FILMOGRAPHY Dramarama : [2007] A Prarie Home Campanion [2006] I Dream of Jeannie : [2006] Just My Luck : [2005] as Ashley Fashionistas : [2005] as Vig Morgan 
Herbie : Fully Loaded (2005) Lindsay Lohan stars as Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagon bug with a mind of its own - and puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR® competitor. Herbie's got some new tricks under his hood. 
Mean Girls : (2004) as Cady Heron Mean Girls is a lot better then the average teen comedy and its the best one I have ever seen.Not only was Mean Girls funny but it also had some of the hottest actresses including Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams.Lindsay Lohan showed a lot of unexpected humor in this and in Freaky Friday so I expect her to stay in Hollywood for awhile.I was surprised to find out that Rachel McAdams is 28 but she can easily get away with playing a sixteen year old.The other two girls are very funny Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried and I think both will easily find work in Hollywood.The story wasn't new as Heathers has already done it but I thought Mean Girls was a lot better.The movie does have some flaws like its starts getting a little boring near the end and does play longer then the average teen movie.This film is very entertaining and I don't understand how anyone can rate this movie a 1 but its going to be very hard to hate this movie.Tina Fey should leave SNL and focus on her career in Hollywood she really showed shes funny not only by writing the script but by acting in it too.Rating 9/10 best teen movie ever and one of the top ten movies of the year.I recommend you see this movie if your a teen or if your fan of any of the actors involved but even if your not a teen this movie is very entertaining.  Confessiona of a Teenage Drama Queen : (2004) as Mary Elizabeth Cap | | | Lola (another fine turn from Lindsay Lohan, `Freaky Friday') and her family are giving up the big lights of New York City for the smaller pleasures to be found in New Jersey. Fearing a total cultural shutdown, Lola clings to her new friend Ella (Alison Pill, `Pieces of April`), and her lead role in the school musical, spinning lies and obsessions about her favorite rock band to anybody who will listen. When a chance encounter with the band's lead singer (Adam Garcia, `Coyote Ugly`) sends Lola on a wild night of misadventures, she must keep her act together and try to shine brightly in the musical, which she views as her one shot at fame.
Based on the young adult novel by Dyan Sheldon, the movie adaptation of `Drama Queen' makes it feel like the filmmakers only captured half of the book. Targeted directly at 16 year-old girls, the picture evokes a feeling of being stuck in a small room with teenagers, which isn't as insulting as it sounds. Director Sara Sugarman encapsulates the essence of popularity, style, and the frantic thought processes that fuel the youth of today. Sugarman also keeps the story flowing forward with flashes of animation, colorful (and plentiful) costumes, highly stylized depictions of New York (with rainbow colored garbage piles), and a goofy portrait of suburban New Jersey, which makes its introduction to the film with a cow's moo on the soundtrack. Sure. Nothing says `farmland' like suburban New Jersey.
Like a tap dancer finishing off a case of Red Bull and thirsty for the spotlight, `Drama Queen' keeps flailing away in an effort to keep minds off the fact that no character or subplot in the finished film is coherent, or are even addressed more than passingly. For instance, take Lola's father, who is the basis for Lola's emotional arc in the film when she's confronted over lying about his death to her classmates. Why Lola lies about her successful and beloved children's book author father is never addressed, nor is this subplot seen to any type of rational conclusion. The same goes for Lola's attraction to a requisite `cute boy' named Sam, who is ignored in the story, yet paid off at the end as a huge maturing step for Lola. And there are many more dropped ideas and characters littering the floor of the film. `Drama Queen' comes from a book, and feels just like it; corners were cut to keep the film moving as quickly as possible, and the narrative suffers in the end.
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Freaky Friday : (2003) as Annabell Coleman For Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan, `The Parent Trap'), life is one big drama. While Tess is trying to juggle her career, another child (Ryan Malgarini), and her impending nuptials to her fiancée, Ryan (Mark Harmon), Anna is failing in school, finding her rock band on the cusp of possible stardom, and falling for a hunky classmate (Chad Murray, `Gilmore Girls'). Anna and Tess share a typical mother and teen daughter relationship, and when spied during an argument, a Chinese restaurant employee gives them magical fortune cookies that switch their bodies. Forced to deal with each other's wildly divergent lives, Anna and Tess race to figure out how to return to their normal bodies on the eve of Tess's wedding.
