David Michaels

Under African Skies -- UNDER AFRICAN SKIES is a really great film in which Joe Berlinger travels back to South Africa with Paul -- his first trip back in 25 years, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the historic Graceland album. Paul reunites with the band to give a reunion concert and that present tense thread is then used to tell the story of the turbulent birth of the album. Despite its huge success, and despite it being the first popular/successful example of fusing American and African musical styles, it was initially met with tremendous political crossfire, as Paul was accused of breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime. Paul revisits these ghosts as the musical journey is explored. The film will feature interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Harry Belafonte, David Byrne, Philip Glass, Lorne Michaels, Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, and Steve Van Zandt.

Conor Knighton looks at the star of 'Rock of Love' getting nailed during the Tony Awards in his weekly roundup of the crazy world of 24-hour media madness. This week he also looks at Spencer and Heidi Pratt's love of God on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here,' 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels,''Brooke Knows Best,' 'Kendra,' 'Denise Richards: It's Complicated,' 'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,' Dolly Parton, 'Bridezillas,' Cap'n Crunch and David Carradine. infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.

This a slideshow of paintings by the Georgian-born and Queens-based artist Sizanna. Music and DVD still shots are by her brother David Monte Cristo. The music is track 10 from the CD The 6th Component by David Monte Cristo. Video and CD produced by David Monte Cristo and James Michaels (Monte Cristo Records).

David Arquette and Courteney Cox got their friends out for a good cause, the Rock-A-Little-Feed-A-Lot benefit for hunger relief. Jillian Michaels, Christina Applegate, Jeff Probst, Sheryl Crowe and others rocked the red carpet.