abstract:David Ansen has been the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival since 2010. He was a reviewer and senior editor for Newsweek, where he served as the movie critic from 1977 through 2008, and has continued to contribute to the magazine in a freelance capacity.
"Tropic Thunder, " which already has received praise from Newsweek's DavidAnsen and The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt, has also earned its share of knocks.