Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Oscar-winning actress. Cate Blanchett - Personal life. She was born Catherine Elise Blanchett in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the daughter of a Texan naval petty officer of distant French descent who came ashore in Melbourne and met her mother, a Melbourne schoolteacher. Her father, Robert, later worked in advertising after marrying her mother, June. He died of a heart attack when Cate was 10 years old. She has two siblings; the elder, Bob, is a computer pr ...

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Van Helsing is a 2004 action / horror film directed by Stephen Sommers. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. Van Helsing - Plot summary. During the late 19th century Dr. Frankenstein works with Count Dracula to bring the dead back to life. In doing so he creates Frankenstein's Monster. Dracula disposes of Frankenstein and the monster goes into hiding. One year later Van Helsing is sent to Eastern Europe by a secret religious organization with ties to the Vatican in order to vanquis ...

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Vampire fiction covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The best known work in this genre is of course Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula. It was not, however, the first. Myths and legends of blood-imbibing creatures capable of transmogrification predate the novel form. The immediate antecedent of Dracula is Sheridan le Fanu's classic of the genre, Carmilla. This in turn owes more than a little to John William Polidori's The Vampyre; this work was cont ...

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Moulin Rouge! has a storyline and structure that is said to be inspired and influenced by Bollywood movies: exuberant music, colourful visuals, elaborate sets and costumes, simple story line with a simple conflict, heroine with melodramatic disease, two-dimensional characters, and songs adopted from contemporary musicians. For example, it samples popular songs like "Chamma Chamma" from the Hindi movie China Gate, "Nature Boy" by Nat King Cole, "Lady Marmalade" by LaBelle (the Christina Aguilera/Pink/Mya/Lil Kim cover having been commi ...

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Vampires have been a film staple since the silent days. The Vampire (film) (1913, directed by Robert G. Vignola), also co-written by Vignola, is the earliest vampire film. The landmark Nosferatu (1922 Germany, directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau) was an unlicensed version of Dracula based so closely on Bram Stoker's Dracula, the estate sued and won, with all copies being destroyed. (It would be painstakingly restored in 1994 by a team of European scholars from the five surviving prints.) By 2005, Dracula had been the s ...

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Vampire fiction, Vampire fiction - Literature, Vampire fiction - Films and television, Vampire fiction - Dracula and his legacy, Vampire fiction - Other movies and television, Vampire fiction - Other media, Vampire fiction - Sources

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See also: Vampire fiction The character of Count Dracula has remained popular over the years, and many films have used the character as a villain, while others have referenced him in movie titles such as Daughters of Dracula, Lady Dracula, and Zoltan, Hound of Dracula. An estimated 160 films (as of 2004) feature Dracula in a major role, a number second only to Sherlock Holmes. The total number of films that include a reference to Dracula may reach ...

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Dracula, Dracula - Novel background, Dracula - Historical connections, Dracula - Plot, Dracula - Analysis, Dracula - Dracula in Romania, Dracula - Movie television and play adaptations, Dracula - Universal Studios productions of Dracula, Dracula - Hammer Films productions of Dracula, Dracula - Other productions 1969 - 1979, Dracula - Dracula movies 1980 - 1999, Dracula - Dracula movies 2000 to present, Dracula - Popular culture

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She was born Catherine Elise Blanchett in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the daughter of a Texan naval petty officer of distant French descent who came ashore in Melbourne and met her mother, a Melbourne schoolteacher. Her father, Robert, later worked in advertising after marrying her mother, June. He died of a heart attack when Cate was 10 years old. She has two siblings; the elder, Bob, is a computer programmer, and her youn ...

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Cate Blanchett, Cate Blanchett - Personal life, Cate Blanchett - Career, Cate Blanchett - Filmography, Cate Blanchett - Awards won, Cate Blanchett - Awards nominated, Cate Blanchett - Quotes

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Albury is situated on the Murray River in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. The city is built above the river flats of the Murray River, and is 164 metres above sea level (539 feet) at the airport. Hume Dam is situated on the Murray River upstream of Albury. It was constructed 1930s for irrigation purposes and has caused significant changes to the flow patterns and ecology of the Murray River. Before the construction of the Hume Dam, flows in normal (non-drought) years were low in summer and autumn (though still ...

