Acting
Lee Ranaldo
Born February 3, 1956 · Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA (age 70)
Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.
Known For
Daddy Longlegs · 2010Daddy Longlegs
★ 6.62010
MovieDramaComedy
After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.
Demonlover · 2002Demonlover
★ 5.82002
MovieDramaMystery
A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.
SubUrbia · 1997SubUrbia
★ 6.21997
MovieComedyDrama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Submit to Me · 1985Submit to Me
★ 5.21985
MovieHorror
Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.) perform a series of acts as they submit to director Richard Kern's camera. Originally created for DTNY acid parties; Submit to Me was eventually edited down to 10 minutes and given an accompanying score.
The System · 2025The System
★ 5.52025
MovieDocumentary
We Still Have the Deep Black Night · 2019We Still Have the Deep Black Night
★ 5.12019
MovieDrama
Karen sings and plays the trumpet in a vigorous rock band in Brasilia, but no one there is interested in it. At 27, she has lost hope in the city her grandfather helped to build. She follows in the footsteps of her ex-partner in the band, Artur, and tries her luck in Berlin.
Things Behind the Sun · 2001Things Behind the Sun
★ 6.02001
MovieDramaMusic
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. · 2021Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
★ 7.82021
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The American indie rock band “Dinosaur Jr.” is a radical group with an unmistakeable sound. The film tells the story the three charismatic guys in the band: J. Mascis (vocals, guitar), Lou Barlow (bass) and Murph (drums).
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1991: The Year Punk Broke · 19921991: The Year Punk Broke
★ 6.81992
MovieDocumentaryMusic
David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live performances by Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Gumball.
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