I've made it no secret how I feel about Disney strip-mining their catalog for remakes; it's a lazy practice from a company that could do so much more good if they wanted to try. However, I'm forced to hold back my usual criticisms when the end product turns out to be actually pretty darn good. `Freaky Friday' is the latest Disney landmark to get a make over, replacing the much-beloved Barbara Harris/Jodie Foster film from 1976. Unlike 1998's `The Parent Trap,' which didn't strain too far to update the proceedings, the new `Friday' is ripe with modernization. Society has changed since the days of the one-parent income and bell-bottom jeans, and screenwriters Heather Hatch and Leslie Dixon (working off the Mary Rodgers book) wisely update the action to include more contemporary situations, including Anna's panic over her rock band's audition, and Tess having to deal with her job and single parent household. Director Mark Waters (`The House Of Yes') handles these new ripples in the text with ease, making a film that's hip enough to allow teens to refrain from rolling their eyes, but yet familiar enough not to alienate adult fans of the original. Nothing could touch the Foster/Harris magic, yet the new `Friday' is a nice return to the material, without directly competing with the classic 1976 film.
The crucial factor to `Friday' is the chemistry between the two stars. In this `Friday,' Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan simply knock their parts out of the park. 17 year-old Lohan has the expertise behind her, after having convinced the world she was a set of twins in the `Parent Trap' remake. An absurdly confident teen actress, Lohan rises to the occasion masterfully, playing both a frustrated teen with unusual aggression as well as capturing the prim, mature aspects of the adult world. While I could do without another teen actress taking a stab at pop stardom (Lohan's musical chops are on display during the end credits), she is a remarkable young talent that matches Curtis perfectly. I expect great things from her to come.
Easily, Jamie Lee Curtis has the more enjoyable role. Already an accomplished comedienne, Curtis is a hoot to watch as she is inhabited by a teenager, complete with a change in style and constant disregard for those around her. Curtis has the funnier lines over Lohan's more situational comedy, and seems to be enjoying herself immensely saying things like, `ewww!' or tossing the metal horns around periodically. Curtis, who has been dormant in drab films for far too long, comes alive with the opportunity afforded to her in `Friday,' and I thoroughly loved her performance.
`Freaky Friday's' secret weapon is child actor Ryan Malgarini, playing Tess's son, and Anna's loathed brother, Harry. Filled with terrific reactions at the wild occurrences within his home, Waters wisely cuts to Harry at strategic points in the film for assured laughs. This is one funny kid.
 Get a Clue : (2002) as Lexy gold Overall, I think that Disney did a good job on this movie (compared to the train wrecks they've had in the past). Lindsay Lohan and Bug Hall really surprised me. My my, have they grown...my best friend was the person who told me to watch this movie and while I was watching it, I was like, "Jack" looks familiar...and I would have never guessed that it was "Alphalpha"...Bug Hall certainly sprouted. As for the supporting actors like Brenda Song...they were really good as well. So, even though this movie is not one of the best movies out there...it's still a great movie to see.  Bette : (2000) TV Series as Rose # 1 This series has at times reminded me of I Love Lucy... but with that dash of originality... otherwise known as Bette Midler...
True, it's not one of those series to last for many years (The Simpsons, Law & Order, Murphy Brown) but it very well put together and written. Of course, it won't last, but at least we got to see something of the same arena as Lucille Ball's unforgettable character.
"Bette" may not leave behind a legacy and may not last that long... but it just proves that The Divine Miss M is not only the Queen of movies, music, comedy... but also, television. 
The Parent Trap : (1998) as Hallie Parker This is definitely worth seeing hand-in-hand with the original version; rent one on video and then go see the other in a theatre. The parallels are quite strong, though, as the world grows smaller, instead of a California/Boston split, it's a California/UK split.
There are some lines of dialogue in common in both films that feel particularly appropriate, and are definitely winning ("like *sisters*" -- "No, [Halley], like *twins*"). The musical throwbacks to "Let's Gets Together" are also quite enjoyable.
Perhaps recognizing that their target audience is not only kids the age of eleven-year-old Annie/Halley (Lindsay Lohan), but fans of Hayley Mills and the original film, a more in-depth rationale is presented for the breakup of the parents, with an appropriate romantic twist.
Additionally, one never ceases to be amazed that some of the old tricks (and quite a few new ones!) work quite well. And, as the trailer says with a twinkle "Introducing...Lindsay Lohan" -- she's a knockout at this.
Apparently Disney wanted to give Hayley Mills a bit part in this film but she was unavailalble...nevertheless, it's a lot of fun.  The Another World : ( 1997-1998) (TV) Notable TV Guest Appearances "That '70s Show" playing "Danielle" in episode: "Mother's Little Helper" (episode # 7.7) 10 November 2004 "King of the Hill" playing "Jenny Medina" (voice) in episode: "Talking Shop" (episode # 8.22) 23 May 2004 "Punk'd" playing "Herself" (episode # 2.8) 14 December 2003 "Super Short Show" playing "Herself" in episode: "Freaky Friday" (episode # 1.14) 4 December 2003 "20/20" playing "Herself" 29 December 2002 - Credit : www.imdb.com
Critics
Freaky Friday Freaky FridayOn the surface, Freaky Friday has all the signs of being awful — horrible trailer, atrocious poster (Jamie Lee Curtis dressed like a middle-aged Avril Lavigne), and the presence of Mark Harmon. I don’t mean to disparage Harmon, whom I actually think is a sold, reliable actor. It’s just that since the late 1980s, the moviegoing public has inexplicably and repeatedly rejected him like snobby prom queens.
