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	Crackerjack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Crackerjack was a British children's comedy/variety BBC television series.
		It was an accepted unwritten rule that whenever a presenter spoke the word 'Crackerjack', the audience would shout "Crack-er-jack!" loudly.
		A standard consolation prize to children who appeared on the show was the Crackerjack Pencil (later upgraded to a Crackerjack pen).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crackerjack (244 words)

	Modamag.com \| 21st Minneapolis International Film Festival (Movie Review)
		Director Kasia Adamik (who shoots the film in “muddy vision” DV) stars to thicken the soup a little by slowly introducing a more honest origin and portrayal behind the canine motivation, but in the very end, she decides that fantasy is more interesting than reality.
		Though the film will be presented with a longer running time when it premieres on the Independent Film Channel this summer, the theatrical release is the only way to truly drink in what Demme and director Richard LaGravenese were trying to achieve, and that is cinematic reverence where it belongs.
		I’m not entirely sure what the dramatic goals were for this film, but it featured something along the lines of a stage mother who pushes her teenage modeling daughter around too hard, resulting in the teen rebelling and abandoning the mother.
	www.modamag.com /minneapolisfilmfest.htm (2857 words)

	Crackerjack: triple j film reviews
		Crackerjack gently captures the arcane, timeless nature of all things "jack high", from the sport's over-regulation to its septuagenarian former captains of industry, who delight in going toe-to-toe when the occasion arises...
		Crackerjack won't attain Australian 'classic' status like Muriel's Wedding, but it will go over as genuinely entertaining (for those who appreciate the 'larrikan' in Australian cinema), and it is also a welcome relief from generic, "all things to all Aussies" Oz-sploitation flicks, like The Nugget.
		What a waste of time this film is! This movie is a giant boring cliche: unimaginative character designs (Grey=Ben Affleck, General Hein is a practically a composite of every villain from the last fifty years), bloodless action scenes ripped wholesale from the superior Aliens and Starship Troopers and ludicrous dialogue.
	www.abc.net.au /triplej/review/film/s725050.htm (4883 words)

	FILMINK - Australia's Essential Movie Magazine: Film news, movie reviews, video & DVD releases, film industry ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Face-to-face with him in honour of the DVD release of said film, Mick claims to have perpetrated the bowling maneuver upon which Crackerjack turns: the notorious “flipper”, in which a bowl is made to change direction.
		On the contrary, he says, the choices offered in post-production mean that “you can make fifty films.” Crackerjack was shown to eight audiences during the editing process to ensure that the finished product was the best it could be.
		In addition to Crackerjack, Mick is quick to point out that DVD enthusiasts will certainly enjoy the release of Bad Eggs, written and directed by his mate and frequent collaborator, Tony Martin, in which Molloy also appears.
	www.filmink.com.au /search/displayarticle.asp?article_id=1665 (614 words)

	Crackerjack - smh.com.au
		This nostalgia for an Australia of mateship and communal spirit is the film's main surprise.
		Judith Lucy, as the bowls reporter for the local rag (the closest the film has to a love interest) is funny because she sees clearly how much of a jackass Jack is, and tells him often.
		The film could have been smug about the old fogeys; instead, it's a sort of tribute to their hardiness and idealism, and a rebuke to those who underestimate them.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/11/06/1036308361175.html (765 words)

	Inside Film Magazine // Interview // Samuel Johnson (Crackerjack, The Secret Life of Us) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Where Mick was smart was he surrounded himself with a team of honest film workers that don't get involved in any of the palaver.
		It was about the film and not the actor, the character and not the person, and I think he handled the actors, the script and the direction, considering his limited budget, really well.
		I mean if I wanted to just be a film actor maybe there wouldn't be the work, but I'm happy to potter around between genres and see what I can chase up.
	www.if.com.au /interviews/crackerjack-samuel-johnson.html (2927 words)

	Crackerjack
		Crackerjack is a fine example of the independent filmmaking spirit in Australia; one that embraces the challenge of bringing a story to the screen and revels in doing just that.
		Crackerjack is a true-blue slice of Australian life.
		It may not be the slice that most of us experience every day, but it is a warm, funny and appealing film that's easy to relate to and even easier to like.
	www.theblurb.com.au /Issue23/Crackerjack.htm (566 words)

	Metroactive Movies \| Australian Film Roadshow
		This mini festival is a collection of five films ranging across various genres that have been given little exposure in the United States.
		Josie is preparing to go off to college and leave the traditional ways of her domineering mother and grandmother behind, but little things like suicide and a sudden reappearance of a father whom she never knew manage to get in the way.
		American film may have led the way and established the rules, but that doesn't mean that Australians can't do it too.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/06.15.05/roadshow-0524.html (1003 words)

	Parliamentary screening of Crackerjack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		For Crackerjack, Mick took on three roles in the production of his first feature film - as writer, producer and actor.
		In Crackerjack, it's all hands on deck to save a local bowling club that has become the prime candidate for a takeover.
		Crackerjack presents an array of Australian comedy and film talent - including John Clark, Bill Hunter, Judith Lucy and Samuel Johnson.
	www.dcita.gov.au /Article/0,,0_5-2_4009-4_112032,00.html (314 words)

