The Black Case Diaries Movie/TV Podcast

Hey, Cassettes! Sorry for the delay, but here's this week's episode of the BCD! As Animation April continues, we're taking a look at three movies that were made using Motion Capture technology: The Polar Express (2004), Monster House (2006), and The Adventures of TinTin (2011).  What do you think about Motion Capture? Let us know @blackcasediary on Twitter and @blackcasediariespodcast on Instagram...

Hello, Cassettes! Yesterday marked one year since Blue Sky Studios was shut down, and we're honoring their legacy with an episode all about this groundbreaking animation studio! Come join us as we cover the history of Blue Sky and talk briefly about their films! What's your favorite Blue Sky film?  Show notes and sources are available at https://www.blackcasediaries.com/ *A previous version of thi...

Hello, Cassettes! We're back at the BCD with Animation April!! Thank you so much for joining us again. This week, we're talking all about the secrets behind the 1982 animated classic, The Secret of NIMH (1982)!    Show notes and sources are available at: https://www.blackcasediaries.com/ Thank you for listening!

Well, for four years now we've watched the Oscars and recorded our immediate reactions. This year was no different, though we did have a lot to say! Come join us as we try (and probably fail) to unpack Hollywood's biggest night.    Thanks for Listening!

Well, Cassettes, Frightening February is coming to an end and so is season 6 of the Black Case Diaries! Come join us this week as we learn all about the making of one of our favorite horror films of all time: Evil Dead II.  Thanks for hanging out with us this season! As always, show notes and sources are on the blog https://www.blackcasediaries.com/ Do you like Evil Dead II? Let us know! Twitter:...

Hey, Cassettes! Welcome to week three of Frightening February!! This week, we decided to focus on three horror movies that were based on or inspired by true stories (well, for the most part, anyway). Come join us as we talk about real terrors and the horrors on-screen for Jaws (1975), The Amityville Horror (1979), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)!  Warning: We do talk about sensitive topics li...

Hello, Cassettes! As we continue with Frightening February, we're taking a look at the life and legacy of The Father of the Zombie Film: George Romero!  What are your favorite George Romero films? Let us know @blackcasediary on Twitter! Show notes and sources available here: https://www.blackcasediaries.com/

Happy February, Cassettes! Get ready for a month about some of the scariest movies around.    But first...here's another (brief) case around the campfire! This is a BCD tradition where the three of us leave the studio and tell spooky stories around the campfire. Come join us!  Got a spooky story you want to share with us? Tweet at us @blackcasediary!

Hey, Cassettes! This week we're bringing you an episode all about the John Carney classic, Sing Street (2016)! Come join us as we learn the story behind this 1980s musical coming-of-age dramedy about a teenage pop/punk band in 1980s Dublin.    Show notes and sources: https://www.blackcasediaries.com/ What do you think about Sing Street? Let us know on Twitter @blackcasediary and Instagram @blackca...

Hello, Cassettes, and welcome back to the BCD! This week we celebrated the 100th birthday of the First Lady of Television by dedicating an entire episode to her life. Did we cover everything? Nope! But hey, we did as much as we could (the woman lived 99 years for heaven's sake!)  Come join us as we learn all about the incredible life of Betty White! Show notes and sources: https://www.blackcasedia...

Hey Cassettes! So, it's been a while since we've released a regular episode. We had to take a short hiatus this past month because of life events, but we will be back next week! Until then, here's a BONUS episode where we just talk about our favorite current shows and what we've been watching.  Let us know what you've been watching on Twitter @blackcasediary or Instagram @blackcasediariespodcast  ...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Cassettes!  For Christmas this year, we all sat down to watch the delightful Babes in Toyland (1986)! None of us had seen this movie before, and it was a wild ride!

There’s no doubting it, folks, the holidays are here! And with this season comes the return of certain movies. Of course, it’s just not Christmas if Ralphie doesn’t put on the pink bunny suit in a Christmas Story, or if we miss Kevin McAlister setting the traps in his Chicago home. Over time, these films have come to define the Christmas season so well, it’s already hard to imagine what Christmas...

