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The irresistible casting of John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale highlights this predictable romantic comedy, which combines the romantic yearning of An Affair to Remember and the New York charm of You've Got Mail. It all begins "a few years ago," when New Yorker Jonathan (Cusack) meets Brit beauty Sara (Beckinsale). They share a few perfect hours together before parting ways, leaving future encounters to her quirky obsession with fate. "A few years later," they're about to marry their respective fiancés (reluctantly, of course), and urgently hoping for destiny to bring them back together. Under the casual direction of Peter Chelsom (barely recovering from Town & Country), this starry-eyed romance offers no surprises, but it has a comforting familiarity, made warmer by the easy chemistry of the leads, with obligatory best-friend support by Molly Shannon and long-time Cusack pal Jeremy Piven. It's hokey, but die-hard romantics are sure to be forgiving. --Jeff Shannon

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Irresistible stars John Cusack (AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, HIGH FIDELITY) and Kate Beckinsale (PEARL HARBOR, BROKEDOWN PALACE) are drawn together and take a chance on love in this critically acclaimed romantic comedy! In the course of one magical evening, Jonathan (Cusack) and Sara (Beckinsale) meet unexpectedly ... then part without expectation when she decides they must let fate determine if they are meant to be together. Years later, they are both engaged to others but cannot give up the dream that -- despite time, distance, and the obstacles that conspire to keep them apart -- they will one day meet again. Also starring Jeremy Piven (THE FAMILY MAN, VERY BAD THINGS) and Molly Shannon (SUPERSTAR, NEVER BEEN KISSED) in a stellar supporting cast -- you're destined to agree with audiences everywhere who fell for the surprising charms of this delightful big-screen romance!

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Amazing!.......2007-08-23

Amazing movie - romantic comedy but surprisingly entertaining!! Highly recommend!! (even my boyfriend liked it!!)

Serendipity - Need I say more.......2007-07-15

Romantic love story that all women secretly wish would happen to them!! I love Kate Beckinsale, it was nice to see her in a romantic love story. Great movie about the power optimism.

Back in the day movies!.......2007-06-18

I love this movie its a great love story that deep down would happen to all of us! C'mon guys Kate Beckinsdale shes hot!!!!!

Throw Caution to the Wind!!!.......2007-06-13

Theatrical Release Date Oct. 5, 2001
DVD Release Date April 9, 2002. (91 Minutes)
Director: Peter Chelsom
Writer(s): Marc Klein

The Casting of John Cusack(Jonathan) and Kate Beckinsale(Sara) is Perfect!!

A Wonderful Romantic Comedy between Two New Yorkers in New York City who spend a couple of Magical Hours together. To Test Fate, Sara writes her Phone number on a (Used Book Title: Love in the Time of Cholera), Which Sara sells the next day at a Used Book Store.

Jonathan writes his Phone Number on the backside of a Five Dollar Bill in a Pink Marker Color!! Then, Sara uses the currency to purchase a Candy from a street vendor that Night allowing Fate to determine if they are meant to be Together!!

They are suppported by a Wonderful Cast. You will see many familiar faces once you watch the Movie.
Some of the Supporting Cast includes: Jeremy Piven(Jonathan's BestFriend), Molly Shannon(Sara's BestFriend), John Corbett(Sara's Fiance), Bridget Moynahan(Jonathan's Fiancee) and Eugene Levy(Retail Sales Associate) to mention a few.

The Movie gives HOPE to Single people seeking the "ONE". Serendipity also addresses Couples that need to lite their Fires Again!!!

The Movie implies that "By Throwing Caution to the Wind, You are allowing Fate to Decide your path in Life." This practice of Understanding will make you more aware that "Once Doors Closed Windows will Open."

This Movie enforces my thoughts of "Forget the Past and Future, Live the Present Moment!! You can only enjoy this Second of Time!!

Remember that their are Windows and Clues all around us but one must look and believe!!!

Enjoy the Movie and Relax!!!

One of a few chick flick movies on my shelf.......2007-04-03

CD quality is good. No any scratch on CD. Shipped fast with Super saving option.

