Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business

Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business (2013) is a book by film producer Lynda Obst. Obst, whose credits include Sleepless in Seattle, explains how the collapse of DVD sales and the rise of the overseas market changed Hollywood. She describes a studio system that came to favor sequels, franchises and global brands over mid-budget original films.

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Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is Lynda Obst's "Sleepless in Hollywood." Obst answers the question many of you might be puzzling over, why are there no great movies made any more? And why are so many movies, sequels and prequels and part threes and fours. This is a really entertaining book with an important message.”