Action Movies and Pen: “Jason Bourne” scene in the Apartment
I enjoyed most of the Bourne movies though not Bourne #4 with Jeremy Renner. But the apartment scene in "Bourne Identity" (2002) was pretty good. Check out this fight analysis: The Bourne Identity is a 2002 action-thriller film based on Robert Ludlum's 1980...
Action Movies and Knives: “Extraction” with Chris Hemsworth
"Extraction" was a thrilling action movie that delivered big time with Chris Hemsworth. Set in Bangladesh, the action was tough, brutal and non-stop. The premise was very good. The film is about an Australian black ops mercenary whose mission to save an Indian drug...
Writing Resource: What motivates Spies? Here’s a taste..
“If the Russians or the Chinese recruit a CIA case officer or FBI agent… maybe $1 million per year, in that range,” said a former Western intelligence professional who spoke on condition of anonymity. “We would actually pay less for someone on their side.” An...
Wattpad and my new Serial Novel “Orwell”
Wattpad is a platform which allows for serialized content delivery. Much like Charles Dickens did with his novels, my content will be printed on the internet page by page or a few pages at a time. My serialized novel, "Orwell: The End of the Beginning" is up on the...
Luxembourg Citizenship…More Adventure!
I went to Luxembourg and did the final signing for my citizenship papers in this country. I discovered that I could get citizenship through my ancestry. Since I have long done genealogy and have a database of over 5000 relatives, I had remembered that they were in...
Curiousity: Samurai and The Mandalorian
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE - SAMURAI I love Samurai movies because they are so unique culturally, allowing me to see inside an amazing era of Japan’s rHistory. I remember seeing the ”Lone Wolf and Cub” series at the Fox Venice theater in West Los Angeles a long time ago. ...
Denzel Washington Passionate Inspiring Speech
We Should All Be French Waiters! Article
In this article in Telegraph.UK, called "Why We Should All Aspire to Be French Waiters", the author makes a case that a recently fired Vancouver waiter - who was French - is the direction that we should be going in. The waiter was fired for being 'rude' but countered...
Book Review: “Curiosities of Paris”
"Curiosities of Paris: An idiosyncratic guide to overlooked delights... hidden in plain sight" What if—walking around Paris—instead of seeing only the Paris of 2017, you glimpsed Paris in Revolutionary times? Or Paris when it was home to 80,000 horses; or Paris lit by...
Michael’s Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9f9ifK-Ts&feature=youtu.be
Action Movies and Pen: “Jason Bourne” scene in the Apartment
I enjoyed most of the Bourne movies though not Bourne #4 with Jeremy Renner. But the apartment scene in "Bourne Identity" (2002) was pretty good. Check out this fight analysis: The Bourne Identity is a 2002 action-thriller film based on Robert Ludlum's 1980...
Action Movies and Knives: “Extraction” with Chris Hemsworth
"Extraction" was a thrilling action movie that delivered big time with Chris Hemsworth. Set in Bangladesh, the action was tough, brutal and non-stop. The premise was very good. The film is about an Australian black ops mercenary whose mission to save an Indian drug...
Curiousity: Samurai and The Mandalorian
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE - SAMURAI I love Samurai movies because they are so unique culturally, allowing me to see inside an amazing era of Japan’s rHistory. I remember seeing the ”Lone Wolf and Cub” series at the Fox Venice theater in West Los Angeles a long time ago. ...
Luxembourg Citizenship…More Adventure!
I went to Luxembourg and did the final signing for my citizenship papers in this country. I discovered that I could get citizenship through my ancestry. Since I have long done genealogy and have a database of over 5000 relatives, I had remembered that they were in...
We Should All Be French Waiters! Article
In this article in Telegraph.UK, called "Why We Should All Aspire to Be French Waiters", the author makes a case that a recently fired Vancouver waiter - who was French - is the direction that we should be going in. The waiter was fired for being 'rude' but countered...
Book Review: “Curiosities of Paris”
"Curiosities of Paris: An idiosyncratic guide to overlooked delights... hidden in plain sight" What if—walking around Paris—instead of seeing only the Paris of 2017, you glimpsed Paris in Revolutionary times? Or Paris when it was home to 80,000 horses; or Paris lit by...
Aristotle Witzer – Sequel Set in Paris
Once again, I am heading to Paris for business meetings on "A Cold Death" as a TV or Streaming show. The book is set in Paris. But now I am looking at a sequel for the book and have a basic structure in place. But more research is needed.
Luxembourg Citizenship…More Adventure!
I went to Luxembourg and did the final signing for my citizenship papers in this country. I discovered that I could get citizenship through my ancestry. Since I have long done genealogy and have a database of over 5000 relatives, I had remembered that they were in...
Michael’s Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9f9ifK-Ts&feature=youtu.be
ABOUT
Michael Mandaville received a Master's Degree from USC in their prestigious Professional Writing Program, attended the BA program for Columbia College and received a BA from UCSB in Philosophy. Additionally, is a media Producer, Writer, Director, and Adventurer. His credits span across 8 novels, over 50 Film & TV Productions and as many screenplays.
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