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	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself was a 2003 television film starring Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa.
		The actual contract that Pancho Villa signed with Frank N. Thayer and the Mutual Film Company on January 5, 1914 to film the Battle of Ojinaga still exists and is in a museum in Mexico City.
		The original film The Life of General Villa (1914) has been lost, but some unedited film reels of the battle of Ojinaga (January 1914), showing Pancho Villa and his army fighting Federal forces, as well as photographs and publicity stills taken from the original film does still exist.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/And_Starring_Pancho_Villa_as_Himself (452 words)

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		While some could accuse it of glorifying an outlaw, it also shows Villa's atrocities, his willingness to send boys into battle, putting a bullet into the head of an hysterical widow whose husband was assassinated by Villa's men, his vicious, cruel streak and the notion that truth is the first casualty of war.
		Villa, who often transported his troops by train, reserved cars for reporters and a special car for Mutual that allowed its employees to develop and edit film.
		As Villa was driving home from the baptism of a friend's son, he and three others were ambushed and died in a hail of bullets.
	www.banderas-mall.com /theatre/links/villa.html (1390 words)

	San Antonio Current - BRING ME THE HEAD OF PANCHO VILLA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		In the film, Villa agrees to a controversial clause that stipulated he perform his fighting during daylight hours, and that he would re-enact battle scenes if the cameraman was unable to get good footage.
		Historian and Villa biographer Friedrick Katz is most specific in his examination of the agreement: "What the contract did specify was that Mutual was granted exclusive rights to film Villa's troops in battle, and that Villa would receive 20 percent of all revenues that the films produced."
		And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is told through the eyes of Frank Thayer, a young Harvard graduate, who works for his Uncle Harry Aitkin, an associate of film pioneer D.W. Griffith, the filmmaker responsible for lauding the Ku Klux Klan in his groundbreaking Birth of a Nation.
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	And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself Movie Review
		Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) is fighting two fronts in the Mexican revolution circa 1914: President Victoriano Huerta’s Federalista army and negative press in American newspapers.
		Villa must agree to the script, which distorts Villa’s rise to revolutionary leader and his ambitions when the war is over.
		During filming, prostitutes fill in as the loving wives of Villa and his men, battle scenes are rearranged and a woman that Villa murders himself is shown as being shot by Federalista soldiers in battle.
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	USATODAY.com - Banderas brings 'Pancho' to life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Truth be told, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is not as smooth a ride as might be expected, considering the level of talent involved.
		Antonio Banderas stars in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.
		Pancho is one of the few TV movies ever to broach the idea that we may not always have been the best of neighbors to Mexico, and that some of our lack of neighborliness may have contributed to that country's recurring political and economic miseries.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/reviews/2003-09-04-pancho_x.htm (514 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
		Frank Thayer made a name for himself on what may be some of the most dangerous movie sets in history, and Pancho Villa gained support from the American public through the story that was told.
		Because Villa is a folk legend, there is a wide range of stories about him, which means that Banderas's performance must be both consistent and varied.
		This whole aspect of And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is slightly weakened at the end when a character in the film bluntly states this, but it is still moving and fascinating.
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	Villa embedded reporters
		Villa's skin was lightened and his hair was styled.
		Villa, who often transported his troops by train, reserved cars for reporters and a special car for Mutual to develop and edit film.
		Villa, driving with some of his men to witness the baptism of a friend's son, was ambushed and died in a hail of bullets.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/09/04/tem_0904panchovilla.html (539 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| ENTERTAINMENT > Shooting Pancho Villa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		AND Starring Pancho Villa as Himself tells the true story of Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas), specifically the movie star phase of his life, which happened concurrently with his revolutionary phase.
		Villa is often shown having to contend with the demands of the filmmakers while waging battle against his foes.
		Walsh has to prove to Villa that he is up to playing the legendary general by displaying his shooting and riding skills.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/jun/01/yehey/enter/20050601ent4.html (610 words)

	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
		Villa himself appeared in the battlefield scenes, and also in a fictional dream sequence in which he saw himself in the future, as the President of Mexico, delivering a stirring speech to the crowd.
		Villa made some remarkable concessions in order to co-operate with the filmmakers, including an agreement not to attack at night (which he subsequently and wisely ignored), and a decision to change his battle plans in the siege of Torreon so he could attack from a direction which permitted optimal filming conditions!
		Mutual Films obtained footage which was truly unique, and Villa received some positive publicity to counter the daily lambasting he received from the far right wing American papers owned by the Hearst Corporation, who pictured him as an anarchist and a terrorist.
	www.fakes.net /panchovilla.htm (1714 words)

