Ellen Kennedy Movies
- 2008
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Holly and her best friends take the fashion world by storm when they decide to design some fabulous clothing for the Hey Girls Club. The program offers viewers a chance to sing along with two songs as the girls show off their creative talent. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicole Bouma, Maryke Hendrikse, (more)
- 2005
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This animated adventure based on the Candy Land board game follows little Jib Gingerbread as he travels away from home for the first time on the day of the Sweet Celebration when all of Candy Land celebrates the new tasty candies that crop up that year. Lord Licorice, however, has plans to turn Candy Land into Licorice Land and the only one who can stop him is Jib. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jane Mortifee, Alberto Ghisi, (more)
- 2005
A spin-off of the popular Superman franchise, the half-hour animated series Krypto the Superdog spotlighted the superpowered canine who had been the pet of the younger Superman (aka Kal-El) on the planet Krypton. Sent to Earth as a test-pilot puppy, Krypto (who in this version looked more like a white Scooby-Doo!) landed in Metropolis, where he was adopted by 9-year-old human youngster Kevin Whitney. Although he posed as an "ordinary" mutt, Krypto soon linked up with several other pets with powers and abilities far beyond those of ordinary animals, among them Batman's pet dog Ace the Bathound, and Streaky, the cat owned by Kevin's next-door neighbor Andrea. Also protecting Metropolis were the members of the Dog Star Patrol, headed by Brainy Barker; this aggregation consisted of super-dogs from other galaxies, such as Mammoth Mutt and Tusky Husky. The series' villains included the alien Mechanikat as well as several "domestic" animal antagonists, owned by the traditional opponents of both Superman and Batman: Catwoman's Siamese cat Isis, Lex Luthor's pet iguana Ignatius, The Joker's red hyenas Bud and Lou, etc. Played more for laughs than any previous Superman derivation, Krypto the Superdog joined the Cartoon Network schedule on April 4, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Samuel Vincent, Alberto Ghisi, (more)
First-time filmmaker Omar Naim writes and directs the sci-fi drama The Final Cut. Set in the near future, the story concerns a microchip that is capable of recording a person's entire life. Robin Williams plays Alan Hakman, an editor who cuts together the footage to make pleasant movies for funerals. Tormented by his job and his own memories, Alan also has a troubled romantic relationship with bookseller Delilah (Mira Sorvino). While looking through footage for his next project, Alan discovers a man whom he believes is from his own past. Meanwhile, former editor Fletcher (James Caviezel) wants the footage for his own purposes. The Final Cut was shown at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, (more)
This animated cable-TV special deftly illustrates the pitfalls of our over-litigous society. The "hero" of the piece is 6-year-old Anton Stingley, who awakens on Christmas morning to discover that Santa Claus has apparently ignored his 16-page, 600-item gift list, and has instead given Anton a single, solitary orange. Egged on by sourpuss lawyer Studpustle, Anton takes Santa to court, suing him for "breach of contract." The disillusioned old elf vows never to deliver another Christmas present--leaving it up to a chastened Anton to save the day. Based on the award-winning 1998 children's book written by Don Gillmor and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay, The Christmas Orange originally aired December 9, 2002, as part of the ABC Family Channel's "25 Days of Christmas". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Danny McKinnon, French Tickner, (more)
- 2001
A British series that originally premiered September 3, 2001, on Cartoon Network Europe, the animated The Cramp Twins was based on the graphic novels of Brian Wood. The protagonists are a pair of ten-year-old twin brothers, Wayne and Lucien Cramp. The blue-skinned Wayne is the embodiment of evil and self-indulgence, while the peach-skinned Lucien is sweet-natured and a friend of the environment. Our heroes lived in Soap City with their obsessive-compulsive mother and frustrated cowboy dad, while Lucien's best friend, teeny-tiny Tony Parsons, resided in a nearby swamp. The American debut of The Cramp Twins occurred February 8, 2003, on the Fox network. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Kenny, Kath Soucie, (more)