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Albury New South Wales, Albury New South Wales - History, Albury New South Wales - Geography, Albury New South Wales - Transport, Albury New South Wales - Economy, Albury New South Wales - Sport, Albury New South Wales - Tourism, Albury New South Wales - Culture, Albury New South Wales - Politics, Albury New South Wales - Famous murders

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Volume one. Volume one opens with Mina Murray recruited by Campion Bond to assemble the League. Bond dispatches Miss Murray to Egypt along with an un-named "sea captain" (who later we discover to be Captain Nemo). Whilst in Cairo, Murray finds Allan Quatermain, who has become an opium addict. The duo are forced to flee to a port after Quatermain defends Miss Murray from a group of Arabs who attempt to rape her, killing two of their number. Down at the docks, Nemo emerges from the Nautilus and blasts the pursuing "mohammedan ...

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Overview, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Inspiration, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Synopsis, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Volume one, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Volume two, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - The New Traveller's Almanac, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Collections, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Source works, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Principal characters, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Secondary characters, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Similar pastiches, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Adaptations, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Awards & Recognition

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The film contains numerous homages to the Universal Studios horror films of the 1930s and 1940s, particularly those featuring Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Wolf Man. A poem/legend specifically written for The Wolf Man is quoted verbatim in this film. Although this film is an homage to the Universal monster series, it breaks a cardinal rule by referring to Frankenstein's Monster directly by the name "Frankenstein", although in the context of this film, The Monster clearly considers himself to be Frankenstein's son. Th ...

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Van Helsing, Van Helsing - Plot summary, Van Helsing - Notes, Van Helsing - Other media, Van Helsing - Main cast

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See also: Vampire fiction The character of Count Dracula has remained popular over the years, and many films have used the character as a villain, while others have referenced him in movie titles such as Daughters of Dracula, Lady Dracula, and Zoltan, Hound of Dracula. An estimated 160 films (as of 2004) feature Dracula in a major role, a number second only to Sherlock Holmes. The total number of films that include a reference to Dracula may reach ...

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Dracula, Dracula - Novel background, Dracula - Historical connections, Dracula - Plot, Dracula - Analysis, Dracula - Dracula in Romania, Dracula - Movie television and play adaptations, Dracula - Universal Studios productions of Dracula, Dracula - Hammer Films productions of Dracula, Dracula - Other productions 1970 - 1979, Dracula - Dracula movies 1980 - 1999, Dracula - Dracula movies 2000 to present, Dracula - Popular culture

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There is a strong regional theatre scene, with the Murray River Performing Group (MRPG) being the most notable company. It spawned the Flying Fruit Fly Circus in 1979, and these days conducts many productions through the Hothouse Theatre located on the floodplain between Albury and Wodonga. Many notable actors and comics have performed with the MRPG. Touring productions also often pass through the area. Actors Richard Ro ...

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Albury New South Wales, Albury New South Wales - History, Albury New South Wales - Geography, Albury New South Wales - Transport, Albury New South Wales - Economy, Albury New South Wales - Sport, Albury New South Wales - Tourism, Albury New South Wales - Culture, Albury New South Wales - Politics, Albury New South Wales - Famous murders

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Albury is the largest city in the Federal electorate of Farrer, of which the current representative is Sussan Ley of the Liberal Party. In State politics, the Electoral district of Albury is currently represented by Greg Aplin, also of the Liberal Party. The previous Federal MP was Tim Fischer, who was leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Local government is the responsibility of Albury City Council, whose area of responsibility gradually been enlarged to cover new housing estates at Albury's fringes. Arthur Fraunfelder, a local veterinarian, is th ...

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Albury New South Wales, Albury New South Wales - History, Albury New South Wales - Geography, Albury New South Wales - Transport, Albury New South Wales - Economy, Albury New South Wales - Sport, Albury New South Wales - Tourism, Albury New South Wales - Culture, Albury New South Wales - Politics, Albury New South Wales - Famous murders

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Albury is a stronghold of Australian rules football; further north rugby league is the main winter sport. The local Ovens and Murray league is one of the strongest regional leagues in Victoria, and many players from it have gone on to play in the Australian Football League, including Haydn Bunton, widely regarded as one of the sport's all-time greats. Albury is the birthplace of women's tennis player Margaret Smith Court, basketballer Lauren Jackson and cricketer Steve Rixon, among other champion sportspeople. The Albury Gold Cup horse race is major autumn event for the district. In 2005 it attracted a ...

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Albury New South Wales, Albury New South Wales - History, Albury New South Wales - Geography, Albury New South Wales - Transport, Albury New South Wales - Economy, Albury New South Wales - Sport, Albury New South Wales - Tourism, Albury New South Wales - Culture, Albury New South Wales - Politics, Albury New South Wales - Famous murders

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Albury serves as an administrative centre for the agricultural communities around the area, and the city is the home of a large newsprint paper mill which processes the pine logs planted in the mountains to the east, an engineering plant which produces automatic transmissions for cars, a major processing centre of the Australian Taxation Office, and other smaller secondary industries. Other large employers are: The Commercial Club, Albury Wodonga ...

