Stoned (DVD)

This film shows the story and build up to Brian Jones' death in a different light. Apparently this was made following 10 years of research into the subject including a lot of private discussions with Anna Wohlin who is sure he was killed. The man accused of the murder, builder Frank Thorogood is even said to have admitted it on his death bed, suspicious to say in the least or maybe just a ploy to get a film made about him after he popped his clogs! After all, this film is just as much about Thorogood as it is Jones. To say that so much research went into it, it's a surprise that it's put together so sloppily. Leo Gregory is annoying as Brian Jones, although ...  Read the complete review

Stoned is the dramatisation of the demise of Brian Jones, Rolling Stones guitarist. There have been lots of theories on the hows, whys and wherefores of his 'accident'. Jones was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool shortly after he was dumped from the Rolling Stones band in 1969. Was it suicide? Was he murdered? Was there a cover up? This is one a the world's great mysteries and joins the ranks of Marilyn Monroe and Jimi Hendrix. Each of these has multiple versions of their end circulating in popular conspiracy theory. This film doesn't do much to reveal the true facts either. It is basically correct in a historical sense but the fine ...  Read the complete review

(FILM ONLY REVIEW) Question: What do Marilyn Monroe, Jim Morrison, JFK and Princess Diana all have in common? Answer: People have formulated 'conspiracy' theories as to how they died. While most of them don't really bear any serious examination but in the case of Rolling Stones founder member Brian Jones who was found dead in his Swimming Pool in 1969 the verdict of death by misadventure does seem a little more debatable than many of the others. 'Stoned' a film by first time director Stephen Woolley better known for being producer to such diverse offerings as 'The Company Of Wolves', 'Letter To Breshnev' and 'Interview with ...  Read the complete review