Cuban rum makers fret as another dismal sugar harvest looms
By Marc Frank HAVANA Producers of Cuba's famous rum are feeling the pinch with local sugar output forecast
2023-11-29 20:48
'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' kicks off short but sweet versions of Roald Dahl
Wes Anderson's brand of straight-faced weirdness can be an acquired taste, but the writer-director finds a hospitable outlet for his sense of whimsy in "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar," a 39-minute adaptation of the Roald Dahl story. He also finds the right outfit to bankroll that in awards-hungry Netflix, which surely has visions of Oscar nominations dancing in its head as it kicks off a week of Anderson-directed Dahl shorts.
2023-09-27 21:58
Rob Brydon crushed by questions over Barbie role
Rob Brydon has admitted it "stings" that people have questioned how he landed a role in the 'Barbie' movie.
2023-08-13 15:25
Sixto Rodriguez, subject of Oscar-winning doc 'Searching for Sugar Man,' dead at 81
Detroit musician Sixto Rodriguez, the subject of the documentary "'Searching for Sugar Man" -- which won the 2013 best documentary Academy Award -- has died, according to an announcement on his official website.
2023-08-10 00:00
French sugar beet pesticide alternative could be five years away
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS Research into alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, found to be toxic to bees,
2023-06-26 22:20