New on Blu-ray: BETTER THAN SOMETHING - JAY REATARD (2011) - Documentary

Better Than Something Jay Reatard Documentary New On Bluray

Product Description: For Jimmy Lee Lindsay, known to his fans and detractors as Jay Reatard, life was a race against time. After growing up fast among Memphis crack addicts, he managed to blaze a path through the rough-and-tumble underground rock scene of the early aughts, releasing over 100 singles, EPs and full-length records in fourteen years. Then on January 13, 2010, not yet 30, he died.

With their feature documentary BETTER THAN SOMETHING, filmmakers Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz let Jay tell his own story: a poverty-stricken childhood, teen years spent as a two-fisted tunesmith battling fans and band mates alike, and a short-lived adulthood of focused and relentless productivity. Jay said "I just try to make as much as I can with the time that I have." By any measure, that is exactly what he did. BETTER THAN SOMETHING is both a testament to Jay Reatard's indisputable legacy and a tribute to his vital, thrilling, and all-too-brief life.

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Director: Alex Hammond, Ian Manciewicz

Starring: Jimmy Lee Lindsay, King Louie Bankston, Scott Bomar, Chad Booth, Alix Brown, Shawn Foree, Eric "Oblivian" Friedl

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 88 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Factory25

Home Video Release Date: December 31, 2024

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Region: Region Free

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Blu-ray: Dolby Digital 2.0

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Region Free Blu-ray
Deleted scenes
2024 interviews with cast
Film and deleted scenes commentary tracks by Eugene Kotlyarenko and Drew Tobia
32 page booklet with essays by Andrew Earles, King Khan, King Louie Bankston, Jeffrey Novak, Cole Alexander, TV Smith, Alicja Trout, Scott Bomar
English subtitles