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It never fails to amaze me that despite the huge amount of public attention that Lindsay Lohan gets, very little of it actually has anything to do with her talent -- unless you count getting caught on security cameras with allegedly illicit substances a talent. But the director of her latest film, I Know Who Killed Me, is singing her praises on Bloody Disgusting. BD spoke with director Chris Sivertson, and he was eager to describe his working relationship with Lohan, saying, "Lindsay and I hit it off right away. It's fantastic to work with somebody that gifted. Her dual roles in the film were extremely demanding - both physically and emotionally and she pulled it all off with true style" -- a definite change from the last opinion voiced about Lohan's work ethic. Some highlights from Lohan's commitment issues of late include her dropping out of the Dylan Thomas biopic The Best Time of Our Lives, and then being replaced by Jessica Biel in A Woman of No Importance (although in a strange twist, both parts eventually went to Sienna Miller).

I Know centers on a young woman who is abducted and murdered by a brutal serial killer, only to show up in a hospital claiming that she is not who they think she is. The film, which also features Julia Ormond and Neil McDonough, is set to open July 27th, which seems like a strange date to pick since it is also when The Simpsons Movie hits theaters, but I guess they aren't competing for the same audiences. When it comes to Lohan's tabloid history, hopefully her talent will outlive her notoriety, and then comments like Sivertson's won't come as such a surprise.

There's a fascinating little chain of command that's starting to form as far as certain actresses go, and you'd be surprised to see who's at the top. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that for the second time in two months, Sienna Miller has landed a role that, at one point, was owned by Lindsay Lohan. First, she replaced La Lohan on The Best Times of Our Lives (which has since changed its corny title to The Edge of Love). Now, Miller replaces Jessica Biel (who originally replaced Lohan) on Importance (which was previously known as A Woman of No Importance). Are you still with me? Good.

Loosely based on the Oscar Wilde play, Importance tells of a 19 year-old American girl (a bit of a stretch for the 26 year-old Miller, but okay) who falls madly in love with the womanizing Lord Illingworth (Sean Bean) in the English countryside, but must fend off the menacing mother (Annette Bening) of Illingworth's illegitimate child who, come to think of it, might have a thing for the pretty American too. Right now, there's no word on why Biel has left the project; we recently reported that she's signed on to star in the ensemble drama Powder Blue, but I can't imagine that had anything to do with it. Needless to say, it appears Miller and Biel are now in a position where they're fighting over Lohan's sloppy seconds. How, exactly, did that happen? Unlike Biel, however, Miller is having no trouble lining up projects left, right and sideways; aside from Importance, her Stardust will be released this summer, they're in post production on another one of her pics, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, she's currently filming Edge of Love and she just signed on to star in Hippie Hippie Shake. Hey, but Biel was the Sexiest Woman Alive a few years back. I think. Shouldn't that count for something?