Toronto film festival:
Films starring Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Jackman as well as Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut “A Star Is Born” with Lady Gaga are among the selections announced Tuesday for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. “Beautiful Boy” stars Chalamet and Steve Carell and will be one of several films having their world premiere at the festival, a launching pad for Hollywood’s awards season. The 43rd annual festival will run Sept. 6-16.
Cameron backs Titanic auction: “Titanic” filmmaker James Cameron and Titanic discoverer Robert Ballard are backing a bid by a group of British museums to acquire a collection of 5,500 artifacts from the sunken vessel. The campaign announced Tuesday aims to raise $20 million to buy the items from a private American company that salvaged them from the wreck. The objects include a section of the ship’s hull and a bronze cherub decoration from the ship’s grand staircase.
Swift hits diamond status: Taylor Swift’s sophomore album, which won album of the year at the 2010 Grammys, has been certified diamond. Big Machine Label Group President and CEO Scott Borchetta surprised the singer after her show Sunday with a plaque for “Fearless” indicating sales and streaming equivalent sales of 10 million units.
July 25 birthdays: Supermodel Iman is 63. Actor Matt LeBlanc is 51. Actress Miriam Shor is 47. Actor Jay R. Ferguson is 44. Actor James Lafferty is 33.