Film at Lincoln Center and “Looking for Ms. Keaton" .....

 

Film at Lincoln Center announces “Looking for Ms. Keaton,” a series celebrating the singular career of Diane Keaton, one of the defining screen performers of the New Hollywood era. Running February 13–19, the 15-film program follows Keaton’s evolution from breakout star to enduring icon, with key collaborations that helped shape American cinema, including work with Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, and Warren Beatty. From her Academy Award–winning turn in “Annie Hall” to her quietly devastating work in “The Godfather” trilogy and beyond, “Looking for Ms. Keaton” traces an artist of rare range—unconventional, self-aware, and consistently surprising across comedy and drama.

Keaton’s impact is twofold: she changed what a screen heroine could look like and how she could move through the world. A style icon and countercultural sex symbol, she stood apart in the 1970s not by chasing polish, but by leaning into intelligence, awkwardness, and candor. She’s rightly hailed as a comedic force, commanding the frame with physical precision and timing that never feels forced.

Just as crucial is her dramatic work. The L.A.-born, New York–trained actress proved equally adept at inhabiting roles with raw sensitivity—finding emotional truth in a glance, a pause, or a slight shift in the voice. In films like “The Godfather” trilogy, “Reds,” and “The Little Drummer Girl,” her performances map the private costs of public expectation, and the contradictions women were asked to carry through a period of profound social change.

Across a six-decade career and three additional Academy Award nominations, Keaton built a body of work defined by risk, craft, and a refusal to be predictable. Film at Lincoln Center’s showcase argues—persuasively—that her legacy isn’t just star power. It’s authorship.

“Looking for Ms. Keaton” is sponsored by Criterion, your trusted curator of great cinema. Criterion’s offering spans streaming on the Criterion Channel and definitive physical editions through the Criterion Collection, dedicated to presenting films as their filmmakers intended.

Organized by Florence Almozini and Madeline Whittle.

Tickets and packages

Tickets go on sale Thursday, January 15 at 2pm, with early access for FLC Members beginning at noon. Tickets are $18; $15 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities; and $13 for FLC Members. See more and save with an All Access Pass for $120 ($90 for Students) or a 3+ Film Package ($16 for GP; $13 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities; and $11 for FLC Members).

Films and screening location

All films screen in the Walter Reade Theater (165 W. 65th St.)

Program lineup (dates as listed)

• “Love and Death”
  Friday, February 13 at 1:30PM
  Tuesday, February 17 at 8:45PM

• “Heaven” (New Remaster)
  Friday, February 13 at 8:45PM

• “Marvin’s Room”
  Friday, February 13 at 3:30PM
  Thursday, February 19 at 6:15PM

• “Looking for Mr. Goodbar”
  Friday, February 13 at 6:00PM
  Tuesday, February 17 at 3:15PM

• “Crimes of the Heart”
  Saturday, February 14 at 3:15PM
  Wednesday, February 18 at 12:45PM

• “Reds”
  Saturday, February 14 at 5:30PM
  Wednesday, February 18 at 3:00PM

• “Something’s Gotta Give”
  Saturday, February 14 at 9:15PM
  Thursday, February 19 at 8:30PM

• “The Godfather”
  Sunday, February 15 at 1:00PM

• “The Godfather Part II”
  Sunday, February 15 at 4:30PM

• “The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone”
  Sunday, February 15 at 8:30PM

• “Annie Hall” (4K Restoration)
  Monday, February 16 at 1:00PM
  Wednesday, February 18 at 8:45PM

• “The Little Drummer Girl”
  Monday, February 16 at 3:00PM
  Tuesday, February 17 at 6:00PM

• “Mrs. Soffel”
  Monday, February 16 at 6:00PM
  Tuesday, February 17 at 12:45PM

• “Shoot the Moon”
  Monday, February 16 at 8:30PM
  Thursday, February 19 at 3:30PM

• “Interiors”
  Wednesday, February 18 at 6:45PM
  Thursday, February 19 at 1:30PM