A second from ‘The Man in the High Castle’
A third from ‘Man in the High Castle’
Predestination
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Recent viewing
I don’t actually know this programme but couldn’t ignore the ad, for obvious reasons;
This shot is from the penultimate episode of ‘Humans‘:
From the recent adaptation of Jekyl and Hyde:
The iconic red box even turns up on a US highway in ‘Austin Powers: the spy who shagged me’.
Children of Men
In the refugee camp at Bexhill (Children of Men):
Nightime viewing
Here I like the use of the phone to reflect the woman making the call
Apocalyptic scene
Here is a scene from ‘The day after tomorrow‘ (2004) with a phone in the New York Library being in use to its very end…
Classic film
I am happy to add one of the most iconic films of all time to my blog. I hadn’t realised there was a phone box in the games room of the Overlook Hotel.
The Shining
More phones on the screen
Cold Weather (2010)
The Blacklist
Spooks (season 1)
Seven days in May (1964)
Mojave Phone Booth
I listen to a podcast called ‘99% Invisible’. It’s an American series I have been onto for a couple of years – although I only listen in spasmodically. Podcast no. 202 is title ‘Mojave Phone Booth’ . Cool.
It has led me to a movie I didn’t know about ‘Mojave Phone Booth’ (2006) and the Wikipedia page on the artefact itself – you guessed it, a phone box in the Mojave desert.
This goes a long way to proving that I am not alone in my fascination for phone boxes.
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