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A great trip back to a younger age
Hootenanny Captures Brief Camelot Moments
Played out by '64? - no way
Essential Time Capsule
Indispensable for folk fans and nostalgia

The Best Of Hootenanny
Starring: The Chad Mitchell Trio , Jack Linkletter , The Limeliters , The New Christy Minstrels , and The Serendipity Singers
Manufacturer: Shout! Factory
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ASIN: B000KRNCYO
Release Date: 2007-01-16

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Although there are other styles represented among the more than 90 tracks in this three-disc set, The Best of Hootenanny is mostly about folk music. And while folkie superstars like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and the Kingston Trio are absent, there are lots of famous names on hand (Judy Collins, Carly Simon, the New Christy Minstrels, Hoyt Axton, the Limelighters), not to mention a host of genre-defining songs ("Green, Green," "If I Had a Hammer," "Five Hundred Miles," "Michael Row the Boat Ashore"… even "Kumbayah," the summer camp moment that's become a new millennium cliché). Problem is, time has not been very kind to folk. No matter how good the performances may be, and some are excellent, this is music that is very much of its time (the early 1960s); nuance-free, with its pure and earnest tales of lusty men and their ramblin' ways, it virtually parodies itself these days--especially in the wake of A Mighty Wind, Christopher Guest's spot-on film satire. Little wonder that the TV show itself was off the air by September, '64, plowed under by the Beatles and other rockers who made folk sound quaint and unfashionable (an exception here would be Ian & Sylvia Tyson's powerful and rocking "Jesus Met the Woman at the Well"). It's the offerings from other genres that still sound great. A duo called Joe & Eddie bring a febrile, foot-stomping gospel vibe to "Jerry," as do the amazing Marion Williams & Stars of Faith to "Packin' Up." The Dillards, Flatt & Scruggs (with banjo virtuoso Earl Scruggs), and Richard & Jim, another obscure duo, play some scorching bluegrass; Johnny Cash (whose two tunes include "Busted," most closely associated with Ray Charles) and the Carter Family represent traditional country music, and jazz flutist Herbie Mann's Latin-inflected "Harlem Nocturne" is a highlight. All the clips, including comedy bits by Woody Allen, Louis Nye, Bill Cosby, and John F. Kennedy impersonator Vaughn Meader, were preserved on kinescope (recordings made by filming the picture from a TV monitor), so neither video nor audio is great. The set contains no bonus features. --Sam Graham

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For the first-time on home video, a deluxe 3-DVD set of the hit ABC show that started the '60s!

In the pre-Beatlemania days of April 1963, a weekly folk music concert called Hootenanny found its way onto the American television airwaves. Originating from various college campuses, the show featured artists that were thriving on the coffee house and college circuit, like Judy Collins, Trini Lopez, Jimmie Rodgers, the Chad Mitchell Trio, the Brothers Four and Bob Gibson.

Hosted by Jack Linkletter (the son of TV legend Art Linkletter), Hootenanny was also a showcase for young comedians, including Bill Cosby and Woody Allen. And Hootenanny, not limiting itself to folk artists, also featured gospel, jazz and country performers, including Clara Ward, the Carter Family, Marion Williams, Herbie Mann, Hoyt Axton, Eddy Arnold, Flatt & Scruggs and Johnny Cash--all usually performing in the folk idiom, or something close to it.

A few young future rock performers also made early appearances on Hootenanny. Look for John Phillips, who would later go on to form The Mamas and the Papas, as a member of the Journeymen. Carly Simon performs as one half of the Simon Sisters and Barry McGuire, who would soon have a number one hit with Eve Of Destruction, can be seen with the New Christy Minstrels.

By 1964 the Beatles had arrived in America, essentially ending the folk music craze that had started only a few years before. Hootenanny would soon be replaced by Shindig! All of the videotapes of Hootenanny are lost--most likely erased and recycled during a time when no one imagined folk music would matter again. But fortunately the shows were preserved on kinescopes, films made from a television monitor. These kinescopes of Hootenanny form a musical time capsule of the short-lived era in American popular music--in between Elvis Presley and The Beatles--when folk music was all the rage.