	The Film Pie Reviews - Bad Eggs
		The director and writer of the film is Molloy’s long time friend and workmate Tony Martin (who makes an uproarious cameo as an Eddie McGuire-like character).
		Australian film in the last two years) and Shaun Micallef, who sets the platform for some great Victorian political jokes.
		Crackerjack was the highest grossing Australian film in 2002 and I’m tipping Bad Eggs to receive that same honour in 2003.
	www.thefilmpie.com /Reviews2003/zz-badeggs.html (508 words)

	Crackerjack in The AnswerBank: Film & TV
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		After a discussion in our office we are divided about what time Crackerjack used to start, I think it was 5 past 5 and others think it was 5 to 5....
		I hope when you've all been reading the word crackerjack, you've all shouted, CRACKERJACK afterwards at the top of your voices, as was customary on the show.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Film_and_TV/Question144455.html (277 words)

	Judith Lucy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She also co-starred with Denise Scott and Lynda Gibson in the award-winning stage spectaculars Comedy Is Not Pretty (1999) and Comedy Is Still Not Pretty (2003).
		In 1993 Judith joined the cast of the live ABCTV comedy The Late Show, and she has since co-starred with that show's Mick Molloy in two movies, Crackerjack (2002) and Bad Eggs (2003).
		She was a regular on Molloy and Tony Martin's radio show Martin/Molloy, and over the last decade she has co-hosted several popular radio programmes, including Triple-J's The Ladies Lounge (with Helen Razer) and the Austereo network's Foxy Ladies (with Kaz Cooke), The Friday Shout (with Peter Rowsthorn) and The Arvo (with Peter Helliar).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Judith_Lucy (251 words)

	BAD EGGS - DIRECTED BY TONY MARTIN
		Perhaps after their success with the first film "Crackerjack," produced by the leading man of this film, Mick Molloy, there will be more of this quirky sense of humour to come from these talented comedians.
		In the end of the film we see the two (Molloy and Lucy) with a cocktail shaker and a dancing scene which shows the full capacity and humour that the two can come up with together however this brilliance was not utilised enough throughout most of the film.
		This film would not go as well in America because firstly the characters are not as well known as they are in Australia and also the small hints towards the Victorian Government and corruption in the police force would not be understood as it was in Australia.
	wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au /ReadingRoom/film/dbase/2004/badeggs.htm (2470 words)

	Disturbing Memoirs of a Geisha Rumblings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Posted by: crackerjack at November 29, 2005 07:19 PM I don't know that the hatred is completely and totally racial that is one thing I was trying to get at...then again you may not be addressing me on that point.
		One problem is that this is yet another film that focuses on Asia but refuses to film in the language of the country in question and use subtitles.
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	www.themovieblog.com /archives/2005/11/disturbing_memoirs_of_a_geisha_rumblings.html (9052 words)

	A fine film \| Samizdata.net
		The new film, V for Vendetta, based on the British comic strip (like so many movies are these days), is an absolute crackerjack of a production, in my view.
		I agree that this is a flawed film - some of its points are a bit silly - but its overall message is about the need to keep vigilant against the abuse of power, something that a citizen living in a country framed by Jefferson, Madison and Adams would surely understand.
		As already noted, an upsetting omission was the film's failure to assign any blame to statists on the left for the creation of the future distopia.
	www.samizdata.net /blog/archives/2006/03/a_fine_film.html (4887 words)

	Bulletin - Film: The Ring; Crackerjack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Like most films in this genre, the holes in the plot are easily discerned.
		Watts has emotional range – the film barely pauses when she discovers her son has watched the tape, but in just a few seconds she conveys fear, regret and finally resolve.
		What saves the film – the story of a wastrel who inadvertently saves an inner-city bowling club from the talons of a developer – is Molloy’s easygoing persona.
	bulletin.ninemsn.com.au /bulletin/EdDesk.nsf/printing/C8A743D3925AA2E0CA256C6A00157C9B (675 words)

	DVD Bits - Region 4 and Region 1 DVD news, reviews, resources, PC-DVD, hardware
		Crackerjack also stars Bill Hunter (Muriel’s Wedding) as Stan Coombs, Australian comedian Judith Lucy as journalist Nancy Brown and Samuel Johnson (from the television series The Secret Life of Us) as Jack’s pot smoking flatmate Dave Jackson.
		Crackerjack is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 widescreen and it is 16:9 enhanced.
		The only noticeable rear channel effects were some subtle background nuances such as the crowd banter at the general meeting during chapter 6 (21.07 minutes) and the sound of the poker machines during chapter 10 (33.56 minutes).
	www.dvdbits.com /reviews.asp?id=1454 (1414 words)