	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself DVD - Michael Weise Productions
		Pancho Villa was trully guilty of fighting against a corrupt Mexican Dictatorship and attacking Americans who had illegally settled on Mexican soil.
		This film should be seen as an introduction to versed films like "Pancho Villa" or "The lost Reels of Pancho Villa." Only then might the true complexity of his life and struggles be understood.
		Villa as a villain and charismatic leader of the masses has a built-in paradox to it, as does the documentary format in film in any case.
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	DVD review of And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Pancho Villa gained notoriety and prominence as one of the most well known military leaders of the Mexican Revolution that started in 1910.
		Villa, for all his good-heartedness towards children and the widows of the men killed in battle, slowly reveals an ugly side to his character while Thayer’s adulation for the man as a champion of the poor is also shred to pieces.
		Pancho Villa may be the most famous Mexican throughout history but his larger-than-life personality and his perceptive intelligence are some of the things that are seldom explored in film.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/andstarringpanchovillaashimsel/12227/2093 (1461 words)

	TV Preview: How Pancho Villa manipulated Mexico's revolution for the movies
		Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) offers exclusive rights to film his fight against forces loyal to Mexican President Victoriano Huerta in exchange for $25,000 in gold and 20 percent of the film's profits.
		An experienced director is brought in, along with actors who portray young Pancho Villa, his mother and his sister.
		The film is not over the top or slapsticky, and it touches on serious topics: Villa's willingness to send boys into battle, his vicious, cruel streak and the evergreen notion that truth is the first casualty of war.
	www.post-gazette.com /tv/20030907villa0907fnp2.asp (761 words)

	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself! (Brother Kneumsi Reviews)
		Villa exceeded every expectation and became a famous and infamous man, a documentary film star and a well known hero to some, and villain to others.
		The legendary status of Villa is shown by the misconceptions and rumors Thayer brought with him to the meeting.
		And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) Reviewed by J.C. Maçek III who is solely responsible for his own views and for his passionate wish to be the president of Mexico...
	www.worldsgreatestcritic.com /panchovilla.html (1814 words)

	DVD Savant Review: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
		And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself bites off a big subject and manages to touch all the bases at least lightly - irresponsible filmmakers, crazy Mexican battles and an early demonstration of the power of film to debase history and warp the truth.
		Banderas' Pancho Villa is all swagger and style and comes off pretty well as a leader who knows he hasn't what it takes to really help his country after the revolution is won.
		And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself tries to make a better statement about this in a scene where a woman begs Pancho to save her husband, an innocent bystander arrested in one of his sweeps.
	www.dvdtalk.com /dvdsavant/s1201vill.html (1152 words)

	Boston.com / A&E / TV / 'Villa' presents a revolutionary use of spin
		The new HBO movie "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself" is the based-on-truth story of how Villa, the Mexican revolutionary, tried to improve his image in the States by selling the film rights to his battles to Mutual Films.
		As the narrative of "And Starring Pancho Villa" moves into the filming of the battlefield carnage and then the altering of that carnage into entertainment, it raises even juicier contemporary parallels.
		And Villa is turned off by the intellectual Thayer, insulted that his movie is being supervised by such a newbie.
	www.boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2003/09/06/villa_presents_a_revolutionary_use_of_spin (562 words)

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		Detailing the life of socialist revolutionary Pancho Villa (played by Antonio Banderas), And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself begins in 1914, as Villa is deep in a civil war with the current government.
		Whilst Villa is busy fighting for freedom in Mexico to little success, in Hollywood film is emerging as a popular medium, as evidenced by the work of The Mutual Film Company, owned by infamous director D.W. Griffith (Colm Feore) and businessman Harry Aitken (Jim Broadbent).
		Though Frank forges a bond with the charismatic Villa, and encounters a number of interesting characters who support his cause, the resulting documentary is poorly received.
	www.dvdbits.com /reviews.asp?id=2531 (1152 words)

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		Though Villa's primary goal is to finance his rebel forces, he believes a film would be a useful alternative to the W. Randolph Hearst-owned newspapers that were actively vilifying the Revolution.
		And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself makes some pointed criticisms about how truth is a casualty of the new medium at the turn of the century, yet parallels to the present state of modern media are unmistakable.
		When Villa sees the script to the second project, he is outraged at the "artistic license" which casts him as an aggrieved former landowner and worse, as the future president of Mexico.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2003-09-05/screens_tveye.html (793 words)