Plus, it’s a Disney live-action movie. Need I say more?
So, imagine my surprise, when I walked out of the multiplex with a bounce in my step and a smile on my face. Freaky Friday, is disarming, charming fun. And it features two terrific performances — one from 17-year-old beauty Lindsay Lohan and the other from Curtis, who hasn’t had a chance to let loose in years. And I don’t mean in a True Lies kind of way, fellas.
For anyone who saw the 1976 Jodie Foster original, Freaky Friday essentially tells the same story with a few contemporary wrinkles thrown in. A bickering mother (Curtis) and daughter (Lohan) magically switch bodies for a day and see how each other live. Curtis has to deal with the perils of a bully, a vindictive teacher, and a potential boyfriend. Lohan has to juggle a successful career, plan a wedding, and run an array of errands. It’s like Face/Off without the excessive violence and the doves.
The movie’s success depends on the work of Lohan and Curtis, who have to make broad characters in a goofy premise likable. Lohan, who starred in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, makes you forget Jodie Foster. Her fussy mannerisms (pulling down her friend’s midriff-exposing shirt) and formal speaking tone are perfect for the role; she doesn’t overplay it. There’s something almost disturbingly natural in her grown-up performance, as if she actually switched souls with an unwitting adult.
Curtis gets all the fun stuff — crowd surfing, making faces, playing guitar. But what’s refreshing is that she looks like she’s having a ball. It’s been ages since Curtis made a comedy, and it’s easy to forget what a carefree presence she was in great stuff like Trading Places and A Fish Called Wanda. And that’s the key in Freaky Friday — she lets herself go with utter and total conviction. Her courtship with Lohan’s love interest (Chad Murray) is a highlight, straddling the line between true love and Jerry Springer. You understand when Curtis has to awkwardly rush out of their intimate coffee talk, but more than understand her look of utter bliss when she rides on his motorcycle.
The supporting performances are also solid, especially Harmon (as Curtis’ fiancée), who provides a much-needed touch of class. A heap of credit must be given to director Mark S. Waters and screenwriters Leslie Dixon (Mrs. Doubtfire) and Heather Hach. They keep the sentiment and physical comedy down to an effective minimum while maintaining a sense of frantic fun throughout.
However, for every painful cliché they avoid (two attractive female leads in a comedy and nary a pratfall), there’s one the trio treasures like comedy gold. In this case, it’s the presence of the doddering senior citizen (veteran actor Harold Gould), the sweet girl who’s secretly malicious, and the employees of a Chinese restaurant who act like the distant relatives of Mickey Rooney’s character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
All of those flaws are minor. The most important thing during my viewing of Freaky Friday is that the sneak preview audience, which consisted of adults and kids, applauded at the end. If that isn’t an endorsement for this movie, I don’t know what is. Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen New York Daily News : It's easy to see why adolescent girls want to be Lindsay Lohan. She's an ingratiating performer and can do all the really cool things that matter in life - sing, dance, carry off multiple costume changes and toss her hair.
In "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen," she also gets to hang out with her favorite rock god and star in the high school play. "Confessions," a safely sanitized comedy with an important message about loyalty and individuality, plays to Lohan's strengths and gives the target audience a chance to live it up vicariously.
It's not the wonderful surprise that was Lohan's last outing, "Freaky Friday," but it will give girls something to dream about. The plot could have come out of a "Brady Bunch" episode, but it's adapted from a book by Dyan Sheldon. Lola (Lohan) moves from New York to the suburbs, and in trying to spice up her life with drama-queen posturing, she nearly alienates her new best friend (Alison Pill) and jeopardizes her standing in school.
Most of the movie has Lola and her pal trying to get into the farewell concert of their favorite band, Sidarthur, and the private after-party that Lola has been boasting about being invited to. If they don't get in, their credibility will be shot and the school's insufferable snob (Megan Fox) will have won the kind of moral victory that ruins the teenage years for many a susceptible girl.
Sara Sugarman directs this cheerful movie as if it were a bunch of memories pasted haphazardly into a scrapbook. Glenne Headly is Lola's unconventional mom, and Carol Kane is the nutty drama teacher who casts Lola as the lead in an updated version of "Pygmalion," a production whose rehearsals afford Lohan plenty of opportunity to prance about prettily.
Adam Garcia plays the rock star whose visage adorns Lola's room and heart. It is a sign of the movie's essential tameness that when Lola and her pal find themselves alone with him in a dark, garbage-strewn alley, the worst thing that happens is that they can't afford to pay for the coffee they get to sober him up. Copyright by lindsaylohan.us.tp |
