The Black Case Diaries Movie/TV Podcast

Since the beginning of moving pictures, there have been Special and Visual Effects. Starting with pioneering effects artists, the film industry has continued to amaze audiences by creating fantastic worlds and wondrous creatures that could only exist in the imagination.  This week, we took a look at the history of film effects, and discussed the processes behind some of our favorite in-camera and...

Picture it: You’re in second grade, coming off a rigorous school week. You open your eyes to a quiet house on a Saturday morning, and sneak downstairs. No one else is awake, and the TV is all yours. You have a seat with a bowl of cereal and turn on your favorite Saturday Morning Cartoon… This week, we're taking a look at the history behind Saturday Morning Cartoons and highlighting our childhood f...

Hey Cassettes! For this week's episode of BCD, we went back to our roots. Almost 7 years ago, we recorded together for the very first time. Back then, we planned on only discussing one movie a week and we didn't plan on focusing on film or TV history. After we recorded the episode, we didn't even edit it. We put it on Soundcloud and that's where it sat for 5 years until we finally decided to do th...

Hey Cassettes, it’s 2020 and we have a clear vision of the year ahead! Welcome back to another episode of The Black Case Diaries Podcast.  Today we are talking about movie sequels! On Twitter a while back, we asked people to name a sequel that they thought was better than the original. We got a lot of feedback and some really great ideas, so thank you! We are going to highlight some of these movie...

Merry Christmas Eve, Cassettes! This holiday, we're bringing you a very special anniversary briefcase with an appearance from Frosty the Snowman! Thank you so much for listening to our show, it means everything to us. Whatever holiday you celebrate this time of year, we sincerely hope it's as wonderful as possible.  See you next year! And as always, check https://www.blackcasediaries.com/ for more...

Hey Cassettes and welcome back to The Christmas Case Diaries ;) Today is an extra exciting episode because not only are we continuing with our theme of Christmas TV specials, we are also joined by a VERY special guest: Brett Wilson! Brett is an incredibly talented artist, and somewhat of an expert on classic Nickelodeon. So, we called him in to help us this week as we discuss the 1996 Hey Arnold h...

Hey Cassettes and welcome back to the Christmas Case Diaries! This month we’re focusing on Christmas TV specials, but this episode is EXTRA special because we will be talking about movies as well. The 1960's was a decade that brought us a lot of classic Christmas specials. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman (1969), and tonight...

Hey Cassettes, welcome to season 3! We’re starting the season off strong with episodes about some of our favorite Christmas specials. So for our first episode, we are going to focus on one of the oldest holiday TV specials airing today: A Charlie Brown Christmas! Join us as we discuss the history of The Peanuts and the making of this wonderful holiday tradition. As always, show notes will be avail...

Happy Thanksgiving, Cassettes! In honor of the holiday, we recorded a short brief case about the classic “Miracle on 34th Street."

When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold the future with stories, the best place by the fire was kept for... The Storyteller. In 1987, a TV show unlike any other premiered on NBC. It had a simple premise: an old man sits by the fireplace and tells his dog a story. The Storyteller starred John Hurt and Brian Henson (as Dog) and ran for only...

It's Halloween, Cassettes! This year we got lucky, and Halloween landed on a Thursday! So, we're bringing you the best Disney Halloween episode we possibly can! Back in the early 1980s, The Wonderful World of Disney aired a Halloween special comprised of animated clips from some of their spookiest works. It was called, "Disney's Halloween Treat." The next year, Disney released a companion special...

Happy Thursday, Cassettes! So far this October, we've covered witches, the boogeyman, and aliens. Now, we're talking about ghosts! Come join us for our second-to-last episode on A Disney Halloween, where we talk about the 1986 & 1987 Disney movies "Mr. Boogedy" and "Bride of Boogedy"! This lesser-known Disney film was many children's first experience with horror. It follows the Davis Family, as th...

