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 L.I.E. and The Deep End among Boston critics' favorites
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The Boston Society of Film Critics voted Sunday for their favorites of 2001, and named David Lynch's lesbian-inclusive thriller Mulholland Drive as Best Picture. Brian Cox's layered portrayal of a pederast in L.I.E. won him Best Actor accolades, in a tie with Denzel Washington for Training Day. L.I.E. director Michael Cuesta won the new filmmaker prize. Tilda Swinton was named Best Actress for her portrayal of a mother going to great lengths to protect her gay son in The Deep End.Â
The Boston Society of Film Critics awards, in their entirety:
Best Picture: Mulholland Drive (runner-up: Apocalypse Now Redux)
Best Actor (tie): Brian Cox, L.I.E.; Denzel Washington, Training Day
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, The Deep End (runner-up: Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive)
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast (runner-up: Steve Buscemi, Ghost World)
Best Supporting Actress: Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky (runner-up: Scarlet Johansson, Ghost World)
Best Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Memento
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, The Man Who Wasn't There
Best Foreign Film: Amores Perros
Best Documentary: The Gleaners and I
Best New Filmmaker: Michael Cuesta, L.I.E.
Special Citation: Clinton McClung, for eclectic and adventurous programming of the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Mass.
From the archives of The Advocate
09/11/01: Boys to men
Filmmakers of three new films L.I.E., Eban and Charley, and Our Lady of the Assassins talk about why they chose to portray teenage boys' relationships with older men. Is it a rite of passage or just plain wrong?
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08/28/01: A bright noir
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