Article: `SAVING PRIVATE RYAN' TOPS L.A. FILM CRITICS' LIST.(NEWS)

Byline: Bob Strauss Daily News Film Writer

``Saving Private Ryan'' won its first major skirmish of the 1998 movie awards season Saturday, capturing best picture, director and cinematography nods from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Steven Spielberg's graphically violent D-Day epic was the only film to win three LAFCA awards. Other multiple winners were the television satire ``Pleasantville'' and the prep school comedy ``Rushmore,'' both of which won two.

Best actor honors went to Ian McKellen for his portrayal of ``Frankenstein'' director James Whale in ``Gods and Monsters,'' which adds to the momentum begun last week when he received ...

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