On Lindsay Lohan and Her Latest Adventure:

June 19, 2012

Making it back onto the screen since the last appearance during a minor role in the movie "Machete," a new age western thriller, Lidsay Lohan is the main character for a short artistic surf film titled "First Point" which premiers at small festivals this summer. The 26 year old actress/social mischiefer began her acting career at age 11 with the groundbreaking performance playing the role of twins in Disney's "The Parent Trap". Her discovery was rooted as being an early pre teen face for modeling and advertising features for companies like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Pizza Hut and others. Her teenage years showed her to be a household name for Disney TV with starring roles in the movies "LifeSize", "Got a Clue" and then catching a supporting role to Jaime Lee Curtis in the remake of "Freaky Friday" at the age of 17. It was at this age that the entertainment world began to more than take notice and she eclipsed to the platform as a sensation, releasing several music albums of which her first, "Speak," reached the number 4 spot of the Billboard charts. Fitting time in to her busy schedule, she hosted the MTV Video Music Awards as the youngest to accept the honor and in addition she added a musical performance to the event's attractions. So in a remarkable short span, the world of Lidsay Lohan was moving at mach speed and in a relocation from Long Island, she left her family of three siblings and a rocky marriage situation between her parents and arrived in LA. 

Maintaining an obedient disposition in such circumstances might be asking alot as she pushed the edge of drawing allure in media stories and was the focus of tabloid cover pages. Her earnings began to amount to about $7.5 million for the movie "Mean Girls", a huge sum for an 18 year old starlet. Her outgoing, showy personality seemed to catch up with the Southern California, high profile individual that she'd become. A reputation didn't take long to develop of her focusing more on the illicit excitement of the Hollywood nightlife than on meeting filming schedules and respecting the movie producer's calls for professionalism. The media hoopla of her peer Paris Hilton was all the rage in celebrity gossip at the same time and each grabbed the center of attention because of their regular nightly escapades which repeatedly involved incidents with the police. 

It's no secret about the reputation that followed. Her two DUI arrests within a two month span in mid 2007 set the stage for future court room hearings where insinuations of her disrespect and utter lack of responsibility came to light. Not appearing for mandated awareness classes, repetitive instances of missed court dates and circulating images of narcotics use prompted no leniency from a judge who eventually ordered a jail sentence of 90 days, 13 or which were served. Subsequent appearances for violations related to her convictions displayed a young lady who seemed convinced of her flaunty, above the law persona as she avoided conservative dress and wore stylish sunglasses as she would ascend the court house steps. Thus were these choices to careen the young years of her life as a zealous partying sociallite any big surprise to movie producers whose projects had become disprupted by such behavior? Nonetheless, as the rebellious behavior started she made large appearances alongside actresses Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep in, "A Prairie Home Companion" and "Georgia Rule," despite their unsavory box office results. A 2007 scary film, "I know Who Killed Me" won awards and in 2009 "Labor Pains" never debuted in theaters. Just for one who probably needed no further controversy, she choose to be casted for the role of 1970's porn vixen, Linda Lovelace, leaving many in further disbelief for how a young actress of incredible potential developed into a subpar talent who many would perceive as disastrous to work with. 

What can be made of all of this? Only she may know. Her recent Playboy cover shoot and pictorial sparked big attention during the January edition of this year. For those who haven't taken a gander at it's contents, the editor chose a vintage remake of the Marilyn Monroe spread from the inaugural 1953 publication. So now in her most recent assignment, she will be taking it to the waves as a Southern California surfer girl in what's described as a short artistic film by director Richard Phillips. During production, her collaboration of ideas was encouraged as she has shown some knack for creative expression including endeavoring in independent design projects such as her clothing line 6126. So it should be interesting to see the turns that she takes not only while riding the small shore breaks in the new film but also in the future years of a possible career that may be made popular again.