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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 NoéRachel BrosnahanAmy 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: Me Am LEGO Bizarro!

UPDATE: This contest has ended. Congratulations to Rachel, aka "RACHEL-GIGA-ZARRO-ZERG"!

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...brick?

Yep, DC Comics' LEGO Justice League is back in the all-new animated adventure, LEGO Justice League vs. Bizarro League! We've teamed with our friends at Partnershub to award one lucky reader a copy of the film on Blu-ray+DVD+Digital HD UltraViolet Combo Pack (complete with an exclusive Batzarro LEGO minifigure)!

To Enter: Simply use The LEGO Bizarro Name Generator App below to create your own Bizarro name. Then, copy and paste it into a Comment on the KtS Facebook Fan Page for this contest. I'll choose one winner at random to win this awesome prize!

All entries must be received by 11:59pm Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015.

Good luck, and thanks for entering!

Eligibility: This post is sponsored by and in promotion of Warner Home Video. All prizes for the "Me Am LEGO Bizarro" Contest, and The LEGO Bizarro Name Generator Blog App, are provided courtesy of Warner Home Video. Prize will be sent via FedEx or USPS. No P.O. boxes, please. Each household is only eligible to win one (1) Blu-ray+DVD+Digital HD UltraViolet Combo Pack + with Batzarro LEGO minifigure of LEGO Justice League vs. Bizarro League via blog reviews and giveaways. Only one (1) 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 (12) hours of contest close. If no response is received within twenty-four (24) hours, an alternate winner will be chosen. Contest is open to residents of the USA and Canada. This contest is in no way associated with Facebook, nor is Facebook responsible for administering the contest or fulfilling its prizes.

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