HBO: It's Not TV, It's Documentaries (on Monday Nights, at Least)

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Sunday nights on HBO might be dedicated to the fantastical world of True Blood, but Mondays are all about real life.

The network has officially dubbed Monday nights the new home of nonfiction filmmaking and will henceforth use the timeslot to host its slate of wide-ranging documentaries.

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As one critic pointed out, the network has actually been airing documentaries on Monday nights informally for some time, with recent high-profile premieres like Remembering the Artist Robert De Niro, Sr, from the painter's famous actor son, the Lily Tomlin-produced An Apology to Elephants and Sundance Film Festival Winner, The Case Against 8 Read more...

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