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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.

While You're All Here...

I'd like to thank everyone who's taken the time to check out "Kicking the Seat" in the last couple of days.

Many of you probably clicked on the front page link at RobertEnglund.com to read my review of the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake. I invite you to check out the recent posts and archives here for my thoughts on other films.

Special thanks go out to my dear, old friend, Sarah, who brought the piece to the attention of the good folks at Mr. Englund's Web site, and to Robert's wife, Nancy, who was very supportive of my writing.

I'd also like to give a shout-out to cmf_cosmo and Melinda for your comments. I'm genuinely flattered.

For anyone who's interested in keeping up with "Kicking the Seat", you can follow me via Blogger or Twitter.

Thanks again, everyone, and stay tuned for more seat-kicking goodness!

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