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Albury New South Wales, Albury New South Wales - History, Albury New South Wales - Geography, Albury New South Wales - Transport, Albury New South Wales - Economy, Albury New South Wales - Sport, Albury New South Wales - Tourism, Albury New South Wales - Culture, Albury New South Wales - Politics, Albury New South Wales - Famous murders

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There are only few remainders of the indigenous population of the area. The Wiradjuri people are believed to have arrived in the area not long before European explorers arrived. The explorers Hume and Hovell arrived at what is now known as the Murray river at Albury on 16 November 1824. They named the river the Hume River. They inscribed a tree by the riverbank on the 17th before continuing their journey south to Westernport. Among the first squatters to follow in the steps of the explorers and settle in ...

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Albury New South Wales, Albury New South Wales - History, Albury New South Wales - Geography, Albury New South Wales - Transport, Albury New South Wales - Economy, Albury New South Wales - Sport, Albury New South Wales - Tourism, Albury New South Wales - Culture, Albury New South Wales - Politics, Albury New South Wales - Famous murders

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Between 1878 and 1898 Stoker managed the world-famous London Lyceum Theatre, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula published in 1897. Parts of it are set around the town of Whitby, where he was living at the time. While Dracula is famous today (due in large part to its 20th century life on film), it was not an important or famous work for Victorian readers, being just another pot-boiler adventure among many. Throughout th ...

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Dracula, Dracula - Novel background, Dracula - Historical connections, Dracula - Plot, Dracula - Analysis, Dracula - Dracula in Romania, Dracula - Movie television and play adaptations, Dracula - Universal Studios productions of Dracula, Dracula - Hammer Films productions of Dracula, Dracula - Other productions 1970 - 1979, Dracula - Dracula movies 1980 - 1999, Dracula - Dracula movies 2000 to present, Dracula - Popular culture

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Between 1878 and 1898 Stoker managed the world-famous London Lyceum Theatre, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula published in 1897. Parts of it are set around the town of Whitby, where he was living at the time. While Dracula is famous today (due in large part to its 20th century life on film), it was not an important or famous work for Victorian readers, being just another pot-boiler adventure among many. Throughout th ...

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Dracula, Dracula - Novel background, Dracula - Historical connections, Dracula - Plot, Dracula - Analysis, Dracula - Dracula in Romania, Dracula - Movie television and play adaptations, Dracula - Universal Studios productions of Dracula, Dracula - Hammer Films productions of Dracula, Dracula - Other productions 1969 - 1979, Dracula - Dracula movies 1980 - 1999, Dracula - Dracula movies 2000 to present, Dracula - Popular culture

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A film starring Sean Connery, Peta Wilson, Stuart Townsend, Naseeruddin Shah, Richard Roxburgh, Jason Flemyng, Shane West, Tony Curran and directed by Stephen Norrington was released on July 7, 2003 in the United States. It adds the additional characters Tom Sawyer (from the novels by Mark Twain; he is portrayed anachronistically as a young man in the film; he is an agent for the American Secret Service and is taught how to shoot "properly" by Quatermain; he also has a small infatuation with Mina.) and Dorian Gray (from the novel by Oscar Wi ...

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Overview, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Inspiration, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Synopsis, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Volume one, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Volume two, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - The New Traveller's Almanac, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Collections, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Source works, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Principal characters, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Secondary characters, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Similar pastiches, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Adaptations, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Awards & Recognition

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After the death of Nicolae Ceauşescu, a tourist industry sprung up in Transylvania (and, to a lesser extent, in Wallachia). However, Romanians have mixed feelings about linking one of their national heroes and the vampire monster. Historical places connected to Vlad Ţepeş are publicised under a Dracula theme catering largely, but not entirely, to foreign markets. Bran Castle, which has only a very tangential connection with the historical Vlad Ţepeş, now exaggerates that connection and promotes itself as "Dracula's Castle". [2] A ...

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Dracula, Dracula - Novel background, Dracula - Historical connections, Dracula - Plot, Dracula - Analysis, Dracula - Dracula in Romania, Dracula - Movie television and play adaptations, Dracula - Universal Studios productions of Dracula, Dracula - Hammer Films productions of Dracula, Dracula - Other productions 1969 - 1979, Dracula - Dracula movies 1980 - 1999, Dracula - Dracula movies 2000 to present, Dracula - Popular culture

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