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Why Diane Keaton still matters

JL;DR SUMMARY Diane Keaton's extensive and diverse film career has left a significant cultural imprint over the past 50 years. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FilmWoody AllenHollywoodFeminismActingCinemaPerformanceLifetime AchievementDiane KeatonAnnie Hall

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New York City, New York, United States
"Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City."
California, United States
"In Warren Beattys three-hour epic Reds, Keaton switches gears to tackle the real life feminist-activist-journalist Louise Bryant, best known for her sympathetic coverage of the Bolsheviks during the 1917 Russian Revolution."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"She played Ruth Carver, one-half of a Brooklyn-based couple who are trying to sell their beloved walk-up apartment where theyve lived for the 40 years of their marriage."
Russian Federation
"Louise Bryant, best known for her sympathetic coverage of the Bolsheviks during the 1917 Russian Revolution."

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