More than 80 songs including: Froggie Went A-Courtin', He Was A Friend Of Mine, Midnight Special, C.C. Rider, Cottonfields, Turn Turn Turn, If I Had A Hammer, Wayfarin' Stranger, Wimoweh and Ole Blue

With performances by:
Eddy Arnold, Hoyt Axton, Leon Bibb, Theodore Bikel, The Brothers Four, Bud & Travis, The Carter Family, Johnny Cash, The Chad Mitchell Trio, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Clara Ward Gospel Singers, Judy Collins, The Coventry Singers, Dian & The Greenbriar Boys, The Dillards, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Bob Gibson, Ian & Sylvia, Joe & Eddie, The Journeymen, The Limeliters, Trini Lopez, Miriam Makeba, Herbie Mann, The New Christy Minstrels, Richard & Jim, Jimmie Rodgers, The Rooftop Singers, The Serendipity Singers, Mike Settle, The Simon Sisters, The Tarriers, The Travelers Three, Doc Watson, Josh White, Jr., Beverly White, Marion Williams

And comedy by:
Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Vaughn Meader, Louis Nye, Jackie Vernon

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A great trip back to a younger age.......2007-09-10

I was so excited to see this offering that I wasted no time in ordering it and in playing it once received. I loved Hootenanny and having graduated from high school in the early 60's it was almost a part of a rite of passage. Imagine my amazement and that of my husband when his picture showed up on the screen. Oh my!! Talk about a return trip. Even though these discs are all in black and white as the show was it is still as refreshing and exciting as it was then - and maybe even better than it would be in color. Everyone was young and life was exciting and the future looked so great - it is good to be reminded.

Hootenanny Captures Brief Camelot Moments.......2007-07-23

In the Spring of 1963, when ABC was the upstart ugly stepsister (read: FOX network) of broadcast TV, its programming heads would try anything to garner ratings away from venerable NBC and CBS, all to try to get their meager affiliate base off of UHF channels. Someone very groovy and cool decided it would be a good idea to try to introduce middle America to the powerful music and satiric humor of the growing civil rights and anti-war movements. The result was the remarkable but short-lived show called "Hootenanny." It survived almost two years.

I loved it, even at eleven, and even not catching all of the clever allusions and biting ironies of the lyrics and stand-up patter. And I can say to this day, Hootenanny helped me define the boundaries of my worldview, proving once and for all that music and comedy can save the world.

What was "Hootenanny"? The airing of live, spontaneous, in-the-round concerts from college campuses, featuring wily, winsome protest songs, acoustic virtuosos on banjo and guitar and on the harmonica (think: before the British invasion and before the dominance of amplified sound), reviving as well as reliving traditional American folk ballads and Negro spirituals drawn from underground railroad days, all the while demonstrating fearlessness in tweaking the establishment through topical humor.

What prompts this reverential reverie? The fact that somebody very groovy and cool at The Shout! Factory saw fit to resurrect the silvery kinescopes of this inimitable 60s show and sell them as a 3 DVD "greatest hits" set. This is pre-videotape, mind you, so the residue of their rescue efforts is grainy, rough cut (remember, this was live TV), and monophonic. But gloriously black and white and improbably moving.

Hosted by All-American, cardigan-sweatered, perpetually smiling Jack Linkletter, the son of then ubiquitously famous TV personality and host, Art Linkletter, Hootenanny featured his intrusively earnest voiceovers introducing the proverbial, now stereotyped, "singer-slash-sensitive-slash-songwriter" artists and duos and trios and quartets on campuses from coast to coast. Hootenanny focused ABC's minor key audience unabashedly on youth (as "collegiate") culture and conscience, an antidote to the "graying of America" prophesied by many dour social prophets in the post WWII era.

Indeed, Hootenanny arrived near the end of Camelot (the JFK years), an era of high optimism ("a man on the moon before the end of the decade!"); my aging junior high in Akron, OH even got into the act, albeit a little too late to be hip, even by Akron standards. Without Hootenanny, nobody could possibly grasp the magnificent mimicry of Christopher Guest's A Mighty Wind, nor should they try. Hootenanny was somewhat the tv equivalent of a one-hit wonder: imagine- a live concert every Saturday (or, after a ratings drop, Tuesday), holding up a savage mirror to docile, peace-time Americans to reveal their seething racism and militarism? Preposterous!

