"Tropic Thunder, " which was co-written and directed by Mr. Stiller, is like a dinner whose hors d'oeuvres are far more satisfying and well-composed than the slightly warmed-over main course.
But from the time I got interested in this over a four- or five-year period, I'd go to lunch or dinner with people and they'd say, 'What are you working on?
Clinton combined his New Orleans appearance with a fund-raising luncheon for Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) and a Democratic National Committee fund-raising dinner.