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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.

Ep812: SO COLD THE RIVER, So Bold the Path: An Interview with Pigasus Pictures Founder Zach Spicer

Ep812: SO COLD THE RIVER, So Bold the Path: An Interview with Pigasus Pictures Founder Zach Spicer

Ian Simmons

Ian talks with actor, producer, and founder of Pigasus Pictures Zach Spicer about starting a production company in Indiana and producing one of the year's best horror films, So Cold the River!

From inspiring conversations with Kenneth Branagh; to breaking out of guest spots on TV shows like Law & Order and Gotham; to reconnecting with his Midwest roots in building a sustainable, dedicated community of local filmmaking talent, this conversation is a testament to the power of dreams and the impact of sheer determination.

Zach also talks Runner (debuting now at the Chicago International Film Festival); Pigasus' plans for the future, and the oddly spiritual undercurrent in their slate of films!

Show Links:

  • Learn more about Pigasus Pictures at their website.

  • Watch the So Cold the River trailer.

  • Watch the Runner trailer.

  • Watch the Good Catholic trailer.

  • Watch the Ms. White Light trailer.

  • Watch the Miseducation of Bindu trailer.

  • And check out Ian's Interview with So Cold the River director Paul Shoulberg and Producer Claire Tuft.

  • Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ep813: Onur Unbound! Slacker Vampires, Children's Books, and HALLOWEEN ENDS on the Eve of Nuclear Armageddon!

Ep813: Onur Unbound! Slacker Vampires, Children's Books, and HALLOWEEN ENDS on the Eve of Nuclear Armageddon!
Scare-a-Thon 2022: EVIL DEAD 2 35th Anniversary Round Table Review LIVE!

Scare-a-Thon 2022: EVIL DEAD 2 35th Anniversary Round Table Review LIVE!