a dog-eared town

Ok, maybe not genius, but there’s something at work. Oh yeah, stupidity.

Lindsay Lohan’s arrest on felony drug charges early Tuesday came at the worst possible time for TriStar Pictures, which plans this weekend to release “I Know Who Killed Me,” a low-budget thriller in which she stars.

And I want to know, what genius at TriStar looked at Lindsey freakin Lohan and said, yeah, that’s a bankable responsible actor. Yeah, they can have the part. You might as well have given the part to my cat.

But the larger casualty of Ms. Lohan’s latest encounter with the law — setting aside the incalculable damage to her acting career — may be an independently financed project in which she was to have played only a supporting role.

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With Ms. Lohan now presumably unavailable, it is unclear whether the film’s financing will hold together, two people involved with the film said Tuesday.

Pardon me while I laugh heartily. Someone’s movie financing is dependent on Lindsey Lohan? Oh come on. Give me a break.

Production of “Poor Things,” which is to be directed by Ash Baron Cohen, was initially to have begun May 30, but was derailed four days earlier when Ms. Lohan crashed her Mercedes and was charged with driving under the influence. Photos taken two days later showed her passed out with her mouth open after a night of partying, and she checked herself into the Promises rehabilitation facility.

“Poor Things” was put on hold, but people involved in the movie said that Mr. Baron Cohen, the producers, and cast members like Ms. MacLaine all visited Ms. Lohan in rehab and rehearsed with her several times. “They believed in her,” one of the people said.

They believed in her? What the hell is there to believe in? That she’s a professional? Talk about your deluded personalities. Let’s face it, Lindsey is nothing better than a c-level “actress”. It’s not like she’s the reincarnation of Maggie Smith or Emma Thompson. This is a girl who’s claim to fame is her party reputation. Puhlease, that anyone anywhere made her the cornerstone of a movie is pathetic.

This debacle is a clear example of stupidity that would be obvious to anyone NOT in the industry. Which is one of the reasons the industry continues to have a sucky relationship with the rest of America.