Should super-heroes work alone or should they be part of a team? I ask because the biggest movie of the last few months has been Marvel’s big-budget Avengers blockbuster. Despite early skepticism, Marvel has managed to make the team-up of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, the Hulk and the Black Widow work. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Filed under hollywood · Tagged Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel comics, Medium term, Nick fury, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, team work, The Avengers, The Hulk, Thor, Vir Sanghvi
There is an unwritten rule of cinema and TV direction. It goes something like this: if you are making a period picture or TV series then you must settle on a tone. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, January 6, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Filed under Features, HT Blogs, Media, hollywood · Tagged hindustantimes, hollywood, HT Blogs, Medium term, movies, news, Tinker Tailor, TV series, Vir Sanghvi
A week or so ago, just before the new Steven Spielberg Tintin film was released in India, I spoke to a top fashion photographer about the movie. Tintin had been a favourite of mine for many decades, I said, and I couldn’t wait for the film to be released. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 7:23 pm
Filed under India, hollywood · Tagged animation, Batman, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, boy detective, Captain Haddock, cartoon, Christopher Nolan, comics, film, Harrison Ford, Harry Potter movies, Herge, hollywood, India, Indiana Jones, JK Rowling, Joker, movies, Ralph Fiennes, Steven Spielberg, The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, Thompson and Thomson, Tim Burton, Tintin, Vir Sanghvi
I’ve written before about the way in which the Jason Bourne movies shook up the world of James Bond. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Filed under hollywood · Tagged Alec Leamas, Aston Martins, Casino Royale, CIA, Daniel Craig, David Cornwell, Dom Perignon, Hindustan Times, James Bond, Jason Bourne, John Le Carre, Matt damon, news, Richard Burton, spy, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Tinker Tailor, Vir Sanghvi