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Michael Mandaville

Michael Mandaville

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MICHAEL MANDAVILLE

             

            Michael Mandaville has worked for 25 years as a line producer, production manager and production supervisor. These films include “Taken”,  "Taken 2" and “Taken 3” written and produced by Luc Besson, “Havoc” with Anne Hathaway, “The Kiss” with Terence Stamp and Billy Zane, ("American History X" (New Line Cinema) with Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, "Friends of Friends" with Bruce Davison and Sherilynn Fenn, "Blood and Wine" (Jack Nicholson, Director: Bob Rafelson), "Millenium's Child" (Disney/Miramax) with William Windom and Karen Black, "Sensation" with Eric Roberts, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Le Mat and Ron Perlman. "Hail Caesar" with Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey, Jr. and Judd Nelson. "Pumpkin Head II" (MPCA) with Ami Dolenz and Steve Kanaly.  Michael also produced  “The Almighty Fred”, an independent film. He has directed commercials, shorts, a documentary and industrial films.  He has also worked on “Manahi” an Arabic language comedy which was the first film shown in Saudi Arabia in 35 years.  

            Michael also worked on numerous TV pilots including "Chunks of Life" (ABC), "Criminal Obsession with Telly Savalas and "Wet" with Arliss Howard, Cynda Williams (Directed by Bob Rafelson).  "The Double O-Kid" with Corey Haim, Brigitte Nielsen. "Girlfriend from Hell" and "Spirit of the Eagle" with Dan Haggerty and Bill Smith.  Michael worked on a CD-ROM Project, "Monty Python's Holy Grail CD-ROM" with Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam.  As an executive with Queens Cross Productions, he worked on "Keys to Freedom" with Jane Seymour and Omar Sharif, "The Tunnel"  with Jane Seymour and Peter Weller and "Tapeheads" with Tim Robbins and John Cusack.

            Michael is a bondable line producer with Film Finance, etc., . He also worked as a Risk Manager at the Motion Picture Bond Company.  Through Transcom Productions, Michael has done Scheduling and Budgeting for clients including Relativity, Intl. Sales Organization, Paramount Pictures, Viacom, Bob Rafelson, Kushner-Locke Company, Mark Damon Worldwide, Europacorp, etc., . 

            Michael follows in the film industry in the steps of his aunt, Molly Mandaville, who worked as legendary film mogul Darryl Zanuck's assistant for 35 years.   He has written many scripts with options and scripts for hire to his credit.   Michael finished his first Tom Clancy like technothriller novel, “Stealing Thunder” which won the Thrillspy Award for best novel and a mystery novel, “A Cold Death" both available on Amazon.   He has three more novels and several plays in process which usually keeps him out of trouble.  He wrote the non-fiction book, “Ciizen Soldier Handbook: 101 Ways For Every American To Fight Terrorism” and speaks on this subject.  Michael received a Master's Degree from USC in their prestigious Professional Writing Program.  He attended the BA program for Columbia College, received a BA from UCSB in Philosophy. 

 

 

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

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<h2>Taliesin Weaver thought that he had saved himself and his friends when he defeated the witch Ceridwen. He was wrong.</h2><h3><i>He always thought of evil as embodied in external threats that he could overcome in combat. Soon he will discover that the worst evil has been inside of him all along....</i></h3><p>Tal’s girlfriend is in a coma for which he holds himself responsible. A close friend, suffering from a past-life memory trauma similar to Tal's, is getting worse, not better. Morgan Le Fay is still lurking around and has an agenda Tal can’t figure out. Supernatural interruptions in his life are becoming more frequent, not less so, despite his expectations. In fact, Tal learns that something about his unique nature amplifies otherworldly forces in ways he never imagined were possible, ways that place at risk everyone close to him.</p><p>Tal and his allies must face everything from dead armies to dragons. As soon as they overcome one menace, another one is waiting for them. More people are depending on Tal than ever; he carries burdens few adults could face, let alone a sixteen-year-old like himself. Yet somehow Tal at first manages to handle everything the universe throws at him.</p><p>What Tal can’t handle is the discovery that a best friend, almost a brother, betrayed him, damaging Tal’s life beyond repair. For the first time, Tal feels a darkness within him, a darkness which he can only barely control...assuming he wants to. He’s no longer sure. Maybe there is something to be said for revenge, and even more to be said for taking what he wants. After all, he has the power...</p><p> </p><h2><u>Can Tal stop himself before he destroys everyone he has sworn he will protect? Scroll up to buy a copy and find out!</u></h2>

Story Behind The Book

I have always been intrigued with the history of Paris and its language. I had read an article about a murderous French police chief of Bordeaux protected by the French government for his crimes. At that point, the plot web started to weave. I wondered about this criminal and how he escaped - and who might expose him to the public so he could get his just punishment.

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<p><em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">&quot;I took a chance on this one and was well-rewarded. Not your typical mystery, A Cold Death has a unique and inventive story, memorable and sympathetic characters, and very skillful dialogue.</span></em><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;" /><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><em>I like my thrillers and mysteries with international locations, and Michael Mandaville plunges you deeply into a dark side of Paris you don't get in the travel books, and gives you a more intimate perspective of the city than even the Paris-based mysteries of Cara Black. I also like my thrillers and mysteries to be contemporary but with an historical backdrop or at least history and travelogue asides, and Mandaville serves those up too.&quot;</em> </span></p> <p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><strong>Amazon.com Review</strong></span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;" /></p>