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Scottreaches for a different culinary metaphor, calling it a strange stew of melodrama, didacticism and inadvertent camp.
He sidesteps much of thepolitical baggagethat surrounds J.D.
Vances memoir, but his polite distance lends a certain hollowness to the films depiction of working-class Ohio.
A past Best Director winner, Howard seems unlikely to crack the category this year.
Which makes sense: Wolfe is best known for his theater work.
(Though he did directNights in Rodanthe.)
debate to factor heavily in this race.
But this week, Italy announced it would submit the documentaryNotturnoin Best International Film instead.
(See Scarlett Johansson.)
Saoirse Ronan,Ammonite
I confess Im not sure what to make ofAmmonite.
The Victorian fossil romance premiered at the virtual festivals, where it was damned withmuted praise.
And in two weeks of limited release, it hasnt made much of a splash at the box office.
Plus, if the Academy streaming hub lists films alphabetically, the film may find its audience by default.
