Zoneboy
03-17-2008, 04:27 AM
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080317/tv_nm/true_dc)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Smithsonian Channel is investigating "The True Story" behind several feature films and iconic characters.
The network, a joint venture between Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution, has commissioned a five-hour series that explores the real stories behind a handful of well-known movies. Among the subjects to be featured are the real-life history of Indiana Jones; Ian Fleming and his creation James Bond; Eliot Ness and his band of FBI "Untouchables"; the infamous three-man escape from Alcatraz in 1962; and the haunted house in Amityville, Long Island.
It is set to premiere this year.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Smithsonian Channel is investigating "The True Story" behind several feature films and iconic characters.
The network, a joint venture between Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution, has commissioned a five-hour series that explores the real stories behind a handful of well-known movies. Among the subjects to be featured are the real-life history of Indiana Jones; Ian Fleming and his creation James Bond; Eliot Ness and his band of FBI "Untouchables"; the infamous three-man escape from Alcatraz in 1962; and the haunted house in Amityville, Long Island.
It is set to premiere this year.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter