Quvenzhané Wallis is an Annie for the modern age. She has the street smarts to navigate New York, sprinting across subway platforms and pedaling down streets on a Citi Bike, and the business ...

The portrayal of a retooled Annie as poor, black, and illiterate is a realistic portrayal, writes Lydia Carlis.

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Rose Byrne, left, and Quvenzhane Wallis belt out the song 'I Think I'm Gonna Like it Here' in director Will Gluck's big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical 'Annie.' (Barrey Wetcher ...

The latest version of the musical “Annie” has been scrubbed cleaner than one imagines the titular little orphan ever could be. Fans of previous incarnations are advised to check their ...

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The classic musical-based plot of the new Annie movie holds up, but the songs are a bit shaky MOVIE REVIEW: The new Annie movie has a sturdy musical plot to draw on that holds up well, but the ...

A stage musical inspired by "Annie" was a hit on Broadway in the 1970s and became a movie in the 1980s, but now comes another film and another "Annie," reworked for the 21st Century.

Stars of the new 'Annie' film are bringing the award-winning musical to a new generation.

Are you ready for "Moonquake Lake"? The movie-within-a-movie featured in "Annie" is a thinly-veiled parody of the "Twilight" franchise and its assorted YA brethren.

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See the first trailer for the remake of Annie, starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx and Rose Byrne. Watch the first look here!