Mike Shutt
School
The University Of Texas
Expertise
Musicals, Classic Hollywood, Mission: Impossible Franchise
- Mike began studying film at the age of 13 under the mentorship of seasoned film and television director Kat Candler.
- For three years, he co-hosted the podcast No Excuses, where he and Austin Chronicle contributor Jenny Nulf would show each other films they love that the other had not seen.
- Mike has an extensive Blu-ray and DVD collection of over 2,000 titles and counting, which he is both proud of and extremely embarrassed by.
Experience
Mike began writing about film online in 2014 for the sadly defunct site RopeOfSilicon while he was attending The University of Texas in Austin. Since then, his writing can be seen on Collider, GotchaMovies, and his own site ReelProjection. His writing has run the gamut across these sites, including film news, reviews, and film festival coverage from Sundance, South by Southwest, and Fantastic Fest. Aside from writing, he also co-hosted with Austin Chronicle contributor Jenny Nulf the film podcast No Excuses. Along with film, Mike has a deep love and great knowledge of musicals and theme parks.
Education
Mike has a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas in radio-television-film, frequently considered one of the best film schools in the country.
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Stories By Mike Shutt
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There's really no wrong choice when it comes to the Best Actress category at the 1979 Oscars, but one contender had a slightly stronger case than the others.
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A Harry Potter Great Hall mishap involved real 'floating' candles, complete with flames. As you might imagine, the real fire caused some problems.
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Mad Max: Fury Road is one of the best action movies of the 21st century. Its powerful and complex ending is a huge reason why. Here's that ending, explained.
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Following major backlash to the announcement that The Drew Barrymore Show would resume despite the writers strike, the show's host has reversed course.
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The Twilight Zone episode Nightmare at 20,000 Feet starring William Shatner was originally supposed to be shot in 4 days, and then things changed.
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Adele's theme song for Skyfall rightly took home the Best Original Song Oscar, but which James Bond films deserved to win that category before that?
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Marcia Strassman's Nurse Margie Cutler was introduced in the first season of M*A*S*H, but she didn't stick around for long. Why did she leave the show?
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From its pioneering of the multi-camera sitcom format to its portrayal of an interracial marriage, I Love Lucy is one of the most important shows in TV history.
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Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin got his start writing for the '80s reboot of the Twilight Zone, and without that opportunity, who knows where he'd be.
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One of the world's greatest living artists, Hayao Miyazaki, is back after 10 years with his latest film. Watch the teaser and soak up all the Ghibli goodness.
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Riding a dragon, even a fake dragon, proved to be a little more painful than expected for Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington.
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Biopics dominated the Best Actor category at the 2019 Oscars, proving the Academy needs to reevaluate what makes a great and awards-worthy performance.
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Jimmy Buffett played a memorable cameo role in Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World. Here's how it came together.
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Remember that infamous Starbucks coffee cup on Game of Thrones? Thanks to Emilia Clarke, we now know who was actually responsible for leaving it out.
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Kim Hunter learned the hard way that taking a nap on the set of Planet of the Apes can give you terrible nightmares.
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How the Dowager Countess Violet Crawley played a role in landing Ayo Edebiri in the year's funniest lesbian incel fight club movie.
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The Jamie and Ned showdown in season 1 of Game of Thrones was epic, so epic that it almost crossed the line on set into dangerous territory.
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Bottoms stars Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott have years of comedic chemistry between them that first found expression in a fantastic Comedy Central miniseries.
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A car accident caused by Maggie Q on the Mission: Impossible 3 set pushed the series' love of daring action stunts a bit too far over the line.
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When Lucille Ball became pregnant while making I Love Lucy season 2, the idea of writing the pregnancy into the show was considered scandalous.
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John Wick 4 featured a specific bit of dog improv that ended up making its way into the movie and resulted in a visceral, wince-inducing cinematic moment.
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The set of The Twilight Zone pilot was Universal's backlot town square, which may look familiar, because it was most famously used for Back to the Future.
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There's no ambiguity here: one year more than any other should have seen Stanley Kubrick walk home with the statue for Best Director.
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When Kit Harrington seemed set to depart from the Game of Thrones cast, Sophie Turner was devastated. That turned out to be a short-lived feeling.
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Doune Castle in Scotland is quite a versatile shooting location, making space for both Game of Thrones and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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Game of Thrones co-stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harington may be together in real life, but don't expect them to bring back a famous catchphrase from the show.
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There's a lot of driving in the Mad Max movies, but one cast member didn't even have a license.