35 Shots of Rum (2008) (New York Times)From left, Grégoire Colin, Mati Diop, Alex Descas and Nicole Dogue in “35 Shots of Rum,” by the French director Claire Denis.

Halewood launches white rum (Publican)Halewood International is preparing to add a white rum to its Lamb's portfolio. Lamb's White is going to be trialled in the on-trade before Christmas with a view to rolling it out fully after Christmas.

Review: Rum and Vodka (The Coast)Rum and vodka is a miracle elixir, or so says the hard-drinking, shit-out -of-luck young man in Irish playwright Conor McPherson's one-man play of the same name. No matter how low this guy slides, and believe me, he reaches some pretty low lows in his three day alcoholic bender, this concoction gives just the jolt he needs to surface again. The play is filled with remarkable detail—things that ...

35 Shots of Rum (filmcritic.com)The moments of life that unfold in the new French film 35 Shots of Rum will not come as a revelation to anyone who has regularly gone to the movies in the last few decades.

Family Drama, Sans Screaming, in Claire Denis's 35 Shots of Rum (The Village Voice)Recent American films about families, like last year's Rachel Getting Married and Revolutionary Road , all too often pierce eardrums with unrelenting shrieks of dysfunction and misery. Amid the din, French filmmaker Claire Denis's sublime 35 Shots of Rum stands out all the mor...

French twist on immigration (New York Post)FRENCH director Claire Denis' warm fam ily drama "35 Shots of Rum" opens with a young woman named Josephine waiting for the older Lionel, a subway driver, to come home for dinner. At first it is difficult to tell what their relationship is -- are ...

The calendar for Sept. 18 (Miami Herald)LAUNCH PARTY 8 p.m. WPOW's Nikki Ramirez and Deco Drive's Aubrey Aquino host this party to launch Title, a new sports drink. Look for celebs, sports stars, entertainment and cocktails from V Georgio vodka and Barcelo rum. DJ Irie and the Title DJs will spin. MIA Biscayne, 20 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-642-0032. RSVP to gpineres@creativasgroup.com.

Rum in marinade flavors chicken-vegetable skewers (The Oregonian)FIT FOR DINNER: Firing up the grill results in an easy, everyday meal with a party-fare profile Sure, rum-soaked chicken sounds more like Saturday night party fare than a weeknight supper. But here's a question for you: Why? Or better...

Trailer Park Boys hit the red carpet in, um, style (Metro Halifax)The Trailer Park Boys rolled onto the red carpet Thursday night with all the glitz 'n glam - er, rum 'n coke - the world premiere of a major motion picture called Countdown to Liquor Day should entail. "It's like three seconds of rum and a second of mix," Julian (John Paul Tremblay) said when asked whether he was drinking a single or double before stumbling into the Oxford Theatre, without a ...

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