In the past few years, if you’ve found yourself sitting around, unsure of what to watch, Brian Volk-Weiss usually has an answer. You may not know his name but if you have a popular streaming service, you know his shows. Down to Earth with Zac Efron on Netflix. Behind the Attraction on Disney+. A Toy Store Near You on Amazon. These, along with dozens upon … Continue reading “The Making of The Movies That Made Us”
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek is the definitive, in-depth journey into one of the most storied television franchises of all time. The 10-episode series kicked off on Nov. 5 on The History Channel, beginning with the story of how Ball’s production company, Desilu Productions, started the franchise and how she became a champion … Continue reading “‘Center Seat’ Director Brian Volk-Weiss on the Legacy of ‘Star Trek’ and Documenting TV’s Most Infamous Franchise”
The Center Seat is directed by Brian Volk-Weiss and is produced by The Nacelle Company, the same team behind History’s 2016 50 Years of Star Trek documentary and the popular Netflix docuseries The Movies That Made Us and The Toys That Made Us. The new docuseries promises to unveil “lesser-known stories about the franchise from the importance of addressing timely topics, … Continue reading “‘The Center Seat’ Star Trek Docuseries To Debut On History Channel In November”
Streaming on Oct. 12, Netflix’s series “The Movies That Made Us” sheds light on some of the darkest modern horror classics: “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” and “Friday the 13th” — three scrappy productions that went on to see massive, enduring success. The show’s creator and director, Brian Volk-Weiss, took The Post behind the scenes … Continue reading “The best horror movies had actual gory horrors happen on set”
The Nacelle Company, the studio behind Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us, Behind The Attraction for Disney+ and the Emmy Award winning Down To Earth with Zac Efron have announced they’ve partnered with artist, toy maker and author, Scott Cherry, to release Barbarian Rage, one of the first comic books … Continue reading “The Nacelle Company to Release Scott Cherry’s ‘Barbarian Rage Comic’”
The producers of A Toy Store Near You have something of their own to stock the shelves. The Nacelle Company, which brought us Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us and The Toys That Made Us, and Down To Earth with Zac Efron, recently acquired the 1980s franchise, Robo Force. The company will reintroduce the characters through a television series, collection of books, … Continue reading “New Robo Force Action Figure Could Become the Next Big Toy Collectible”
Comedy Central has inked a deal with Comedy Dynamics to license and distribute hundreds of iconic albums from the network’s library including Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer and Bo Burnham. The agreement is through Comedy Central Records, a NY label owned by parent ViacomCBS that specializes in stand-up comedy albums. It’s put out over 200 of them, nominated for 14 Grammy Awards. Fifteen-year-old Comedy … Continue reading “Comedy Central Pacts With Nacelle’s Comedy Dynamics To License, Distribute Iconic Albums”
The film is being produced by the Nacelle Company, who also recently announced that it’s producing a TV series centered around characters from the iconic 2000s Southern California brand Paul Frank, including, most famously, Julius the Monkey. While I’ll take any excuse to dust off my old Paul Frank baguette bag and watch the price of brand … Continue reading “THERE’S GOING TO BE A BEANIE BABIES DOCUMENTARY”
The Nacelle Company (The Toys That Made Us) has greenlighted a documentary about Beanie Babies, the plush toys that became a cultural and economic phenomenon during the 1990s. The film aims to shed light on how these seemingly simple characters, with little to no backstory, captured the hearts of millions.
The third batch of episodes of The Movies That Made Us from The Nacelle Company, founded by Brian Volk Weiss is coming to Netflix globally in October 2021. Here’s when you’ll be watching and what movies are set to be covered in the docuseries that takes you behind the scenes of cinema’s most iconic movies. https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-movies-that-made-us-season-3-coming-in-october-2021/