Here's a look at the who's who in The Avengers

The Avengers is an absolute blast.

Those in the need for the real, cerebral Holmes can find him in the BBC's terrific Sherlock, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch (Season Two starts on the first day of 2012) but for a rollicking winter evening, director Guy Ritchie provides stupid but striking fireworks.

It's impossibly difficult to make a great film about a superhero who uses a country's name as his own.

Cowboys And Aliens director Jon Favreau talks about his latest film starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford.

The first film gave us the backstory and this sequel packs in, some might feel, far too much gravy for one film. But this is Iron Man, and he writes his own hyperactive ticket. So buckle up and keep your eyes open.

Watching the complete 1994 animated TV series Iron Man provide many insights that will enhance the pleasure of seeing Iron Man on the big screen.

Iron Man 2 boosts the early summer season with a huge opening.

Here's a look at what makes Tony Stark, his metallic alter-ego, and director Jon Favreau's sequel, Iron Man 2, the most hotly anticipated blockbuster of 2010.

Arthur J Pais picks the Hollywood films that might make it a busy box office season.

Guiseppe Rossi set aside the mixed emotions of playing against the country of his birth to inspire Italy to a 3-1 win over the U.S. in Confederations Cup Group B on Monday.

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Paramount Pictures which had a strong summer season -- with Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Kung Fu Panda -- is enjoying an extraordinary success with the multiple versions DVD sale of Iron Man. According to the box-office tracking The-numbers.com, the DVD sets grossed $93 million in North America in the first week.

The Dark Knight is a fantastic take on an iconic superhero, brings noir to the world of the Batcave, and features one of the most instantly revered villains in the history of popular cinema. But now, the hype now isn't just deafening, it's claustrophobic.

Anjana Bhargav fashions a modern home that's at once plush and comfortable.

Peter Berg's Hancock has a great premise -- that of a superhero more given to alcohol than even Tony Stark; nope, this guy's a true-blue, stubble-sporting bum -- and the most perfect of leading men for the job, but thanks to a rather melodramatic back-story and ending, it's eventually a disappointment.

was quite horribly ill the day Iron Man released, which is why, despite being a hardcore Marvel Comics fanatic, I couldn't review the film -- or even see it till 5 days later, while friends raved breathlessly and cruelly dropped me spoiler bits. The film is a blast, of course.

Check into your neighbourhood multiplex and watch the first offering from this year's American 'summer season.' If Iron Man is a hint of things to come, beating the summer heat might not be so tiresome after all.

Do the salaries of world leaders keep pace with the private sector, and how important is it to keep public service competitive?

Ian Thorpe said the publication of his name in a doping report was a breach of his privacy and the basic principles of justice.

American business leaders may find that India's biggest impact on the global economy may be on the way executives think.

Global warming will dramatically cut productivity, devastate food sources and cause widespread deaths, warns a British study.