HBO plans Monday-night documentary slate

By Nellie Andreeva 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -
HBO is launching a
documentary franchise on Monday nights this summer.

Kicking off the showcase June 9 is "Roman Polanski: Wanted
and Desired," about the statutory-rape case against the
Oscar-winning director.

Other documentaries include:

"Resolved," about the high-stakes world of competitive high
school debate;

"Hard Times at Douglas High: A No Child Left Behind Report
Card," which examines the impact of the Bush administration's
No Child Left Behind education policy;

"Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery," about the
section where U.S. servicemen and servicewomen from the Iraq
and Afghanistan wars are buried;

"Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal," about the
infamous Fleiss' ill-fated attempt to open the first legal
brothel for female clients in Crystal, Nev.;

"Baghdad High," chronicling the war in Iraq through the
eyes of four Iraqi teens;

"Ganja Queen," about Schapelle Corby, a young Australian
woman accused of international drug trafficking after 10 pounds
of marijuana were found in one of her bags while on holiday in
Bali;

"The Black List, Vol. 1," which features some of today's
most fascinating and influential African-Americans.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

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