Stars: Paddy Considine, Monet Mazur, Leo Gregory, Luke De Woolfson, Nathalie Cox, David Morrissey, Tuva Novotny, Amelia Warner, Ben Whishaw, James D. White, Ras Barker, Will Adamsdale

Director: Stephen Woolley

Summary: The biopic of erstwhile Rolling Stones multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, focusing specifically on the events surrounding his death shortly after being dismissed from his band.

Director/Producer Stephen Woolley's STONED is a dramatic attempt--researched for 10 years--to accurately portray the controversial events surrounding the death on July 2nd, 1969 of Rolling Stones founding member and guitarist Brian Jones at age 27. To create his work, Woolley synthesized the written memoirs and testimonials of the witnesses who were there. Beginning a few months before his death, the film focuses on a relationship Brian Jones (Leo Gregory) forged with Frank Thorogood (Paddy Constantine), a builder hired to fix up the rock star's home. Alone--save for his girlfriend Anna--and ostracized from his band-mates due to drug problems and legal tangles, Jones draws Thorogood in as a part-time friend and part-time assistant. When Jones is summarily fired from the band--only weeks before his demise--Thorogood is also let go, and becomes jealous and enraged. Deftly placed flashbacks throughout the film catalogue Jones's ascent and--more gratuitously--his drug-filled self-destructive descent. Coupling these with the volatile relationship with Thorogood, the film discreetly shows the complex causes of Jones’ untimely death. To capture the spirit of the times, Woolley fills his soundtrack with 1960s nuggets, including excellent covers of Stones material by modern British acts like A Band of Bees and Little Barrie. He also shoots the flashbacks and recreated concert footage with a hand-held 16mm camera, achieving a real-life documentary feel.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on May 24, 2006 7:53 AM

Brian Jones was more than just a '' Rolling Stone '' - he was their founding member . Stoned charts the rise of the precocious Cheltenham teenager to fame and fulfilment , and then re - creates
the nightmare of his chaotic plummet to a mysterious death , drowned in a swimming pool of his secluded country estate . The world was to lose one of the most talented and misunderstood icons
who most certainly had he lived , would have put Jagger and Richards well in the shade . This is a gem of a movie and all Stones fans should welcome it with open arms !

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Director Audio Commentary , Making Of Featurette , Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary
Year:	2005
Release Date:	April 3, 2006
Runtime:	98 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 44903
Keywords:	General, Drama, Historical, Stoned
Genre:	Drama