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Hoodwinked! is a 2005 computer-animated film that retells the folktale Little Red Riding Hood as a police investigation, using flashbacks to show multiple characters' points of view. It was directed and written by Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech and was among the earliest computer-animated films to be completely independently funded. Due to its small budget, the animation was produced in the Philippines with a less realistic design inspired by stop motion films. Its structure was inspired by the Japanese film Rashomon and it is part of the fairy tale parody genre. Released shortly after the first two installments in the successful Shrek series, Hoodwinked! intentionally deviated from that series in its style of humor and in certain plot elements. The Weinstein Company signed on as the distributor near the end of production, and while the company recast many roles, it otherwise made few changes. Critical reception to the film was varied; although its script and cast were praised by many reviews, its animation quality was heavily criticized. It was a commercial success, earning over ten times its budget. A sequel, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, was released in 2011. (Full article...) Recently featured: David Suzuki: The Autobiography – Thomas Baker – Horseshoe Curve Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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Xi Jinping (pictured) becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated. Hamas military chief Ahmed Jaabari is killed in an Israeli military operation. A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific. Justin Welby is announced as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. Recent deaths: Rex Hunt Syrian civil war – Wikinews – More current events...
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November 16 1272 – While en route to Sicily during the Ninth Crusade, Edward I became King of England, upon the death of his father Henry III, but did not return to England for nearly two years. 1885 – After a five-day trial following the North-West Rebellion, Louis Riel (pictured), Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba", was executed by hanging for high treason. 1938 – Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann first synthesized the psychedelic drug LSD at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland. 1989 – Eight employees of Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" in San Salvador, including six Catholic priests, were murdered by a Salvadoran Army "death squad". 1992 – In Suffolk, England, an amateur metal detectorist found the largest hoard of Roman gold, silver and bronze coins from the late fourth and early fifth centuries ever discovered within the former Roman Empire. More anniversaries: November 15 – November 16 – November 17 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now November 16, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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The nictitating membrane of a Masked Lapwing as it closes. The membrane is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye for protection and to moisten it while maintaining visibility. Some reptiles, birds, sharks, and mammals have full nictitating membranes. Most mammals, however, have a small, vestigial portion of it remaining in the corner of the eye.

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