With the divisive "American Sniper" a surprise awards season success, Filmspotting takes a trip back a couple of decades - back to the mythic Old West - for a Sacred Cow review of Clint Eastwood’s Best Picture-winning UNFORGIVEN. Plus, the Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips drops by to help us handicap the 2015 OSCARS.

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:00-3:05 - Billboard / Sponsors

3:05-44:47 - Sacred Cow: "Unforgiven"

Shakey Graves, "Dearly Departed"

45:59-48:59 - Shutterstock

48:59-57:01 - Notes / Polls

57:01-1:10:27 - Oscar Picks

Shakey Graves, "Hard Wired"

1:11:36-1:16:33 - Donations

1:16:33-1:45:20 - Oscar Picks, cont.

1:45:20-1:50:09 - Close

BONUS

- More Oscar picks

MUSIC

- Shakey Graves

LINKS

- Josh's review of "Unforgiven"

- Dissolve Movie of the Week: "Unforgiven"

- "Oscars 2015: Video Evidence"

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