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I’ve Got Poetry In Me #8: Beau Travail

October 9, 2026 andyhorbalLeave a comment
Medium shot of Denis Lavant's Galoup ecstatically throwing himself in the air, arms spread wide, at a discotheque

Previous “I’ve Got Poetry In Me” posts can be found here.

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I’ve Got Poetry In Me #7: Bellissima

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 andyhorbalLeave a comment
Close-up of Gastone Renzelli's Spartaco Cecconi removing his wife Maddalena's (Anna Magnani) second high heel; the first lies on the bed next to her legs
Continuation of the previous image: having removed the show, Spartaco tosses it aside
Continuation of the previous image: Spartaco holds his wife's feet in a embrace that appears loving even though we can't see either of their faces

Previous “I’ve Got Poetry In Me” posts can be found here.

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I’ve Got Poetry In Me #6: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 andyhorbalLeave a comment

Previous “I’ve Got Poetry In Me” posts can be found here.

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I’ve Got Poetry In Me #5: By the Bluest of Seas

July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 andyhorbalLeave a comment
Close-up of Yelena Kuzmina's Maria holding the pearl necklace Nikolay Kryuchkov's Alyosha gave her up in front of her face
Close-up of Maria snapping the string of the pearl necklace, causing the pearls to fall to the floor in slow motion
Continuation of the previous shot: the pearls have all fallen

Previous “I’ve Got Poetry In Me” posts can be found here.

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I’ve Got Poetry In Me #4: Eyes Wide Shut

June 1, 2026July 10, 2026 andyhorbalLeave a comment
Medium POV shot of Nicole Kidman's Alice Harford from her husband's perspective, asleep in purple sheets with the mask he wore during his misadventures the previous night carefully positioned on his empty pillow

Previous “I’ve Got Poetry In Me” posts can be found here.

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I’ve Got Poetry In Me #3: Is This Thing On?

March 25, 2026 andyhorbalLeave a comment
Medium shot of Alex, whose back is to the camera, talking to Jill, who is dressed in scrubs and preparing to leave for work, in a cramped kitchen

ALEX: Are you a nurse?

JILL: No, I’m a comedian. Are you a fucking nurse?

Previous “I’ve Got Poetry In Me” posts can be found here.

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I’ve Got Poetry In Me #2: Funny Ha Ha

October 28, 2025 andyhorbalLeave a comment
Medium shot of Andrew Bujalski's Mitchell leaning over a balcony contemplating a bottle of beer
Continuation of the previous shot: the bottle of beer is suspended in mid-air after Mitchell tosses it over the balcony
Overhead shot of the frothy remains of the bottle of beer, which has shattered on the courtyard below

Previous “I’ve Got Poetry In Me” posts can be found here.

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I’ve Got Poetry In Me #1: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

October 17, 2025October 18, 2025 andyhorbalLeave a comment
Medium shot of a man swinging a chain saw as though it were a dance partner in front of a sunset

Continuation of the previous shot

Continuation of the previous shot: the chain saw is now held high in the air

Continuation of the previous shot: the camera has moved closer and we now see just the man's torso in medium close-up
Posted in Poetry, Screengrabs
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