I forgot the stretch Lindsay Lohan had from 2003 to 2006. Her big debut was the remake of The Parent Trap, but the run began with Freaky Friday in 2004. Opposite Jamie Lee Curtis, Lohan was only 17 years old, and helped turn a modest 20 million dollar picture into a surprise 160 million dollar hit. It got great reviews, including Lohan whom Roger Ebert compared to a young Jodie Foster. The next year she did the beloved and incredibly fetch Tina Fey penned Mean Girls. Again, a major financial hit and with heaps of praise to Lohan's performance. 2005 had Herbie: Fully Loaded, which went on to be a financial success despite middling reviews. And then in 2006 she started to branch out, working with legendary Robert Altman in his last feature film. She acts alongside Meryl Streep and a cavalcade of other Hollywood stars. It was a well-received indie movie and Lohan was commended for keeping up with all the veteran talent around her. That same year she also appeared in Bobby, Emilio Estevez' meandering, if earnest, drama about Bobby Kennedy's assassination, again as part of a large and respected ensemble cast. That's a pretty good run, especially for someone so young into their career.
She also released a platinum and gold record during this time.
Of course, behind the screens, everything was a mess, and it began to effect her career. She lost numerous parts, was almost fired from Georgia Rule because of her unprofessionalism, and entered into a period of decay of smaller and smaller movies in ever worsening quality.
I bring all of this up because I'm rewatching The Canyons, a Paul Schrader dud from a terrible and terribly unsurprising script from Bret Easton Ellis that is notable for maybe three things: it was an early kickstarter movie, it is Lohan's first and only nude role, and it was her last chance and attempt at a career.
The Canyons came out in 2013, nearly a decade ago. Her peak run is nearing 15 years old now.
7 years ago... 15 years ago... I had lost perspective on the age of her success because even after all that time from when she was an adult making good movies, to the time she stopped making good movies and being an entertainment joke, to the "post career" life she has now where she develops night clubs in Greece...
Even after all that time, she's still only 33! For some reason, it seems both further back and more recent, all at once. Time can be funny like that.
She recently announced she will be attempting a Hollywood comeback. Will she succeed?
She also released a platinum and gold record during this time.
Of course, behind the screens, everything was a mess, and it began to effect her career. She lost numerous parts, was almost fired from Georgia Rule because of her unprofessionalism, and entered into a period of decay of smaller and smaller movies in ever worsening quality.
I bring all of this up because I'm rewatching The Canyons, a Paul Schrader dud from a terrible and terribly unsurprising script from Bret Easton Ellis that is notable for maybe three things: it was an early kickstarter movie, it is Lohan's first and only nude role, and it was her last chance and attempt at a career.
The Canyons came out in 2013, nearly a decade ago. Her peak run is nearing 15 years old now.
7 years ago... 15 years ago... I had lost perspective on the age of her success because even after all that time from when she was an adult making good movies, to the time she stopped making good movies and being an entertainment joke, to the "post career" life she has now where she develops night clubs in Greece...
Even after all that time, she's still only 33! For some reason, it seems both further back and more recent, all at once. Time can be funny like that.
She recently announced she will be attempting a Hollywood comeback. Will she succeed?
