Friday, August 8, 2008

August Preview: An Inside Look at the Festival

"The festival this month was not very good," reports Chris Perkins, head author of The Bait Spot, who also served as a panelist for the Festival this month. "Overall, there just weren't to many that really stood out...I had a tough time making a ballot..." he added. The Film Club, American Hollow, and Cry to Heaven seem to be the early favorites to rule the month said author Joshua, in a recent conversation. "I believe Blackbirds, Neverland, Sands of Mars, and Cloverleaf have a shot as well." he commented in the Chat Room.

Many panelists agreed that there were many contenders for the "Razzie's" this month, but the Oscars may be a bit of stretch for most hopefulls this month. The most widely agreed upon fact however is that the Best Actor race is extremely crowded. "Azaria, Stahl, Ruffalo, and Di Caprio were all my favorites," said Joshua. American Hollow seems to be the frontrunner for Best Ensemble as many have pointed out, everyone in the cast are great. Many authors are starting to predict The Film Club and American Hollow are already locks for Best Picture, with one of the two battling it out for the gold; many have also pointed out that there are many baits that have yet to be read that could be amazing as well, most pointing to the highly anticipated Alex S./Chris M. bait. as well as August: Osage County straight from Broadway thanks to Alex.

Nominations for the Igloo Festival are expected to be posted tomorrow, so stay tuned for the official I! reaction.

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