from the hollywood re****ter
HBO announces summer do***entary slate
By Nellie Andreeva
HBO is launching a do***entary franchise on Monday nights this summer.
Kicking off the showcase June 9 is "Roman Polanski: Wanted and
Desired," about the legal case against the Oscar-winning director.
Other do***entaries selected to run Monday nights are "Resolved,"
about the high-stakes world of competitive high school debate; "Hard
Times at Douglas High: A No Child Left Behind Re****t Card," which
examines the impact of the No Child Left Behind 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; and "The Black List, Vol. 1," which features some of today's
most fascinating and influential African-Americans.
The do***entaries will run Jun. 9-Aug. 25.
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