The cavalcade of quality, legendary performers-before-they-were-stars who appeared on Hootenanny is astonishing and includes the following: Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Carly Simon, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Jimmie Rodgers, Miriam Makeba, Barry McGuire (New Christy Minstrels lead singer), John Philips (late of the Mamas and the Papas), and Trini Lopez. What they sung is the soundtrack for most socially conscious grown-ups of the era: If I Had a Hammer, Marching to Pretoria, Kumbayah, Michael, Row the Boat Ashore, Turn, Turn, Turn, and Kisses Sweeter Than Wine.

Here, on network TV, are Ian and Sylvia, the great Canadian duo, singing "Jesus met the woman at the well," free of cynicism, and The Chad Mitchell Trio mocking the radical right-wing "John Birch Society" in an eponymous song that cost ABC some sponsors no doubt. There is something wonderfully archaic yet oddly contemporary about these three discs that commend themselves to the wistful and melancholy among us babyboomer romantics who had their own, unique "summer of love" four years before Sgt. Pepper.

Besides the music, the first episodes capture the spectacle of what campus audiences in 1963 looked like: amazingly "clean-cut" boys and well-coiffed "coeds" fill the bleachers and the deck chairs around the stage, unashamed to "sing along" and "clap their hands" when instructed to do so. Most of them, maybe all of them, do.

But then, this is before the "day the music died" (when Jack Kennedy is shot in Dallas), and before the Birmingham church bombing that killed the four little girls. And it's certainly before the ordeal of Viet Nam grows to its alienating peak.

The Best of Hootenanny lets us look through the window panes of history to help us glimpse a time when entertainment could also be edifying, TV could nearly be epoch-making, and deeply-felt lyrics could be more than merely electrifying, even though it was all quite unplugged.

Originally appearing in The Pseudobook Review. This is reproduced here with permission.

Played out by '64? - no way.......2007-05-22

I can't agree with the above product detail: the only thing that hasn't transcended time in the production and content of these discs is that it appears that there are next to no minorities in the audience, though the mix of ethnic groups on stage, or in the spotlight, is inevitable. Even at that early stage in the Civil Rights era, *talent* often found a way.
"Hootenany" was to Folk Music what "Shindig" was to Rock & Roll/Rock and both shows lasted two years. Both were superbly energetic showcases of styles and featured well-known and upcoming stars.
Some viewers might be surprised by the appearance of the new, intellectual stand-up comedians who found a place in the proceedings: Bill Cosby, Woody Allen, Louis Nye, a Steve Allen exponent, who nonetheless transcended the Tonight Show slickness with a very funny, though overlong, character bit; Jackie Vernon, the poker-faced precursor of Rodney D., had some good stuff, too. Nothing to knock you over, but enough to get an affirmative nod from Lenny Bruce. The best is Vaughn Meader, in his Classic JFK imitation and insightful (apparently) unrehearsed answers to questions from the audience.
The eclectic list is too long to recite, so let's say highlights are the segments with Marion Williams, Ian And Sylvia, The Rooftop Singers (sorry, no "Walk Right In"), Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter Family, Johnny Cash (at the early end of performance decline which would work itself out in a few years), the Simon Sisters, Doc Watson...
Although we are watching kinescopes, the original technical direction is actually much better than what we have today - the hyperactive cameras spend 95% of the time on the performers, unlike this 1963-64 program where the happy, appreciative, and studious attendees make it an *experience*.

Essential Time Capsule.......2007-05-17

Although the kinescopes are grainy and the sound suspect, the material itself is an essential link between the rock and roll explosion of the late 1950s and the British Invasion of 1964. Like Dylan's autobiographical book and DVD, these performances illuminate the short reign of Folk Music as Pop Music. And the Vaughn Meader comedic performance as JFK, well, as Lenny Bruce said, "Poor Vaughn Meader".

