November 14, 2007–David Lynch came to Bulgaria this week to open a transcendental meditation university–and to attend Cinemania 2007, Sofia's biggest autumn film festival. As is known, Lynch is the founder of the Transcendental Meditation Foundation (www.davidlynchfoundation.org).

Bob Dylan has written over 500 songs, including: Blowin' In The Wind, The Times They Are A-Changin', All Along The Watchtower, Like A Rolling Stone, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Tangled Up In Blue, To Make You Feel My Love). His songs have been covered by over 2000 different artists including The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Guns N Roses, P.J. Harvey, Garth Brooks, Stevie Wonder, The O'jays, Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, Duke Ellington, Buck Owens, Jimi Hendrix, U-2. He has released 46 albums, which combined have sold over 100 million records around the world.

October 21, 2007–Last season, New York theater-goers saw Tom Stoppard's three-play cycle about 19th century Russian intellectuals, “The Coast of Utopia.” Now hot on its heels comes “Rock 'n' Roll,” a similarly intellectual play that originated at London's Royal Court and began Broadway previews at the Jacobs Theater October 19.

October 14, 2007–The film Society of Lincoln Center will salute Meryl Streep at its 35th annual gala tribute on April 14.

September 21, 2007–On Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Israelis are expected to rent 350,000 films, BDI reports. According to Orna Yefet, there's a rise of 50% noted in number of videos, DVDs rented ahead of Judaism's most holy day compared to regular week, BDI reports.