The Montreal screening of the Jay Reatard documentary Better Than Something will be shown as part of the Nouveau Cinema festival. There are two scheduled viewings the first is Wednesday October 19th at 9pm and the second, Thursday October 20th at 12:00am, both at Agora Hydro-Quebec (175, avenue du Président-Kennedy) more information can be found at the facebook event page. I, personally have been waiting with baited breath to see this film, hope you cats make it out to see it.

Better Than Something - JAY REATARD - Trailer from Children of Productions on Vimeo.

BETTER THAN SOMETHING: JAY REATARD is a feature documentary about the controversial and prolific garage rock icon Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, better known to the world as Jay Reatard. This intimate portrait, captured just months before his untimely passing, brings us incredibly close to Jay’s complicated punk-rock world in Memphis, Tennessee. BETTER THAN SOMETHING eloquently interweaves cinéma vérité, interviews, and archival concert performances, and features scenes from an insightful and candid week spent with Jay, who reveals personal childhood stories and the struggles of life in Memphis. The film’s Montreal premiere on the Festival headquarters’ five screens will be followed by a performance by Jay Reatard Karaoke Live. Here’s our chance to scream our appreciation for his songs and their importance to rock history.

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