"Actor: The Sparks"

• Queer As Folk - Series 3 | DVD | (23/06/2008) from £25.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (53.87%)   |  RRP £39.99

  They go to work raise children look forward to the weekend - and have a healthy interest in sex. Based on the groundbreaking British series Queer As Folk is a brave funny and sometimes graphic portrayal of a world not usually seen on television and provides an intimate look at a group of gay men and women unapologetically celebrating life. Relationships careers loves and ambitions unfold in a remarkable tapestry of everyday contemporary life set against the lively urban backdrop of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Realistic and frank Queer As Folk a one-hour adult drama shows that despite their differences all people share a common bond--their humanity--and that's what really counts

• Queer As Folk USA - Season 1-5 Complete | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £47.24   |  Saving you £52.75 (111.66%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Gay has rarely been so glamorous as in the American version of Queer as Folk. But the show's success rests on more than hard bodies and glossy, picture-perfect sex (though there's an abundance of that); this series gave its characters a multidimensional richness that rivals more high-profile programs like Six Feet Under or The Sopranos, while tackling an impressive breadth of social and political issues without ever (well, almost never) feeling preachy. Most TV series would take a topic like this last legal wrangle and stretch it over an entire season, but Queer as Folk is more ambitious. The writers recognise that the resolution of one problem is rarely the end of the story, that muddy consequences can be as dramatically compelling as head-to-head conflict. This aggressive and effective plotting, combined with the show's willingness to explore the complexities of every issue--be it assimilation or the coming out of a celebrity--results in an increasing emotional power as the series steamrolls towards its final episode. Some subplots can be silly (Brian has a ridiculous stud-off with a new hot guy in town), the dialogue can sometimes veer from wit to camp cliches, and the omnipresence of sculpted, muscular physiques is absurd and even a little alienating for some viewers, but Queer as Folk's strengths--the compassion and intelligence of the writers, the commitment and nuance of the acting--make this show a true television landmark and a pleasure to watch. And then, of course, there's all that graphic and lovingly photographed sex. --Bret Fetzer

• Queer As Folk USA - Season 4 | DVD | (22/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Season Four continues to follow the journey of a group of gay friends and lovers living in Pittsburgh. This critically acclaimed series brings with it mature stories about facing the challenges of same-sex parenting discrimination AIDS/HIV cancer and morality.

• Queer as Folk: The First Season | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Sparks - Beat The Clock | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Tracklist: 1. It's A Sparks Show Tonight 2. Aeroflot 3. Something For The Girl With Everything 4. Scheherazade 5. When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing) 6. More Than A Sex Machine 7. Do-Re-Mi 8. Angst In My Pants 9. Waiting For Godot 10. How To Get Yo Ass Kicked 11. Talent Is An Asset 12. Girl From Germany 13. Balls 14. Ron Levitates Baby Leroy 15. Bullet Train 16. Beat The Clock 17. This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us 18. The Number One Song In Heaven 19. Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth 20. Amateur Hour 21. When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way' 22. The Spark Discharge

• Prince (Boxset) | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £30.99

  Purple Rain: The Special Edition (Dir. Albert Magnoli, 1984): Winner of Grammy and Academy Awards for its pulsating song score, 'Purple Rain' marks the electrifying movie debut of Prince as the Kid, a Minneapolis club musician as alienated as he is talented. The Kid struggles with a tumultuous homelife and his own smouldering anger while taking refuge in his music and his steamy love for sexy Apollonia Kotero. Under The Cherry Moon (Dir. Prince, 1986): Prince takes on his first...

• Various Artists - 80s Sensation | DVD | (21/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Track Listing: 1.Introduction 2.Flash For Fantasy - Billy Idol 3.Drive - The Cars 4.Only When You Leave - Spandau Ballet 5.Ice Cream Castles - The Time 6.People Are People - Depeche Mode 7.The Caterpillar - The Cure 8.Stay Up Late - Talking Heads 9.You Look Good To Me - Cherrelle 10.This World - Dream Academy 11.Reflex - Duran Duran 12.With All My Mights - The Sparks 13.I Send A Message - INXS 14.Some Like It Hot - Power Station 15.Why - Bronski Beat 16.The Edge Of Heaven - Wham 17.Don't Stop The dance - Bryan Ferry 18.Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 19.Wouldn't It Be Good - Nick Kershaw 20.Mistake No. 3 - Culture Club 21.West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys 22.Roaring Rhythm - 80's Formation

• Queer As Folk USA - Season 1 Box Set | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  They're here they're queer and they make Sex & The City look like a demure tea party. Showtime's quintessentially American Queer As Folk--based on the British miniseries--pours on copious amounts of hot and steamy sex. This slick series shares the same basic concept as its British counterpart--centering on a group of gay friends living in a primarily industrial city--but after that all bets are off. Whereas the British version focused on the gritty realistic drama of its characters the American QAF is a glossy fun soap opera that occasionally tackles big issues but never lets you forget that life at times can be a party and you shouldn't be one of those poor suckers starving to...

• Chopper Chicks In Zombietown | DVD | (20/11/2000) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  With a title like Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, you'd be excused from any great expectations here--but you'd also be missing out on one of trash-cinema's great pleasures: catching one of Hollywoood's A-list in their pre-fame days. In this case, the catch is Billy Bob Thornton, in a brief appearance as one of the Chopper Chicks' ex-husbands. It may be a guilty pleasure, but seeing this good 'ol boy playing dumb-as-a-doorknob long before Sling Blade (or A Simple Plan) and paying his dues is still, however strangely, gratifying. As for the film itself, Chopper Chicks is no Hell Comes to Frogtown, but it comes with all of the Troma hallmarks. The requisite beheadings and low-grade effects are all present and correct, along with the so-bad-it's-really-bad dialogue (except for the occasional so-bad-it's-good one-liner). The acting is wooden, the story negligible (cycle sluts come to town, kill zombies, save a schoolbus full of blind kids), and even the appearances by Thornton and original MTV (US) VJ Martha Quinn provide only occasional relief. The DVD extras include a photo gallery of screen-stills and the original trailer. --Randy Silver