

Current Hallmark schedule has Hallmark movies every weekday from 8 AM-10 PM.

It’s almost like “Trump says he will ____” stories are pointless huh

This is literally the first I’m hearing of it.

This is a fascinating, disturbing, but also moving story, about how AI is being used to monetize death and grief.

Maybe there could be some kind of a "certified human" stamp and you could just search for that and automatically factor out AI

on one hand i am not and never could be the youngest tenured prof at harvard law school and no one is going to make a movie about my work. on the other, a cop has never been like “sir i’m going to have to ask you to leave the pierogi stand”

Sav Rodgers Presents I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING! - American Cinematheque

One of the greatest movies ever -- in 35mm! -- with an introduction by the wise and wonderful @savrodgers.bsky.social Sunday in Los Angeles: #filmsky 📽️

Nice! But there’s already a great movie with that title:

I knew “with benefits” wasn’t gonna make it through the Hallmark gauntlet.

Ep.#457 – Red One, with Linda Holmes Podcast Episode · The Flop House · 08/02/2025 · 1h 31m

THE FLOP HOUSE podcast dissects the Dwayne Johnson Christmas action movie RED ONE, with special guest host,and Christmas movie connoisseur, Linda Holmes, of NPR's POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR.

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The animation-live action hybrid holiday movie, THE CHRISTMAS WITCH TRIAL OF LA BEFANA, starring Anjelica and Danny Huston, will reportedly stream on Highball.TV a subscription streamer dedicated to film festival fare.

All it takes to get invited onto @jimmyfallon.bsky.social is wishing you could rehabilitate the term “Nazi”

One thing slipping into the next I woke up with this on my mind, so you get to think about it, too. I was a devoted AMERICAN BANDSTAND and SOUL TRAIN kid, so I was watching in real time when Public Image Limited appeared on AB in 19...

inconsequential but always amusing pop culture thing i remember from 1980: sluggish.ghost.io/one-thing-sl...

When I wake up very early on Saturday morning I put on TCM with the sound off so I can be reminded of how cool all the wallpaper used to be.

FAST (non-exclusive debuts on Tubi, Pluto, Roku, Freevee, et al) February 2: ANOTHER MERRY DERANGED, HOLY, UNHINGED CHRISTMAS AFFAIR (Vernon Snoop Robinson) March 4: HANK’S CHRISTMAS WISH 2: THE NUTCRACKER (Jessica Adams & Dean Cain) April 7: A CHRISTMAS REUNION (Candace Lang & Aaron Lang) November 1: A CHRISTMAS BONUS (Michael J Patterson & Kinosha Patterson) November 10: AN LA CHRISTMAS STORY (Jessica Moore & Derrick Zonca) November 20: A FIGGLY CHRISTMAS (animated movie) November 24: HOME AGAIN FOR CHRISTMAS (Ashley LaBeaud & Apollo Askew) December 1: A ROYAL CHRISTMAS HOPE (Jenna Michno & Robert Adamson) A ROYAL CHRISTMAS MANOR (Brianna Cohen & Kirk Barker) HONEY’S CHRISTMAS WISH (Olivia Clari Nice & Carter Sirianni) 3 WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS (Buffy Davis, Mark Arnold & Anita Dobson) DOC HOLLY'S CHRISTMAS (Sophie Bolen & Brian Boynton) CHRISTMAS AT THE ROANOKE RANCH (Kristen Ryda & James Dickey) EVENING ROMANCE IN CHRISTMAS TOWN (Danielle Sarentino & Tom Kruszewski) CHOCOLATE WITH CHRISTMAS (Angela Cole & Joel Berg) MERRY LITTLE BABY (Denise Mone’t, Brandy Specks & Deangelo Howard Jr) A CHRISTMAS TEMPTATION (Willie Coggins, shot in Connecticut) CHRISTMAS AT THE INTERLAKEN (Jenna Gilmer & Troy Escoda) A CHRISTMAS SNOWED IN WITH A PRINCE (Faith Kiggundu & Warrick Simon) REKINDLED FOR CHRISTMAS (Chelsea Gilson & Andrew Rogers) CHRISTMAS IN MISTLETOE (Kabby Borders & Thomas Gipson) CHRISTMAS IN AMISH COUNTRY (Ella Cannon & Jason Tobias) BACHELOR SANTA (Ella Cannon & Jason Tobias) I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST CHRISTMAS (Lauren Staerck, Shayli Reagan & Julia Quayle) A MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS (Kathy Garver) A HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (Kalli Thernae & Haulston Mann) SPICES OF CHRISTMAS (Kimberly Patterson & Nick Creegan) THE CHRISTMAS REWIND (Bri Okamoto, Shamere Reid & Rome Jeterr) THE YULE MONSTER (Andrew Pierson, Lisa Neeld & Tino Roncone) LOVE, LATTES, AND THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS (Lauren Staerck & Stephen Staley) HOLIDAYS WITH THE TWINS (Chrissie Wunna & Stephen Staley) A CHRISTMAS FIGH…

Don't pretend to know exactly how economics of FAST streaming works, but apparently it's robust enough for folks to make a profit off of <$1,000,000 Christmas movies, because there are many.

Have run across 60+ examples of growing genre, and suspect it's just fraction of what's actually out there.

Hmm, well this is an … interesting … twist to the Apple TV+ THE HOLIDAY series news.

"News to me,” wrote Nancy Meyers on an Instagram Story. “Imagine my surprise when I opened Instagram and this was the first post I saw.”

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Peter Benson will direct Hallmark's Christmas Eve-set maternity ward movie, CHRISTMAS BABIES (working title), which is slated to start filming at the end of this month in the Vancouver area.

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Good morning friends! It’s the last day of July which means it’s time for me to start getting my mind back on my classroom. If you could find it in your heart to be so kind, please take a look at my classroom wish list and help my babies have a great year. Thanks!

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Well first, thanks. But now that I try not to use the evil retail site, I don’t get direct kickback from sales. (Although all sales count toward getting me to royalties.) So I guess go with a retailer you like that offers the best price. And again, THANK YOU.

Spoiler: @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social crushes it.

Breakup Season (2024) ft. Alonso Duralde | Deck the Hallmark Podcast Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH The movie kicks off with a couple dancing at a party, having a great time. It's Ben and Cassie and they end up dating. They are...

Reviewing the holiday 2024 indie Breakup Season on Deck the Hallmark (audio on podcatchers; video on Philo) #filmsky 📽 @deckthehallmark.bsky.social @philotv.bsky.social

‘Christmas In July’ Draws 12 Millions To Hallmark In Channel’s Offseason About one-third as many people watched Hallmark’s new Christmas movies this month as did last holiday season.

And the only real premiere was an ad disguised as a reality show. #tvsky 📺

“If I am only for myself, what am I?”

good afternoon, the biggest story in public health today is still that the United States is building illegal concentration camps

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: "I'm allowed to do it ... I know I have the right to do it. I have the right to give pardons."

There’s something uniquely fulfilling about getting a deadline off your back. Have a great weekend.

YouTube video by Breakfast All Day movie reviews THE NAKED GUN (2025) Movie Review | Liam Neeson | Pamela Anderson

Christy @christylemire.bsky.social and Alonso @aduralde.bsky.social are live from Statesville Penitentiary with their review of The Naked Gun (2025) #filmsky 📽

Sure seems like the President of the United States is going to pardon a convicted sex trafficker and serial abuser who ran a pedophilia ring with his best friend in the whole wide world.