Overstweets

As a young film journalist, I encountered Diane Keaton only once, briefly, as she ran down a hallway in The Four Seasons — Beverly Hills, while multiple film junkets were going on in the hotel. I remember being startled as she passed me. She was wearing a bathrobe and had giant curlers in her hair. I cherish that memory. I seems like the perfect way to run into her.

The Godfather, and The Godfather, Part II; Sleeper; Love and Death; Annie Hall; Reds; Twin Peaks (episode director); Father of the Bride; Elephant (executive producer); Something's Gotta Give; The Family Stone; Finding Dory (voice of Jenny). Keaton was a singular screen presence: stylish, radiant, comic, joyful. Her performances, while seemingly effortless, drew our attention even in crowded scenes. She first got my attention in Sleeper (which I saw before I saw The Godfather), and she had a lot to do with why it immediately became one of my all-time favorite comedies, and has remained so (in spite of the necessary Woody Allen disclaimers).

I’m stunned and saddened, as are so many of the world’s film lovers, by her passing. May she rest in God’s grace and peace. Thank you, Ms. Keaton, for being a bright light in the world.

Read: "Diane Keaton was Nobody's Fool"

It’s the Devil’s way now
There’s no way out
You can scream and you can shout
It’s too late now
Because
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION
PAYING ATTENTION
PAYING ATTENTION!

— Radiohead’s Thom Yorke over Johnny Greenwood’s raging guitars on Hail to the Thief in 2003

I never thought this f$&@er would come back for us. I got lazy and wasn't paying attention.

— Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio) over Johnny Greenwood’s climactic score in One Battle After Another in 2025

Don’t go dark on me, Bob.

Ages ago, in Twitter’s glory days, before a tech-billionaire neo-Nazi got involved, my handle was Overstweet. I abandoned that platform. It cost me my largest, most rewarding online community, but I refuse to be a reason readers show up on the doorstep of democracy-smashing villains. I’m on Bluesky now, and I’m excited about this new adventure: Overstweets on my own website! Bookmark this page and check back regularly!