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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.

Ep571: Late Screening: Do Your Homework in the Dark

Ep571: Late Screening: Do Your Homework in the Dark

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Today, The Kicking the Seat Podcast and Cole Rush of The Quill to Live talk hard in a “Late Screening” look at Pump Up the Volume!

Allan Moyle’s seminal high-school-angst drama turns thirty this month, so Ian has enlisted the help of his millennial correspondent to examine the relevance of pirate radio DJ’s, academic conspiracies, and awkward depictions of students acting wild.

This was one of the most influential films of Ian’s life, and getting a fresh perspective made him more than a bit nervous!

Also, Ian recommends Jim Laczkowski’s two-part interview with Pump Up the Volume writer/director Allan Moyle, and plugs his own recent appearances on the Spoiler Room and You’ll Probably Agree podcasts!

Episode 571 is bigger than a baby’s arm!

Show Guide:

You Ever Get the Feeling…?: 0:00 - 0:28

Intro Music: 0:280 - 0:44

Intro: 0:44 - 5:12

Pump Up the Volume Trailer: 5:12 - 7:54

Pump Up the Volume Discussion: 7:54 - 59:24

Outro Music: 59:24 - 59:40

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