Ho ho ho, Cassettes! Thank you for joining us again at the Christmas Case Diaries! This week, we decided to make a list (and check it twice) of our five favorite Film/TV Santas! Did your favorite make the list? Did we forget a great Santa? Let us know on Twitter @blackcasediary and Instagram @blakcasediariespodcast! Show Notes and Sources are available at https://www.blackcasediaries.com/blog Than...

Hey, Cassettes, and welcome to the first episode of the Christmas Case Diaries! We have a big month planned, filled with all kinds of holiday fun. In December of 1962, people all across America turned on their TV sets to watch the first full-length animated Christmas TV special. Keeping with Christmas tradition, the special was an adaptation of A Christmas Carol, but with one notable twist: famous...

Happy Thanksgiving, Cassettes! And welcome to another (brief) case of the Black Case Diaries! We’re usually three old friends learning everything we can about movies and TV and hopefully teaching you in the process *Introduce yourself*  This month, we talked all about movies that were based on books. Since it’s still November, we’re continuing that theme with, "The Snowman," a British TV special f...

Hey, Cassettes! Welcome to week two of Novel November! The Shawshank Redemption is considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made. But, do you know the story of how it came to be? Come join us this week as we learn all about this box office flop and its long crawl to making movie history!   Show notes and sources will be available on the blog: https://www.blackcasediaries.com/blog Yo...

Happy November, Cassettes! We're back from the spooky season to bring you a brand new episode on the Disney live-action classic, Holes! Since it's National Novel Writing Month, we decided to dedicate a few episodes to books-turned-movies and Holes was number one on our list.  Come learn with us all about the history of this classic book and film! Show notes and sources: https://www.blackcasediarie...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, CASSETTES! We hope you have the spookiest holiday possible, and to help, here's a bonus episode from us!   This time, we're reading scary stories that we found in a haunted library right here in Ohio! Did these stories scare you? Let us know! Thanks as always, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Hello Ghouls and Goblins, welcome once again to the BOO Case Diaries! This week, we're taking a look at a classic stop-motion film based on a 1980s live-action short by Tim Burton!   Come join us as we discover the *shocking* history of Frankenweenie!  As always, show notes and sources are available on the blog: https://www.blackcasediaries.com/ Twitter: @blackcasediary Instagram: @blackcasediarie...

Why hello there, Cassettes! Welcome back to the BOO Case Diaries! This week, we're taking you to a carnival unlike any other, to explore the mirror maze and ride the backward carousel. Be on the lookout, for Something Wicked This Way Comes!   We're learning all about the 1983 film Something Wicked This Way Comes based on the classic Ray Bradbury novel, and it's a devil of a time! Show notes and so...

Happy October, Cassettes!! This month, we're bringing you three more episodes about our favorite Disney Halloween films! First up...Tower of Terror (1997)! We start the episode by going into the history of the Disney World attraction and head into the making of the made-for-TV movie! *When we recorded this episode, Scarlet Johannson was in a legal dispute with Disney. Since then, the parties have...

On the 23rd day of the month of September, in an early year of this decade of our own, the human race not-so-suddenly encountered an informative film podcast hosted by three old friends.  And this (hopefully) educational episode surfaced, as such indie podcasts often do, in the seemingly most common and likely of places… Welcome back to the BCD, Cassettes! This week we are learning all about the 1...

Happy Thursday, Cassettes! This week we're finishing up Back-to-school September with a very special episode about a very special episode! In the late 1980s, audiences across America met Kevin Arnold, a 12-year-old boy growing up in the 1960s. Guided by the voice of Daniel Stern, The Wonder Years brought viewers back to that wonderful time between childhood and adulthood, when we felt everything a...

Hey Cassettes and welcome back to The Black Case Diaries!  This week, we're continuing Back-to-school September with an episode on the king of 80s teen comedy, John Hughes! What's your favorite John Hughes film? Let us know on twitter @blackcasediary or Instagram @blackcasediariespodcast! Check out our blog for show notes and sources here: https://www.blackcasediaries.com/blog Thanks for listening...