Stoned On Demand

For those TV junkies who like rock junkies, the Sundance Channel On Demand is featuring Stoned (2005), a film based on the alleged murder of Rolling Stones member Brian Jones. While this is anything but a Stones biopic, it has all the elements of a great film. Maybe a few too many of those elements. The film, directed by Stephen Woolley, explores the life of this rock great with the use of vintage film and a kicking soundtrack (includes the White Stripes). If you like gratuitous sex scenes, animal sacrifice, and actors portraying junkie rockers, Stoned is for you. Stoned is for me.

My favorite scene sums up the experience this film offers: Mr. Jones (Leo Gregory) taking acid with several soon to be disrobed women to the tune of "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane. Cue the handycam slow-mo and fade shots.