Like so many, I was devastated by the news of Diane Keaton’s passing from pneumonia last week. She was an incredibly talented actress who just gave off the coolest vibes. In a statement, her family asked people to donate to a local food bank or animal shelter in her memory, which I thought was a nice reminder that the best way to honor someone is to do something kind in their name. AMC Theaters is doing their own tribute to Diane’s legacy. Starting on Friday, October 17, Annie Hall and Something’s Gotta Give will return to 100 AMC screens around the US. They’ll be in theaters for one week.
Diane Keaton’s films will play in theaters nationwide following the beloved actress’s death on Oct. 11 at age 79. AMC Theaters will screen two classic Keaton movies, “Annie Hall” and “Something’s Gotta Give,” at select theaters starting Oct. 17, according to a Facebook post from the company. The films will hit 100 theaters across the country for a one-week run.
Keaton’s 1977 classic “Annie Hall,” directed by Woody Allen — who also starred in the film — scored Keaton an Oscar for best actress in a leading role. The film tells the story of Alvy (Allen), a comedy writer who tries to decipher his failed relationship with his ex, the titular Annie (Keaton).
In addition to Keaton’s best actress award, the film also earned awards for best picture, best director and best screenplay.
Keaton’s 2003 rom-com classic “Something’s Gotta Give” starred the late actress alongside Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand, Paul Michael Glaser, Jon Favreau and KaDee Strickland.
In the film, Keaton plays Erica Barry, a playwright in the Hamptons, while Nicholson plays Harry Sanborn, a wealthy New York City record company owner. Despite clashing personalities, the two find themselves forced together and eventually begin to develop feelings for one another.
Keaton was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the movie.
Nancy Meyers, director of “Something’s Gotta Give” reacted to Keaton’s death on social media Monday, writing in part, “She was fearless, she was like nobody ever, she was born to be a movie star, her laugh could make your day and for me, knowing her and working with her – changed my life. Thank you Di. I’ll miss you forever.”
Keaton rose to fame in the 1970s with her role as Kay Adams in the “Godfather” films and her acclaimed collaborations with Allen, including “Play It Again, Sam” and “Sleeper.” Known for her offbeat humor and timeless fashion sense, she went on to star in a string of hits spanning generations, from “Baby Boom” and “Father of the Bride” to “The First Wives Club” and the “Book Club” franchise.
Can I make a confession? I’m not a big fan of Annie Hall. Change my mind! I watched it with my parents (who love it) when I was like 12 or 13, and didn’t get it. Should I rewatch it as an adult? While I love Something’s Gotta Give and Baby Boom, my absolute favorite DK movie is The First Wives Club, which I can quote endlessly. Obviously, the first two The Godfather movies are classics, but for me, nothing beats Diane, Bette Midler, and Goldie Hawn’s chemistry and “You Don’t Own Me” performance.
Anyway, I love that AMC is giving fans the chance to relive two of Diane’s bigger movies in theaters. It may not seem like a big deal to the casual movie-goer, but rereleases are all the rage nowadays. My family and I have gotten into this trend lately! We’ve seen Jaws, Back to the Future, Toy Story, and The Sound of Music. I’ve really enjoyed seeing these “older” movies on the big screen, and oh boy, does the scene where Captain von Trapp rips up the Nazi flag hit a lot differently in 2025. I think I might have a lovely little Saturday filled with a No Kings protest that’s followed up with a showing of Something’s Gotta Give.
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- 2003’s ‘Something’s Gotta Give’. Harry Langer (Jack Nicholson) is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin (Amanda Peet), his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin’s mother Erica (Diane Keaton). Left in the care of Erica and his doctor (Keanu Reeves), a love triangle starts to take shape. Supplied by BWP Media.,Image: 518687513, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS, DIRECT SALES ONLY UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE IN CAPTION – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: /Avalon
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Looking for Mr Goodbar needs revisiting too! Excellent 70s noir.👏👏
YES! I think this is getting left out of a lot of the tributes because of its subject matter. She really nailed it. Plus do you remember when she met Richard Gere at the bar she was reading “The Godfather”? Interesting twist.
