Oblivion (movie)

New ad platform targets mobile users by scouring social media

2013-05-22 05:00:00

Mobile advertising is about to become a lot more personal. Pasadena technology company UberMedia has launched a mobile advertising platform that tracks publicly available information provided by smartphone users on their social media channels and then...

Disney withdraws trademark filing for 'Dia de los Muertos'

2013-05-08 08:32:00

If the dead could speak, they probably wouldn't have been heard over the burst of virtual shouting and howling Walt Disney Co. drew for attempting to trademark "Dia de los Muertos" -- a bid it has since dropped. The company filed 10 applications with...

Movie review: 'He's Way More Famous Than You' a comical showbiz tale

2013-05-09 16:00:00

An indie movie about the making of an indie movie, "He's Way More Famous Than You" is the jittery spawn of "Living in Oblivion" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Halley Feiffer, playing a washed-up-before-her-time actress (named Halley Feiffer) who's...

FX has rights to 'Iron Man 3,' 'Oblivion,' 'Croods,' more locked up

2013-05-07 16:15:00

Given all the different platforms that movies are available on, one might think their value as a form of programming for a cable network would be on the decline. Not so for News Corp.'s FX, which has the rights to many of the top theatrical releases...

Moviegoing at the midnight hour

2013-05-04 09:00:00

El Monte high school teacher Trevor Schoenfeld is an omnivorous moviegoer, the kind who wants to see films he's interested in at their first possible screening. For years, he's been willing to line up at the multiplex for the first midnight showings of...

Can Hollywood's star machine master Reddit's 'Ask Me Anything'?

2013-05-02 05:00:00

In early April, while making the promotional rounds for "Oblivion," Morgan Freeman made an appearance on the “Ask Me Anything” section of the popular social news and entertainment website Reddit. For those unfamiliar with “Ask Me...

Goldberg: Sci-fi worthy of Malthus

2013-04-30 00:00:00

In the new sci-fi movie "Oblivion," Earth's most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it. This is old hat, science fiction-wise. In "The War of the Worlds," H.G. Wells had...

'Pain & Gain' has muscle. Disney makes peace with theaters.

2013-04-26 07:18:00

After the coffee. Before figuring out where the heck April went. The Skinny: Sorry to start the day with a sales pitch but if you are interested in getting an email alerting you when the Morning Fix is available, send me a note. If enough people sign...

‘Oblivion’: Tom Cruise, Joseph Kosinski on partnership, Morgan Freeman

2013-04-20 17:03:50

‘Oblivion’: Tom Cruise on Iceland filming, character building

2013-04-18 06:03:56

Glendale motorcycle shop created Tom Cruise's 'Oblivion' bike

2013-04-27 06:15:00

Moviegoers and movie critics have come away from "Oblivion" raving about the vavoom vehicles in the box-office hit starring Tom Cruise -- especially lead character Jack's futuristic folding motocross bike. Known on the set as "Jack's moto bike," the...

'Oblivion' cruises to top spot. U.S. movies down in China.

2013-04-22 07:32:00

After the coffee. Before trying to avoid talking about Reese Witherspoon. The Skinny: "Mad Men" has developed an annoying habit of introducing a character without providing any background, which leaves viewers wondering whether it's a friend or relative...

Tom Cruise, "Oblivion" Robert Downey, Jr., "Iron Man 3" James Franco, "Oz the Great and Powerful" Taylor Lautner, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn � Part 2" Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn � Part 2" (pictured)

2013-05-22 19:00:00

Tom Cruise waves to the fans at the 'Oblivion' Japan Premiere at Roppongi Hills on May 8, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open on May 31 in Japan.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Glendale's Glory Motor Works designed the futuristic motorcycle ridden by Tom Cruise's character in the new movie "Oblivion."

2013-04-29 07:57:00