Something New
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"Something New" is a 2006 romantic comedy film that explores interracial romance and societal expectations, starring Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Something New canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1407250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Something New Context triple: [Sanaa Lathan, notableWork, Something New]
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A.
Something New
"Something New" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the eccentric residents and guests of Blandings Castle in a lighthearted tale of romantic entanglements and stolen treasure.
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B.
A New Kind of Love
A New Kind of Love is a 1963 romantic comedy film starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, noted for its playful take on gender roles and high-fashion New York and Paris settings.
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C.
Make It New
"Make It New" is Ezra Pound’s famous modernist slogan advocating radical innovation and a break from literary tradition in art and poetry.
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D.
Something Fresh
"Something Fresh" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse that introduces the eccentric Blandings Castle setting and showcases his trademark lighthearted humor and intricate farce.
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E.
Many a New Day
"Many a New Day" is a reflective solo number sung by the character Laurey in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, expressing her conflicted feelings about love and independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Something New Target entity description: "Something New" is a 2006 romantic comedy film that explores interracial romance and societal expectations, starring Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker.
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A.
Something New
"Something New" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the eccentric residents and guests of Blandings Castle in a lighthearted tale of romantic entanglements and stolen treasure.
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B.
A New Kind of Love
A New Kind of Love is a 1963 romantic comedy film starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, noted for its playful take on gender roles and high-fashion New York and Paris settings.
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C.
Make It New
"Make It New" is Ezra Pound’s famous modernist slogan advocating radical innovation and a break from literary tradition in art and poetry.
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D.
Something Fresh
"Something Fresh" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse that introduces the eccentric Blandings Castle setting and showcases his trademark lighthearted humor and intricate farce.
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E.
Many a New Day
"Many a New Day" is a reflective solo number sung by the character Laurey in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, expressing her conflicted feelings about love and independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Sanaa Lathan
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Simon Baker ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Shawn Maurer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Sanaa Hamri ⓘ |
| distributor | Focus Features ⓘ |
| editedBy | Melissa Kent ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Kenya McQueen ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | Sanaa Lathan ⓘ |
| loveInterestCharacter | Brian Kelly ⓘ |
| loveInterestPortrayedBy | Simon Baker ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
interracial romance
ⓘ
societal expectations ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Lisa Coleman
ⓘ
Wendy Melvoin ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | professional Black woman navigating love and race ⓘ |
| producer |
Glendon Palmer
ⓘ
Stephanie Allain ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Focus Features ⓘ |
| releaseDate | January 29, 2006 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Kriss Turner ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Sanaa Lathan
ⓘ
Simon Baker ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| title | Something New self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Something New Description of subject: "Something New" is a 2006 romantic comedy film that explores interracial romance and societal expectations, starring Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sanaa Lathan