ADDED: I was just thinking of her this morning. On the sunrise walk, we passed a man with a dog and I said to him, "Your dog is neat." And then I wondered why on earth I'd said "neat" and I thought it's like I'm channeling Annie Hall. See: "Lines from 'Annie Hall' Containing the Word 'Neat'" (Grok)(#6 is "We're not having an affair. He's married. He just happens to think I'm neat").
Now I'm looking back over all my old posts with the "Diane Keaton" tag. I see that she came up on the second day of this blog:
AND: Keaton was prolific on Instagram. There's this from last Christmas — her last Christmas:Picasso looks way more photographic on line than in the print edition. The print edition has a bit more to do with the real thing. When I see a painting I'm used to seeing reproduced I'm always impressed, once again, by what paint looks like. The images on line are fascinating--I've got some of my own to post some day--but they are only things that resemble paintings. The texture (metrotexture) is different, and the size often seems absurd.
But I really want to quibble about grammar. The New York Times writes: "The collection includes works by Manet, Degas, Monet and Sargent as well as a rare Rose Period Picasso, 'Boy With a Pipe.'"
Isn't every painting rare? There's one. That's the height of rarity. Rose Period Picassos may be rare, but "Boy With a Pipe" is no more rare than any given Clown Painting From the Collection of Diane Keaton.
I know they mean "The collection includes works by Manet, Degas, Monet and Sargent as well as a rare Rose Period Picasso. The Picasso is 'Boy With a Pipe.'"
Why stick to logic if you might have to write two sentences? Just go ahead and cram more information into one sentence.
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A beautiful girl who turned into a batty cat lady. The perfect boomer female. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
I always thought she was too good for him.
Sorry to hear- will remember her from Annie Hall, Radio Days, Godfather…not the dreck from later. That was the stuff she funded?
Diane Keaton and I had a falling out many years ago, and there was never really any chance of making amends, truth be told, but if she were here today I would tell her I'm sorry and rub a potato on it.
She fell asleep... perchance to dream. RIP
I have her only in The Other Sister (1999) in my vast DVD collection. I remember nothing of it. Famous name though.
I was always most impressed by Sandra Bullock, with short bursts of German and Japanese in Two Weeks Notice, revealing an actual talent hidden away. As opposed to romcom star.
As an actress, I liked her and found her to be very attractive and she gave off the vibe that if she wasn't a famous actress she would be approachable. Youthful fantasies, don't harsh me with realities. Died too young. RIP.
Her going from Annie Hall to Looking for Mr. Goodbar was a strange career turn.
Her role in the Godfather films presaged the 21st century trend of audiences sympathizing more with villains than with their long-suffering wives.
Not to speak ill of the dead, because there's no doubt she led a life of achievement, but she wasn't my cup of tea as an actress - she was a pretty face that was always in character as Diane Keaton.
Ouch.
That's sad. I always found her likable. RIP
Eric the Fruit Bat said...
".... if she were here today I would tell her I'm sorry and rub a potato on it."
Not effective unless you bury it.
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You can now cram an old post inside a new post. A second chance at life.
I quite enjoyed most of the movies she was in. RIP to an icon.
When I went off to graduate school (before law school) at a new university, my first real date suggested we see Annie Hall. She was the one who asked me out. So I have fond memories of watching Annie Hall and talking about it afterwards.
I'm really sorry to hear this.
I don't think I've seen a movie, with her in it, that I didn't like. She shall be missed.
I need to rewatch Baby Boom and see how it holds up.
"Why don't you get William F Buckley to kill the spider."
Seems odd that all three of her most famous leading men are still alive.
Woody Allen, Al Pacino, Warren Beatty.
“When I went off to graduate school (before law school) at a new university, my first real date suggested we see Annie Hall. She was the one who asked me out. So I have fond memories of watching Annie Hall and talking about it afterwards.”
So… 1977… that must’ve been exhausting for you - and the others in the theater - when you had to explain what was going on on-screen to your visually impaired date.
I was about 10 when my Mother took me to the Movie Theater to see Manhattan during a matinee. (My Mother loved to go to movies, sit in a dark Movie Theater during the day, and I guess, couldn't find a babysitter and dragged me along) I at 10, was bored to tears. Didn't get it, didn't like the black & white, totally did not understand. Here's what's funny: When I saw Looking for Mr. Goodbar (On TV, I think) at around the same age, maybe one year older, I immediately tapped into it. Loved everything about Goodbar, loved the music, the vibe, immediately got it, read the book several times. Two very very different movies set in NYC.
I was 16 when Annie Hall came out, and I thought that was one good-looking woman. I guess she went nuts around Baby Boom?
Woody Allen, Al Pacino, Warren Beatty.
you missed Jack Nicholson
Thirty two dollars from Hudson|Grace…
I have great fondness for Manhattan Murder Mystery. It showed the perfect, easy-going chemistry she and Woody had, even after many years apart. It’s a charming fluff-ball of a movie.
Foxy, with a real but limited talent.
I had forgotten about Mr. Goodbar. One of very few movies I walked out of before the ending.
Sad. These days 79 seems young. She's linked to Woody Allen but she was a fine dramatic actress. IRC, she was too level headed and too much of strong personality to be Woody's "chick" - like mia. IRC, she was into photography and the arts.
She's the best thing in Sleeper. And she has the best lines in "Manhattan" where she puts Mahler in the "Academy of the overrated" to Woody's outrage.
Loved Mr. Goodbar. One of my favorite 70s dramas. She's also good in "Little Drummer Girl" based on the Le Carre novel.
She did a great Marlon Brando impression.
So, what was wrong with her neck all those years? Bad tattoo or something?
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