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Stoned

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.

Starring	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
Studio	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	DVD: 03 Apr 2006 Production year: 2005
Format	DVD