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Finding Alice

By Robert Hunt

Posted 4:26 am Mon., 3.8.10

Just before Tim Burton's much-anticipated "Alice in Wonderland," the latest of many uneven attempts to bring Lewis Carroll's books to life, the British Film Institute posted the oldest yet, a 1903 version from film pioneer Cecil Hepworth. It can be found here .

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'The Road Show' improv

Brent Jones | St. Louis Beacon

This Saturday was the debut of a new show by The Improv Shop that will bring out of town improv teams to St. Louis to play for — and with — a local audience. The Road Show brought teams "Everybody Grok" and "Felt" from Chicago.

We talked to Eric Christensen, producer of the Road Show and member of local improv team "Ted Dangerous"; Katie Nunn, member of "Ted Dangerous" and improv coach; and Melanie Penn and Ranjan Khan, members of local teams "Melanj" and "Magic Ratio"; about the St. Louis improv scene and why it's important to welcome teams from other cities to perform here.

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