Variety has confirmed that AMC Theaters will release 1977’s Annie Hall and 2003’s Something’s Gotta Give in 100 theaters across the country in memory of the late Diane Keaton. The screening will run for a week from Friday.
Keaton died on October 11 in Los Angeles after being taken from his home to a hospital. The Oscar winner was 79 years old.
For Annie Hall, Keaton received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress, which she ultimately won. The film, co-starring her longtime lover and creative collaborator Woody Allen, became widely regarded as the masterpiece of her career and one of the most revered comedies of all time. In the film, Alvy Singer, played by Allen, examines his failed relationship with nightclub singer Annie Hall, played by Keaton, in a surrealistic way.
Something’s Gotta Give, which earned Keaton her fourth Best Actress Oscar nomination, was a huge hit upon its release in 2003, grossing $265 million worldwide against a budget of $80 million. Like “Annie Hall,” Nancy Meyers’ film boasted a top-notch cast and approached love and relationships with a nostalgic, romantic rhythm. In the film, Jack Nicholson plays Harry Sanborn, an elderly womanizer who falls in love with the mother of his much younger girlfriend, played by Keaton, while they vacation together in the Hamptons.
Keaton also received Best Actress Oscar nominations for her roles in 1982’s Reds and 1997’s Marvin’s Room. Her other notable credits include “The Godfather,” “Father of the Bride,” and “Baby Boom.”
Tributes poured in from Hollywood on Saturday following news of Keaton’s death. Allen broke his silence about his most beloved co-star in an essay posted to the Free Press on Sunday night. “‘Most unique’ is grammatically incorrect, but when you talk about Diane Keaton, all grammatical rules, and perhaps everything else, are suspended. Unlike anyone the planet has ever seen or will ever see again, her face and laugh lit up every space she entered,” he wrote.
Myers also paid tribute to her star in an Instagram post on Monday. Alongside a photo of Keaton, the Oscar-nominated director wrote, “As a woman, I lost a friend of nearly 40 years. We shared so many truly memorable experiences over those years that at times I felt like she was a sister to me. As a filmmaker, I lost a connection to an actress I can only dream of.”
