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- ↑ Maslin, Janet (12 December 1997). "'L.A. Confidential' Wins Critics Circle Award". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ Anderson, John (12 December 1997). "Nostalgic Choices in N.Y." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ Kehr, Dave (12 December 1997). "New York Film Critics keep it 'Confidential'; they get misty for Christie and Fonda Peter, too". NY Daily News. Retrieved 25 December 2017.