In Defense of Diane Keaton

About this episode

The episode discusses the films and career of Diane Keaton, exploring her acting style and influence in cinema.

In this episode of a new podcast, Vincenzo Barney, Clementine Ford, and Christian Lorentzen discuss the many films of the late actress Diane Keaton; her range and acting style; the lives of Louise Bryant and Jack Reed; the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, an occasion that prompts one co-host to red-bait another during a discussion of Reds ; Annie Hall , missing Keaton; the never married Keaton’s mid-to-late career genius playing divorcees; the devastating greatness of Alan Parker’s Shoot the Moon ; the rage and charisma of Albert Finney; the potent use of classic rock (Rolling Stones, Eagles, Bob Seger) in that film; the in-flight movie options on the red-eye Norse Atlantic flights from JFK to Gatwick; The First Wives Club and its formative influence on one co-host; how to bond with your mother through cinema and home video; Nancy Meyers’s collaborations with Keaton from Baby Boom through Father of the Bride pictures to Something’s Gotta Give ; comparison of Keaton to her castmates, peers, rivals, and heirs, including Teri Garr, Jill Clayburgh, Sissy Spacek, Lily Tomlin, Madeline Kahn, Meryl Streep, Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Diane Weist, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blachett, and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Vincenzo Barney, Clementine Ford, Christian Lorentzen

Topics covered

• Diane Keaton
• films
• acting style
• Bolshevik revolution
• Annie Hall
• divorcees
• Alan Parker
• classic rock
• The First Wives Club
• Nancy Meyers
• HBO series
• The Corrections

Keywords

• Louise Bryant
• Jack Reed
• red-baiting
• mid-to-late career
• home video
• castmates
• peers
• rivals
• heirs

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Reds, Annie Hall, Shoot the Moon, The First Wives Club, Baby Boom, Father of the Bride

Books & works: In Defense of Diane Keaton, Reds, Annie Hall, Shoot the Moon, Baby Boom, Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, The Corrections, The Godfather Part II, Mad Money

Places: Russia

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