"Just like the population of Los Angeles, we're eclectic and rarefied, " said David Ansen, the festival's artistic director.

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"Tropic Thunder, " which already has received praise from Newsweek's David Ansen and The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt, has also earned its share of knocks.

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