	DVD: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself $6.75
		It's based on truth: in 1913, a movie crew wеnt to Mexico to film general Pancho Villa, who was in the middle of leading а revolution in his country.
		Villa as a villain and charismatic leader of the masses has а built-in paradox to it, as does the documentary fоrmаt in film in any case.
		Banderas is superb and captures the contradictions of Pancho Villa perfectly.
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	IGN: And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Granted, Banderas may seem a strange choice from a cultural viewpoint: some of the Mexican extras reportedly were hostile at first to the idea of Banderas playing a Mexican legend because he's Spanish, making this portrayal akin to hiring to hiring a cultivated English actor to play Jeb Stuart in a Civil War epic.
		Villa hadn't yet conducted the infamous cross-border raid during which he killed 16 citizens of a New Mexico town.
		The script reflects the Villa dichotomy: in one scene, he comforts a widow and compensates her generously for the death of her husband; later, he blows away a woman for doing nothing more than berating him.
	dvd.ign.com /articles/518/518287p1.html (1147 words)

	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
		In early 1914, Villa's revolution in Mexico was not going particularly well because he was struggling for funds and the US had placed an arms embargo on Mexico.
		They decided to take up Pancho Villa on his offer and as D.W. Griffith was busy filming his famous Birth of a Nation, they dispatched Harry's nephew Frank Thayer (Eion Bailey) to do the job.
		Despite Villa's reticence to appear in something which is not true, he is swayed by the money and the fact that it portrays him in a positive light.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=5485&SID=2&PID=229029 (925 words)

	Michael McKean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tingle (1999), Mystery, Alaska (1999), Best in Show (2000) (in which he reunited with Christopher Guest), Little Nicky (2000), The Guru (2002) And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003), and A Mighty Wind (2003) (in which the Spinal Tap alums are members of The Folksmen).
		In 1998, he guest starred in a two-part episode of The X-Files called "Dreamland" in which his character, Morris Fletcher, switched bodies with Fox Mulder.
		In 2003, he guest starred on Smallville, the Superman prequel on which his wife stars as Martha Kent.
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	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Starring Antonio Banderas as the legendary Pancho Villa, Bruce Beresford's star-studded HBO production brings to life a truly surreal story.
		In the early 1900s, Villa, the enthusiastic Mexican revolutionary, was looking for a way to support his cause.
		Norton stars as Eisenheim, a mysterious stage magician, in The Illusionist, the latest from director Neil Burger, in theaters now.
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	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Plot Outline: Hollywood makes a deal with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to film his war and recreate his life.
		Trivia: The original film The Life of General Villa (1914) has been lost, but some unedited film reels of the battle of Ojinaga (January 1914), showing Pancho Villa and his army fighting Federal forces, as well as photographs and publicity stills taken from the original film does still exist.
		This vibrant film an uneven rehash of Pancho Villa legend including strong violence,profanities,epics battles and bloody scenes.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0337824 (349 words)

	Starring Pancho Villa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Villa, however, is more complicated and inscrutable, capable of noble gestures and idealistic thoughts as well as cruel and barbaric acts, sometimes in rapid sequence.
		Antonio Banderas relishes the role and endows Villa with a potent blend of force and energy.
		HBO's "Pancho Villa" is graced with a strong supporting cast and several memorable characters, chief among them American mercenary Sam Drebben (Alan Arkin), a Brooklyn Jew skilled at using a machine gun.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/awards/emmy/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1969471 (455 words)

	Playbill News: The Revolution Will Be Televised: Nine's Banderas is "Pancho Villa" in HBO Film, Sept. 7
		Antonio Banderas, star of the current Broadway revival of Nine, stars as Pancho Villa in "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself." The Larry Gelbart-penned HBO Films' biopic of the legendary Mexican revolutionary debuts on the cable network, Sept. 7.
		A true story, "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself," focuses on how moviemakers D.W. Griffith and Harry Aitken filmed the life story of the fugitive through a number of documentary features including "The Life of General Villa." The features actually included footage on the battlefield.
		"And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself" airs on HBO, Sept. 7 at 9:30 PM (ET).
	www.playbill.com /news/article/81501.html (410 words)

	Movie Review - And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself - eFilmCritic
		Pancho Villa was a controversial figure that fought for freedom, and equality for the people of his beloved Mexico.
		Through Thayer’s eyes, we’re privy to Villa at his personal best—giving candy to children, denouncing corrupt priests—and absolute worst—shooting a grieving woman in the neck after she assaults him upon hearing the news of her husband’s death—and every last bit of it is amazing.
		With And Starring Pancho Villa HBO shows why, despite the best efforts of other cable and pay-cable channels, it reigns supreme over all others in the original film department.
	efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=9372&reviewer=386 (739 words)

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