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Yes, finally, Lindsay Lohan has left rehab! It was a trying time for us fans, but the streets of Los Angeles were safer without her car on the road. In an interview with OK! Magazine, La Lohan said of her time in Utah's Cirque Lodge (a drug and alcohol treatment center), "It was a sobering experience. It was humbling. It made me look at myself, and all of the people, places and things in my life in a different way. I was in there for substance abuse, after all." I like how she adds that last sentence in there, as if she wanted to say -- "I was in rehab idiots, did you expect me to talk to you about running around the grounds naked, with a monkey in a pink dress, while holding a cocktail and a menthol?"

But enough about the scandal, when will we see Lohan back up on the big screen -- I mean, that's if she doesn't quit Hollywood and all. She says, "I'm staying in Utah until it's time to shoot Dare to Love Me, and then I plan on returning to Utah so I can stay focused, and avoid other distractions." Did we already know Lohan was shooting that film? I don't think so. Last time we talked about Dare to Love Me, the film which tells the story of Argentinian tango legend Carlos Gardel, both Paz Vega and the singer-turned-actress Shakira were up for roles opposite Rodrigo Santoro in the flick. Alfonso Arau (A Walk in the Clouds) is set to direct off a script by Jeremy Leven (The Notebook), and I imagine Lohan will play some sort of American love interest (God help me if she tries an accent). Of course, let's see if the actress actually makes it to work this time; in the past year, she's walked away from at least three (or is it four?) different films. There's no further word on the film, or her involvement, but I imagine it will start shooting soon. In the meantime, check out our Lohan gallery below (pre-rehab), and we hope the gal makes it through in good health (and spirits) this time without pissing off the entire state of Utah.

Hollywood has a great tradition of song and dance movies like Singin' in the Rain, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music and more recently with Moulin Rouge! and Chicago. In fact, many of the most popular and successful films of all time are musicals. And now a new film will try to take its place among those great films of the past -- Dare to Love Me, directed by Alfonso Arau of A Walk in the Clouds.

According to production weekly, super-hot Paz Vega, Rodrigo Santoro and singer-turned-actress Shakira will star in the film, scripted by The Notebook writer Jeremy Leven, which tells the story of Argentinian tango legend Carlos Gardel (Santoro) whose involvement in a torrid love triangle leads to tragedy when he's shot, leaving a bullet lodged in his lung for the rest of his life. Making his way to 1930's Paris, Carlos finds the will to sing again and entrances a new legion of fans, including love interests Vega and Shakira, by bringing tango music to Europe's exploding music scene.

This film has a long way to go before it will count as a " musical classic" among the ones mentioned above; that said, Arau has a proven ability to manage this kind of sweeping tragic love story and writer Leven knows this ground exceptionally well too. Combine the skills and experience of these two men together with the charismatic and talented cast Arau has assembled, and this film might just have a chance. Or, we could end up with another Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on our hands -- and believe me, nobody wants that. Shooting on Dare to Love Me is expected to start next spring in Romania.

So, is this film going to be more Moulin Rouge! or Sgt. Pepper?