Diane Keaton Gets AMC Tribute: Annie Hall and Something's Gotta Give Return to 100 Theaters
AMC Theatres is spotlighting Diane Keaton with re-releases of Annie Hall and Something's Gotta Give at 100 locations, bringing an icon’s wit and warmth back to the big screen.
AMC is bringing two of Diane Keaton's biggest crowd-pleasers back to the big screen, just days after reports of her passing. It is a simple tribute, and a good one: put the work back where it plays best.
What AMC is rolling out
According to trade reporting, AMC Theatres will re-release two Keaton titles at 100 locations nationwide: the 1977 classic 'Annie Hall' and the 2003 hit 'Something's Gotta Give'. Other chains may follow suit, which would make sense given the sudden spike in interest across digital storefronts.
- 'Annie Hall' (1977)
- 'Something's Gotta Give' (2003)
Why these two
'Annie Hall' is the one that changed everything for Keaton. Directed by Woody Allen and loosely shaped around Keaton's own cadence, wit, and offbeat style, it turned her into a full-on icon. The film won four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress for Keaton, and it reset the template for what a romantic-comedy lead could be: natural, funny, and unpredictable without the usual gloss.
More than 25 years later, 'Something's Gotta Give' did the rare thing of giving an A-list actress a late-career showcase that actually showcased her. Nancy Meyers wrote and directed, Jack Nicholson co-starred, and Keaton played a successful playwright navigating love and aging with warmth and vulnerability. It was a box office hit and earned Keaton her first Best Actress nomination since 'Annie Hall'.
The ripple effect
Interest is already up on the home front. THR notes that iTunes rentals surged for several Keaton titles: 'Something's Gotta Give' hit No. 5, 'Annie Hall' landed at No. 14, and 'Because I Said So', 'Reds', and 'Baby Boom' also saw noticeable bumps. That range pretty much sums up her run: witty, melancholic, prickly, and built to last.
A tough one-two for movie history
Keaton's death comes roughly a month after the industry also mourned Robert Redford, whose 'All the President's Men' returned to theaters in his honor. The trade press captured the mood like this:
"another stinging loss to the pantheon of New Hollywood in the decades before the major studios largely stepped away from making movies for grownups."
Bottom line
As tributes go, this is the right move. If you want to see why Keaton mattered, you could do a lot worse than a back-to-back of 'Annie Hall' and 'Something's Gotta Give' in a dark theater with a crowd. If AMC is near you, check the listings. If not, the digital charts have already turned into a Keaton playlist.