Indispensable for folk fans and nostalgia.......2007-04-05

This is one of those shows that should be on DVD because it has become a cultural relic of the Kennedy years when there was a folk music boon. Where else can you see a very young Vaughn Meader, Judy Collins, Woody Allen, and the Chad Mitchell trio in one show? It was innocent, squeaky clean, and brought back a lot of memories. This captures a unique moment when middle class america was discovering its own folk music tradition and relishing it. Not great entertainment but a wonderfully nostalgic peek back in time. Some will be bored by this; others will think that they ar ein heaven.

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Kate & Leopold / Serendipity
Starring: Kate & Leopold , and Serendipty
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ASIN: B000QUU4NM
Release Date: 2007-09-11

Musical Yuletide Celebration with The Serendipity Singers

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Musical Yuletide Celebration with The Serendipity Singers
Starring: Musical Yuletide Celebration With the Serendipity
Manufacturer: Crystal Records/Ka
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ASIN: B000TXNDN4
Release Date: 2007-10-09

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America's most beloved holiday songs and Christmas carols have long been a part of your family's most precious memories. The "Serendipity Singers Christmas Celebration" celebrates the magic of this special season. Performed by the world famous Serendipity Singers, their tight vocal harmonies and pleasant stylization's are a warm addition to your family's Yuletide fun! Decorate the tree and wrap presents to "Deck the Halls", "Frosty the Snowman" and "Jingle Bells." Hang stockings and put out cookies and milk for Santa along to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and "Toyland." And celebrate the spirit of the season with "Silent Night", "The First Noel", Joy to the World", and many, many more! All your favorite songs and carols have been gathered for this collection designed to be a wonderful addition to your family's holiday traditions. Beautifully performed by the world famous Serendipity Singers, they'll bring an added touch of warmth and fun to your holiday gatherings!

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Dr. Laura's Furry Tales, Vol. 1
Starring: Serendipity Singers
Manufacturer: Hanover House
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Serendipity Christmas
Starring: Serendipity Singers
Manufacturer: Hanover House
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ASIN: B0000VD0LA
Release Date: 2003-12-02

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Christmas Celebration
Starring: Serendipity Singers
Manufacturer: Highland Ent.
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ASIN: B0002ZMJGQ
Release Date: 2004-12-07

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America's most beloved holiday songs and Christmas carols have long been a part of your family's most precious memories. The "Serendipity Singers Christmas Celebration" celebrates the magic of this special season in this 85 minute performance. The world famous Serendipity Singers decorate the tree and wrap presents to "Deck The Halls", Frosty The Snowman" and "Jingle Bells". Hang stockings and put out the cookies and milk for Santa and sing along to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and many other Christmas favorites.

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Nutrition - Facts to Live By
Starring: Animation
Director: Fred Brison
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ASIN: B000AEZU1K
Release Date: 1995-01-01

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Amazing!
Serendipity - Need I say more
Back in the day movies!
Throw Caution to the Wind!!!
One of a few chick flick movies on my shelf

Serendipity [Region 2]
Starring: John Cusack , Kate Beckinsale , Lilli Lavine , Michael Guarino Jr. , and Abdul Alshawish
Director: Peter Chelsom
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Customer Reviews:

Amazing!.......2007-08-23

Amazing movie - romantic comedy but surprisingly entertaining!! Highly recommend!! (even my boyfriend liked it!!)

Serendipity - Need I say more.......2007-07-15

Romantic love story that all women secretly wish would happen to them!! I love Kate Beckinsale, it was nice to see her in a romantic love story. Great movie about the power optimism.

Back in the day movies!.......2007-06-18

I love this movie its a great love story that deep down would happen to all of us! C'mon guys Kate Beckinsdale shes hot!!!!!

Throw Caution to the Wind!!!.......2007-06-13

One of a few chick flick movies on my shelf.......2007-04-03

CD quality is good. No any scratch on CD. Shipped fast with Super saving option.

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Cholesterol Made Easy
Starring: Animation
Director: Fred Brison
Manufacturer: Serendipity Video
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ASIN: B000AEZU10
Release Date: 1995-01-01

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