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- ↑ Kronke, David (14 December 1997). "'L.A. Confidential' Gets L.A. Critics' Top Award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ "'L.A. Confidential' voted best film by L.A. critics". The Spokesman-Review. 16 December 1997. Retrieved 28 December 2017– via Google News Archive.