Keaton is amazing in Goodbar. The flick has a underlying slut-shaming tone that doesn’t wear well, though…
Looking For Mr. Goodbar is a deeply unfiltered look at a slice of the 70s singles scene and how the ‘free love movement’ of the previous decade had changed. In order for it to slut-shame Keaton’s character, the character would have to be a slut, which she wasn’t.
I came across her recent film Poms where k e a t o n forms a cheerleading squad for seniors and they go into competitions. It has a golden girls vibe.
One of my favorite films of her is Manhattan Murder Mystery. Unfortunately it is a Woody Allen film and he is a gross creepy man, but when I first found that movie…I think I played it every night for 6 months.
I love all her work with Woody Allen but I can’t stand to watch him on screen.
She was great in play it again Sam where she tried to play matchmaker for woody Allen. Her portrayals of kay adams corleone in all three godfather films were wonderful. Starting out as Michael’s young girlfriend to his estranged wife to establishing a better relationship with michael.
There was a panel discussion with Coppela and the cast of Godfather after they’d all aged and gone gray in real life. When they got to Diane she expressed that she couldn’t get over how amazing she thought the movie was, viewing it so many years later, but she was bothered how she ever got cast, she felt like a non-Italian outsider and it made no sense whatsoever to her.
Coppola said he’d seen her in Lovers and Other Strangers (her film debut) and that he thought that she would bring something special to a stereotypical white WASP role, that the role would have more texture. Then he shared that THAT controversial scene of Kay yelling at Michael that she’d had an abortion of HIS son was Talia (Coppola) Shire’s idea, not originally in the script by Coppola.
Al Pacino wrote THE MOST beautiful tribute to her.
Also, I loved, loved Diane Keaton on every one of her appearances on Ellen’s show. They had great chemistry. They were always off-the-rail intervews with Diane. She was so funny and cute and could really just be herself on Ellen’s show. Ellen’s TV account put out clips of all of the interviews over the years to honor her, but the ending will have the tears rolling down your cheeks. Diane is singing a song, but it’s really a song that encapsulates everything we loved about her.
“In Loving Memory of Diane Keaton.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv0DJ0PuGLc
Still holding out for the director’s cut where Erica Barry ends up with Dr Julian Mercer…
… and “You Don’t Own Me” has been blaring through the house more often than usual these past few days.
Diane very successfully marched to the beat of her own drums, and I’ll miss her quirky personality.
Heh—amen to Barmer. 😂😂😂 My mom and I always fun-argued about this ending. She thought it was better for Barry to grow old with someone she had more in common with, whereas I thought no one in her right mind would pass on fine-ass Keanu. Who wants to be a nurse with a purse? 😉😉😂😂
My personal favorites are Baby Boom and the fabulous “ You don’t own me” moment. I adore the first time they sang it and Diane’s scream when she realized the other two had dropped out, and then the wonderful finale with Diane, Goldie and Bette looking their absolute best and celebrating female power.
Annie Hall doesn’t hit the same in later years than it did the year it was released, we have to accept that movies age differently and we can’t experience the original as it was that year.
There was something magical and more timeless about Keaton and Jack Nicholson on the giant movie screen in Reds. Nicholson was portraying Eugene O’Neill all wound up in his feelings about Keaton’s character. I found them more riveting than the main relationship of Keaton with Warren Beatty. But that movie is not a light comedy to revisit on a Saturday afternoon.
Ugh. Woody Allen. AT best, Annie Hall has some great scenes, and I would watch for Diane’s performance as it set the standard, for good or bad, for ingenues in general that want to play the manic pixie girl. Zooey Deschanel comes to mind, but so does Sandra Bullock.
That and the fashion which was ground breaking. From what I remember she wore a lot of her own clothes and had quite a bit of input.
Annie Hall is worth seeing again. It was groundbreaking and a great showcase for Diane Keaton.
Be warmed, though, that some scenes + storylines don’t age well – For instance, “16, Max! 16.” was funny at the time, but …
Annie Hall is dated & we now know Woody is ugh. But I still remember her wonderful line readings in Annie Hall, once her character learns to stand up for herself and stops being annoying. She can’t even have sex with the Woody character unless she is stoned.
At the end, the Woody character says, “I know that you love me, ”
“I really can’t say that’s true,” she says, “Not at this time in my life.”
Such conviction in Diane’s voice! Talk about character growth.