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Better Than Something: Jay Reatard

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Edition Type: Limited Edition Slipcover
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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.

Details

Director(s): Alex Hammond, Ian Markiewicz

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

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 88 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.78:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0

Subtitles: English

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region Free Blu-ray

Genre: Documentary

VS Release Date: November 1, 2024

SKU: FTF-035 SLIP

Bonus Content
  • 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
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Label Bio

Factory 25, a Brooklyn-based independent film distribution company was founded in 2009 by Matt Grady. F25 is a home for conceptually provocative narratives and documentaries. Its mission is to deliver specialized film and music titles in an aesthetically captivating way while exposing the indie world to under-the-radar films, music, and other curiosities in various ways and formats — theatrically, digitally, on TV, VOD, via subscription, limited edition DVDs, Blu-ray's, books and vinyl. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

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Customer Reviews
4.6
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
Based on 26 reviews
85%would recommend this product
26 reviews
  • CB
    Carl B.
    Verified Buyer
    14 hours ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Sad and joyful

    Both sad and joyful to watch, what a talent gone far too soon

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • IG
    Ian G.
    Flag of United States
    Verified Buyer
    11 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Killer release!

    Dig the slip cover art as well as the packaging everything about it is visually pleasing! Appreciate that they distribute and release such cool titles couldn’t find this documentary anywhere other than Vinegar Syndrome Ive been dying to check this out!

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • JD
    John D.
    Flag of United States
    Verified Buyer
    12 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Hammer, I Miss you

    ****, ****, ****. Beautiful release of a moving documentary, packed with special features. I can't recommend it enough. For fans of Jay, and for those unfamiliar. Jay was like atomic energy squeezed into a human frame, and I was so excited to see this release get the care it deserves. Kudos to those involved. RIP Jay Reatard

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • RD
    Ryan D.
    Flag of United States
    Verified Buyer
    1 year ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great doc

    Love this documentary. Gone way too soon. Wonderful release.

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • SV
    Sebastian V.
    Flag of Austria
    Verified Buyer
    1 year ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great release, highly recommended!

    For Jimmy Lee Lindsay, life was a mosh pit. Whether it was growing up among crack addicts on the rough side of Memphis, or his years in the rough-and-tumble underground rock scene of the '00s, the man the world came to know as Jay Reatard always had to fight in order to create, to grow, to live, to rise above.

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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