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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.

BREAKING AWAY at Studio Movie Grill Wheaton!

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On Wednesday, September 24th at 7:30pm, Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com and the Chicago Film Tour will host a screening of Breaking Away at Studio Movie Grill in Wheaton, IL! Afterwards, join Patrick for a fun, fact-packed Q&A about this Academy Award-winner, which was filmed on location at Indiana University and Bloomington, IN!

This event is co-sponsored by the Indiana University Alumni Association, Chicago Chapter.

You can order your $2 tickets here,* or purchase them at the box office. Special thanks to Studio Movie Grill and the Chicago Film Critics Association for sponsoring the last entry in SMG's "Film with a View" series!

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