BeachHouse Films, the Santa Monica shop headed by executive producers Patti and David Coulter, has signed director Tony Garcia for U.S. representation in spots and webisodes. At press time, Garcia was about to embark on a client-direct webisode package for EA Games produced via Triton Films, Vancouver, B.C., which reps Garcia primarily for music video work in Canada.
Most recently on the roster at This Is TV, New York, Garcia broke into the business after graduating with a master’s degree in film from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. His first production house roost was the Latino American division of now defunct Palomar Pictures, which he joined in 2001. He landed at Palomar largely on the strength of a high-profile spec comedy reel, which featured performance/dialogue ads for Consumer Reports, Staples and Nike. The spec commercials for Staples and Consumer Reports garnered two of the three honors in the student category of the ’01 AICP Show. The Staples piece, “Gotcha,” also copped a Bronze Clio in the student category. His Nike spec spot, “Beatboxer,” garnered a Gold Student Clio in ’01.
Following Palomar’s closure, Garcia went onto Motel Films, Hollywood, before coming aboard This Is TV in ’05. He has been active in the U.S. mainstream and Hispanic markets, as well as with assorted jobs in Latin America. His U.S. Hispanic endeavors include Best Buy for la comunidad, Miami, and Texaco for Y&R, Miami. The Texaco spot, “Turn Signal,” also aired in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and went on to win a Bronze FIAP Award in Buenos Aires in ’02. Garcia’s filmography also includes commercials that have played in both mainstream U.S. and Hispanic markets via American agencies for such clients as Budweiser and Time Warner Cable. He additionally helmed a general market ad for The New York Times. And for ad agencies in Mexico, Garcia has turned out spots for Alpura, Clemente Jacques and Enerplex, among others.
Most recently Garcia has branched out into webisodes. He directed three webisodes for gambling giant Bodog.com, out of agency Riptown, Vancouver, and produced by Triton. The campaign came to Garcia as a result of his directing music videos for artists under the Bodog Music Label.
This is BeachHouse’s second recent signing, having earlier added Nir Bashan who just won a Silver Clio for his spec Honda webisode “Brand New” and was recently selected for SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase.
“Mufasa: The Lion King” and “Sonic 3” Rule Box Office For 1st Weekend Of 2025
The Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025.
The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel earned $23.8 million in its third weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," which has dominated the past two weekends, wasn't far behind.
"Sonic 3" stayed close with a 3-day estimate of $21.2 million, bringing its total domestic earnings to $187.5 million and helping the overall franchise cross $1 billion worldwide. "Mufasa's" running total is slightly less, with $169.2 million.
In third place, Focus Features' "Nosferatu" remake defied the fate of so many of its genre predecessors and fell only 39% in its second weekend. Horror films typically fall sharply after the first weekend and anything less than a 50% decline is notable. "Nosferatu," which added 140 screens, claimed $13.2 million in ticket sales, bringing its running total to $69.4 million since its Christmas debut. The film, directed by Robert Eggers, already surpassed its reported production budget of $50 million, though that figure does not account for marketing and promotion expenses).
No new wide releases opened this weekend, leaving the box office top 10 once again to holdovers from previous weeks. Several have been in theaters since Thanksgiving. One of those, "Moana 2," claimed the No. 4 spot for Disney in its sixth weekend in theaters. The animated sequel earned another $12.4 million, bumping its global total to $960.5 million.
The Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," dipped only slightly in its second weekend, bringing in $8.1 million. With $41.7 million total, it's Searchlight's highest grossing film since Disney acquired the company in... Read More