Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business
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Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business is a nonfiction book by veteran producer Lynda Obst that analyzes the dramatic changes reshaping the modern Hollywood film industry.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6587401 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business Context triple: [Lynda Obst, notableWork, Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business]
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Still in Hollywood
"Still in Hollywood" is a song by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, known for its gritty depiction of Los Angeles life and featured on their 1986 debut album.
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Lost in Hollywood
"Lost in Hollywood" is a hard rock song by the British band Rainbow, featured as the closing track on their 1979 album *Down to Earth*.
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C.
Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story
Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story is a semi-autobiographical comic series that humorously chronicles creator Brian Michael Bendis’s experiences navigating the Hollywood adaptation process for his work.
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Hooray for Hollywood
"Hooray for Hollywood" is a classic American song closely associated with the glamour and mythology of the film industry and often used as an unofficial anthem for Hollywood.
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Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit is a humorous, insider’s guide to screenwriting and navigating Hollywood, co-written by successful comedy screenwriter and actor Thomas Lennon.
- 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: Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business Target entity description: Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business is a nonfiction book by veteran producer Lynda Obst that analyzes the dramatic changes reshaping the modern Hollywood film industry.
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A.
Still in Hollywood
"Still in Hollywood" is a song by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, known for its gritty depiction of Los Angeles life and featured on their 1986 debut album.
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B.
Lost in Hollywood
"Lost in Hollywood" is a hard rock song by the British band Rainbow, featured as the closing track on their 1979 album *Down to Earth*.
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C.
Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story
Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story is a semi-autobiographical comic series that humorously chronicles creator Brian Michael Bendis’s experiences navigating the Hollywood adaptation process for his work.
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D.
Hooray for Hollywood
"Hooray for Hollywood" is a classic American song closely associated with the glamour and mythology of the film industry and often used as an unofficial anthem for Hollywood.
-
E.
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit is a humorous, insider’s guide to screenwriting and navigating Hollywood, co-written by successful comedy screenwriter and actor Thomas Lennon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book about film industry
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Lynda Obst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorProfession | film producer ⓘ |
| basedOnExperienceOf | Lynda Obst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
analysis of the new abnormal in Hollywood
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insider account of contemporary movie business ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | early 21st century film industry ⓘ |
| genre |
media studies
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
case studies of specific films
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discussion of studio decision-making ⓘ historical overview of Hollywood economics ⓘ interviews with industry figures ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOf | veteran film producer ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
film industry professionals
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general readers interested in Hollywood ⓘ students of film and media ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hollywood film industry
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blockbuster filmmaking ⓘ changes in movie business ⓘ film financing ⓘ franchise films ⓘ global box office ⓘ impact of technology on film industry ⓘ international markets for films ⓘ risk-averse studio strategies ⓘ studio system ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
business aspects of filmmaking
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creative constraints in commercial cinema ⓘ economics of Hollywood studios ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | contemporary Hollywood ⓘ |
| theme |
corporatization of studios
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data-driven greenlighting ⓘ decline of star-driven vehicles ⓘ impact of streaming and digital distribution ⓘ role of foreign box office in studio strategy ⓘ shift from mid-budget films to tentpoles ⓘ |
| title | Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business Description of subject: Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business is a nonfiction book by veteran producer Lynda Obst that analyzes the dramatic changes reshaping the modern Hollywood film industry.
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Lynda Obst
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notableWork
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Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business
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