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A First Look At Quvenzhané Wallis In The New 'Annie'

Oscar-nominated actress Quvenzhané Wallis roared forth a couple of years ago in the offbeat Beasts of the Southern Wild, but now she's going for a classic in a new film version of one of the most popular Broadway musicals of all time: Annie. In a new trailer, she sings, she dances, she hangs out with Jamie Foxx and Rose Byrne, and she tries to escape the mean clutches of Cameron Diaz.

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Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.