"But if bets were to be placed based on an initial glance at this year's crop, The Lost Bus would seem like the safest pick. It's the new film from Paul Greengrass, returning to the anxious immediacy of his fact-based retellings, having previously taken us back to the horror of September 11 (United 93), the Maersk Alabama hijacking (Captain Phillips) and the 2011 Norway terrorist attacks (22 July)."
"In The Lost Bus, he's working with producer and recent Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis to tell the harrowing story of the 2018 Camp fire, the deadliest in California's history. Another Oscar winner, Matthew McConaughey, stars as a bus driver trying to save some schoolchildren and their teacher, played by Oscar nominee America Ferrera. Given the ongoing wildfires that have affected California, including many of those within the entertainment industry, it sounds like a nail-biter that will also strike an emotional chord for many."
Last year's Toronto film festival produced few standout films, with disappointments including Nightbitch, Eden, The Last Showgirl, Nutcrackers, The Return and The Cut. Mike Leigh's Hard Truths provided a surprising, effectively gruelling drama amid the weaker slate. Venice and Telluride were spottier than usual and light on slam-dunks, returning attention to Toronto as a potential corrective for awards season. Since 2017 Toronto world premieres have yielded only six Best Picture nominees compared with 15 from Venice. Paul Greengrass's The Lost Bus appears the safest Oscar bet, dramatizing the 2018 Camp Fire with Jamie Lee Curtis producing and Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera starring.
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