	Regal Cinema (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The film is about the lies hidden at the foundation of Igby’s life and his discovering who he really is. Igby is still young enough to find fun in pulling a girl’s pigtails at the same time as being intelligently mature to the point of revealing assumptions about the universe.
		The film is particularly atmospheric, and edgy, with touches of inspired humour, beyond the farce of the initial robbery.
		The structure of the film is such that the use of song, symbolism, and paintings by Peter Coad maintain the intensity of the narrative, while at the same time allowing the film to function on metaphorical and poetic levels.
	www.regalcinema.com.au /stories.php (20152 words)

	Crackerjack
		The only other problem was a few small film artefacts of dust marks and flecks but again nothing you wouldn’t normal expect anyway.
		The film is predominantly dialogue based and this is always clear and easy to understand and gets its fair share of spread across the front sound stage.
		The score from Gareth Skinner is a little quirky and very much gives a feeling of humour and character to the film, along with some recent chart songs.
	users.bigpond.net.au /cassdvd/crackerjack.htm (648 words)

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	www.artspdf.com /arts_pdf_crackerjack.asp (454 words)

	Unpopular Populism, or The Decline and Fall of the Little Aussie Battler: Notes on Australian Film Comedy in 2003
		While writer-director-star Fenech rarely manages to develop a scene for more than 30 seconds or film a woman without jamming the camera into her cleavage, he can't be accused of lacking energy, and his parodies of various contemporary urban tribes are typically founded on sharp first-hand observation.
		If the film has an emotional centre, it's in the relationship between Molloy's character and Judith Lucy as his ex-girlfriend: the warmth between the pair feels authentic, and Lucy's usual whining performance style is so monotonous it's a startling pleasure to see her express any feeling beyond sarcastic disenchantment.
		At the end of the film, after the crime plot is resolved, we see the pair celebrating in their apartment by cracking open a bottle of champagne and dancing to a Sinatra recording; as the song ends, Martin pans across to the city skyline, leaving them to their idyll.
	www.sensesofcinema.com /contents/03/29/australian_comedy.html (1881 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Infernal Affairs > Printer Friendly
		Granted, much of that had to do with the fact the night before I watched the film I had just gone through a pretty excruciating breakup with my girlfriend of six years, so I was hardly in the best and most attentive of moods.
		The film's central conceit is a novel one: HK Superintendent Wong (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) and Triad crime boss Sam (Eric Tsang) are both poised in endless struggle against the other.
		The film is presented in both its original Cantonese soundtrack language, as well as an English dub (also in DD 5.1).
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/print.php?ID=13886 (1187 words)

	nofreelist.com - Bad Eggs (2003)
		Bad Eggs (2003) is also mentioned in mino's review of Crackerjack (2002), andy-j's review of The Extra (2005) and mino's review of You Can't Stop the Murders (2003).
		As the film wore on, the plot started to wear a little thin and I began to lose interest - in fact, I only just held on.
		After all, it is written and directed by Tony Martin, a man who I think is one of Australia's most intelligent, witty and original comics.
	nofreelist.com /review?movieid=372 (1474 words)

	Amazon.com: Crackerjack: DVD: Tom Walls,Lilli Palmer,Noel Madison,Leon M. Lion,Edmund Breon,Jack Lester,Charles ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		When he unintentionally witnesses a robbery, he becomes aware that a dangerous gang of crooks is pulling heists and framing him as the culprit, and must use all his cunning to outwit the gang and prove his innocence.
		Jack Drake (Tom Walls) is known to the police and the public as Crackerjack, the mysterious thief who steals jewels from the rich and provides funds for the poor.
		He moved to movies as he moved to middle age, and this is one of the leading man films he made before he aged into character roles.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001I5538?v=glance (1100 words)

	Print Article: Crackerjack betters Rabbit's takings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Although The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers' Thursday-to-Sunday haul of $14.1 million was the highest four-day tally in Australian box-office history, last weekend also brought a milestone for Mick Molloy's bowling-club comedy, Crackerjack.
		It earned the distinction of becoming the highest-grossing Australian film for 2002 after passing Rabbit-Proof Fence's total of $7.5 million.
		The film, which also stars Samuel Johnson, Judith Lucy, Bill Hunter and John Clark, has led to a surge of interest in lawn bowls, especially among younger enthusiasts.
	www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/01/01/1041196684731.html (110 words)

	Moviehole.net - Interviews : The cast of "Crackerjack"
		The last Australia saw of comedian Mick Molloy he was surrendering his car space at the Channel 9 car park, now, headlining his first feature film, the lawn bowls-themed “Crackerjack”, Molloy tells CLINT MORRIS, the reason he decided to hit celluloid was because it was the only option left for him.
		And after a while we were sitting at the bar thinking what can we write a film about, then it dawned on us that maybe we were sitting in it.
		Johnson says his character on TV is quite similar to Dave in the film.
	www.moviehole.net /news/530.html (1189 words)

	Jack of all trades - smh.com.au
		Crackerjack, which the multitasking Molloy has co-written, co-produced and stars in, reflects the shift that has taken place in the sport.
		It's her first film after years of stand-up, radio and television comedy.
		After Crackerjack, Lucy reckons lawn bowling could be the game if she had any interest in playing sport.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/10/31/1036026977732.html (1437 words)

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