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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.

Ep584: Friday the 40th Part 9: The Book of Jason (w/ Peter Bracke!)

Ep584: Friday the 40th Part 9: The Book of Jason (w/ Peter Bracke!)

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Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Lee Shoquist of ChicagoFilm.com welcome author Peter M. Bracke to this very special bonus episode of “Friday the 40th”! Since the beginning of 2020, Ian and Lee have dedicated one show a month to analyzing a film in the Friday the 13th franchise, and Bracke’s comprehensive 2006 history, Crystal Lake Memories, has been their guide.

Today, Peter joins the guys in celebrating the series’ ups, downs, and sideways turns by talking about everything from theories to favorite entries to what it took to get one legendary assemblage of lost footage ready for Scream Factory’s upcoming Blu-ray box set!

Also, Ian reviews the wonderful new documentary, This is Paris (streaming now on Youtube Originals), and recommends his YouTube-exclusive interview with director Alexandra Dean. You can also check out David Fowlie’s written review and his talk with Dean at Keeping It Reel!

Episode 584 brings you three times the terror!

Show Guide:

Nothing But The Truth: 0:00 - 0:08

Intro Music: 0:08 - 0:22

Intro: 0:22 - 2:01

This is Paris Review: 2:01 - 5:40

Intro Ct’d: 5:40 - 6:43

Dead as Disco (Transition Music): 6:43 - 7:20

Peter Bracke Interview: 7:20 - 1:11:28

Outro Music: 1:11:28 - 1::11:44

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