Lone Star
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Lone Star is a 1996 neo-Western mystery film directed by John Sayles, acclaimed for its complex exploration of race, history, and community along the Texas–Mexico border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lone Star canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5122816 — 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)
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Target entity: Lone Star Context triple: [Chris Cooper, notableWork, Lone Star]
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A.
The Lone Star
The Lone Star is a popular nickname for the national flag of Chile, highlighting its single prominent white star on a blue field.
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B.
Lone Stars
The Lone Stars is the nickname of the Liberia national football team, which represents Liberia in international soccer competitions.
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C.
The Eyes of Texas
"The Eyes of Texas" is a traditional anthem closely associated with the University of Texas at Austin, widely recognized as a central part of Longhorns sports and school spirit.
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D.
Pro Texana
Pro Texana is a component or section of the journal *Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana*, likely focusing on issues related to the state of Texas.
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E.
The Texas
The Texas is a historic steam locomotive famed for its role in the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lone Star Target entity description: Lone Star is a 1996 neo-Western mystery film directed by John Sayles, acclaimed for its complex exploration of race, history, and community along the Texas–Mexico border.
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A.
The Lone Star
The Lone Star is a popular nickname for the national flag of Chile, highlighting its single prominent white star on a blue field.
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B.
Lone Stars
The Lone Stars is the nickname of the Liberia national football team, which represents Liberia in international soccer competitions.
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C.
The Eyes of Texas
"The Eyes of Texas" is a traditional anthem closely associated with the University of Texas at Austin, widely recognized as a central part of Longhorns sports and school spirit.
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D.
Pro Texana
Pro Texana is a component or section of the journal *Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana*, likely focusing on issues related to the state of Texas.
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E.
The Texas
The Texas is a historic steam locomotive famed for its role in the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award |
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement | investigation of an old murder ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Stuart Dryburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | independent film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ neo-Western ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Buddy Deeds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Sam Deeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
border politics
ⓘ
community ⓘ history ⓘ race relations ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mason Daring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | interwoven past and present timelines ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multi-generational story ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex exploration of race, history, and community
ⓘ
depiction of life along the Texas–Mexico border ⓘ |
| producer | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Castle Rock Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1996-06-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 135 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | small border town ⓘ |
| stars |
Chris Cooper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Peña NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances McDormand NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Kris Kristofferson NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew McConaughey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary era with historical flashbacks ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lone Star Description of subject: Lone Star is a 1996 neo-Western mystery film directed by John Sayles, acclaimed for its complex exploration of race, history, and community along the Texas–Mexico border.
Referenced by (6)
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