Ira Kaplan

Ira Kaplan

Born: January 7, 1957
in New York City, New York, USA

Movies for Ira Kaplan...

Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
Title: Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
Released: December 22, 2019
Type: Movie
For almost two decades, Yo La Tengo have put on an annual eight-night Hanukkah concert series in New York City. With help on Night One, 2019, from guests Fred Armisen, William Tyler, Jon Glaser and Greg Hetson, it's total musical "mishegoss" -- and it's all for charity.
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Other Music
Title: Other Music
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2019
Type: Movie
A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.
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Yo La Tengo Live at National Sawdust
Title: Yo La Tengo Live at National Sawdust
Released: February 27, 2018
Type: Movie
In February 2018, Yo La Tengo played an intimate Pitchfork video showcase at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, debuting songs from their upcoming album There’s a Riot Going On.
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Sex and Broadcasting
Title: Sex and Broadcasting
Character: Himself
Released: November 15, 2014
Type: Movie
SEX AND BROADCASTING is a feature length documentary about New Jersey's WFMU, the world's strangest and most unique radio station, and one man's attempt to keep it alive in the face of recession, the persistent threat of commercial media, and the challenges that come with keeping a rebellious group of outsiders together.
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Musicwood
Title: Musicwood
Character: Themselves
Released: November 13, 2012
Type: Movie
Musicwood is an adventure-filled journey, a political thriller with music at its heart. An unusual band of the most famous guitar-makers in the world (Bob Taylor of Taylor guitars, Chris Martin of Martin Guitars and Dave Berryman of Gibson Guitars) travel together into the heart of one of the most primeval rainforests on the planet. Their mission: to negotiate with Native American loggers and change the way this forest is logged before it’s too late for acoustic guitars.
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Title: Parks and Recreation
Character: Bobby Knight Ranger Keyboardist
Released: April 9, 2009
Type: TV
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
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Title: Gilmore Girls
Character: Hoboken Guy Troubadour
Released: October 5, 2000
Type: TV
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
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Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology
Title: Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology
Released: April 19, 1999
Type: Movie
This commemorative anthology DVD includes music from Pavement, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cornelius, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, Arsonists, Helium and many more. Also included: What's Up Matador?, previously only available on VHS.
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The Book of Life
Title: The Book of Life
Character: The Salvation Army Band
Released: August 22, 1998
Type: Movie
The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdelina discuss and debate the end of the world, the opening of the seven seals, and the essence of being human.
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Tall Time Tales
Title: Tall Time Tales
Character: (voice)
Released: January 18, 1998
Type: Movie
A film about the many faces of time as it flows from the future to the past, through cyclic, biological, curved and paradoxical time.
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What's Up Matador
Title: What's Up Matador
Character: Ira Kaplan
Released: August 26, 1997
Type: Movie
Wanna learn a little about the music industry? Mr. Bill Boggs answers your questions with Liz Phair, Yo La Tango, and kids just like you!
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I Shot Andy Warhol
Title: I Shot Andy Warhol
Character: Party Band Member
Released: May 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valerie's story.
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Junior High School
Title: Junior High School
Character: Friedman
Released: October 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Before GLEE, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, or even the movie GREASE, four young film school graduates created this all-singing, all-dancing, award-winning musical. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL pokes fun at 1970s school traditions while following an awkward 8th grade boy's pursuit of the most beautiful girl on campus.