In a fitting tribute to the late Diane Keaton, AMC Theaters is bringing back Annie Hall And Something has to give in 100 cinemas in the United States, The Hollywood Reporter learned.
Keaton died suddenly on October 11 at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 79, less than a month after the death of Robert Redford. As THR wrote one critic, their deaths represented “another bitter loss for the pantheon of the new Hollywood in the decades before the major studios’ withdrawal from adult film production.”
Annie Hall was the result of Keaton’s long-standing collaboration with the now-canceled filmmaker Woody Allen, both when they were romantically involved and afterward. The films she made with him are considered some of her most acclaimed works, with Keaton winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her lead performance in Annie Hall.
Released in April 1977, Annie Hall earned a respectable $38.3 million at the domestic box office, not adjusted for inflation, while there is no way to quantify its cultural impact. It ranks 31st on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest films in American cinema, and 4th on its list of comedies.
Keaton would earn three more Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, culminating with one from director Nancy Meyers. Something has to givean unexpected May-December plot twist starring Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves. The 2003 film was also a runaway commercial success, earning $124.7 million domestically and $142 million overseas, for a worldwide haul of $266.7 million. This makes it the highest-grossing live-action film of Keaton’s career in a leading role, not adjusted for inflation.
Other movie circuits will likely host Keaton retrospectives as well, while his films have quickly climbed the iTunes movie rental rankings since his passing. Monday, Something has to give sitting at #5, followed by Annie Hall at n°14. Because I said SOh, Reds And Baby boom also experienced a slight increase, highlighting his rich and varied work.
