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Welcome to Kicking the Seat!

Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).

The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.

Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.

The KtS Contest: TWIX Bites!

Ian Simmons

UPDATE: This contest has ended. Congratulations, Pierre!

In these fast-paced, ultra-connected times, the best snacks are portable, sharable, and delicious. TWIX Bites are all those things and more, and are available now in two convenient sizes--a 2.83-ounce sharing size and a 7.0-ounce resealable stand-up pouch (perfect for movie-time cuddling)!

We've teamed up with our friends at Partnershub and TWIX Brand to give one lucky reader a mega prize pack that includes a $15 Fandango gift card, 2 sharable bags of TWIX Bites, and a larger resealable bag of TWIX Bites!

To win, simply tell me who you'd share your TWIX Bites with, in the "Comments" section below. The author of the most creative, fun, and/or touching answer will receive a veritable boat-load o' candy and a pocketful of movie money!

Entries must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, June 1st, 2014.

In the meantime, you can learn more about TWIX Bites via social media, as well as a good, ol' fashioned hotline (call 1-844-WHY-SO-LONG to hear several decades' of excuses as to why TWIX Bites are just now becoming a thing).

Website – www.twix.com/ 
TWIX Facebook – www.facebook.com/twix.us 
TWIX YouTube – www.youtube.com/TwixVideos

Thanks, everyone, and good luck!

Eligibility: This post is sponsored by TWIX Brand, and all prizes for the "TWIX Bites" Contest, and the "TWIX Bites" Blog App, are provided courtesy of TWIX Brand. Prize will be sent via FedEx or UPS. No P.O. boxes, please. Each household is only eligible to win One (1) TWIX Bites Movie Prize Pack containing 3 Twix Bites Bags and 1 $15 Fandango Gift Card via blog reviews and giveaways. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Notification: Kicking the Seat will contact the contest winner within twelve hours of contest close. If no response is received within twenty-four hours, an alternate winner will be chosen. Contest is open to residents of the USA only.

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