Welcome to week three of A Disney Halloween! Back in the late 1970s, Walt Disney wanted to attract older audiences to their films. So, they attempted to cover more adult ideas and concepts. One of the results of this experiment was The Watcher in the Woods (1980)! Starring Bette Davis and Lynn Holly Johnson, this science fiction horror film delivers on chills (and a couple jump scares). This week,...

We've all been there. You're the new kid in school, because you skipped a grade. That's okay with you, you don't mind leaving childhood behind. Then, just as you're getting used to your new teachers and classmates, the Boogeyman frames you for vandalism, breaking and entering, and theft.  No? That's never happened to you? What about suddenly seeing your younger brother's imaginary friend and every...

Happy October, Cassettes! We're kicking off our month of Disney Halloween with one of our all-time favorites, Hocus Pocus (1993)! Grab your favorite potion and gather around the cauldron as we talk about the magic behind a movie that captured our hearts as well as the Halloween spirit. As always, show notes and sources will be available on our website: https://blackcasediaries.com/ Or on our blog:...

Happy Thursday, Cassettes! Since Disney introduced the first full-length animated film in 1937, the studio has been at the forefront of animation. But as time went on, more studios began getting attention for their classically animated works. When Disney animation fell into its dark age after the death of Walt Disney, animated films from other studios took the spotlight. Even when Disney was thriv...

Hey Cassettes! It's finally here, the last installment in our Doctor Who series. This week, we took a break from research and decided to discuss some of our favorite episodes from the reboot. There are SO MANY episodes that we love, we couldn't include them all. But, we know now that we want to do more Doctor Who episodes in the future. So, grab some fish-fingers and custard and settle in, Whovian...

Welcome back, Cassettes! Jump in the Tardis with us once again for part two of our Doctor Who series! This week we're discussing the making of the reboot, the rest of the doctors and their companions, and some of our favorite villains! You can find our show notes here: https://blackcasediaries.com/ If you would like to support our show, here is our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/blackcasediaries...

Hey Cassettes! This week we're taking you on an adventure in time and space. First, we'll take you to London in the 1960s, when the BBC started production of an all-new adventure series about a doctor from another world! Then, we'll travel through the decades and stop at 1996, when the network released Doctor Who the movie. But stay tuned! Next week we will dive even deeper into the lives of the s...

In 1985, the Canadian network CBC aired a two part mini series about a feisty red-headed orphan with an over active imagination. Her name was Anne (spelled with an E) and she lived in the fictional town of Avonlea, in a house with green gables.  The series (or movie as it is also referred to) was based on the novel series Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Although there have been many...

Happy Thursday, Cassettes! Ever since the first movie based on a video game premiered in 1993, video game movies have been notoriously awful. If we asked you to come up with a "good" video game movie, what comes to mind? This week we invited Robin's husband Jacob back to discuss why these movies have such a hard time finding success with audiences and critics, and what should studios do to correct...

Hey there, Cassettes! This week on The Black Case Diaries, we decided to discuss cinematography. Even though we couldn't cover everything, this is still our longest episode to date! We took a look at the history of the art, what it entails, and some great film examples suggested by our friends on twitter. Our show notes will be available on our website: https://blackcasediaries.com/ And if you're...

Welcome to Camp Black Case Diaries! Here, we talk about movies and TV. This week, we re-visit our friends at Camp Anawanna and talk about the history of Salute Your Shorts! Show notes will be available on our blog and our website! As always, you can find more info at: https://blackcasediaries.com/ If you're interested, here is the link to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/blackcasediaries Thank...

Although we were missing one of our hosts this week, we decided to record a bonus episode! This one is not as research-heavy, but instead we talk about the movie myths we heard as children and whether or not we have found them to be true. We will provide you with some videos and links for this episode, so check out https://blackcasediaries.com/ for those! We debunk a lot of myths in this episode,...

Hey there, Marshmallows! This week, we decided to do something new for our episode. Because we're talking about our favorite teen private investigator, we thought we might try our hand at recording an audio drama! Spoilers: it did not go well. So instead, we recorded a small short for the beginning of this episode, followed by an hour of our unscripted regular show.  This week we talked about Vero...