The Americans: S1 E1, set in the 1980s.
The Americans: S1 E4. Spies and phones go together. This is just one of a number of examples in the series.
The Boys from Brazil: 1978.
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Film
This one is from a short film (1990) called ‘12.01pm‘. It was the precursor to ‘Groundhog Day’, but with a bleaker ending. I like the bubble-like design of this public phone.
The following is from a movie called Jeff, who lives at home, (2011):
TV
Although the cell phone is a major player in high tech world of Person of Interest, the landline still has a use (2013, S1 E23)…
TV
Here is a still from the first episode of the US remake of Being Human (2011+):
This one is from Episode 2 of Mayday (2013):
Art and the phone
New York City pay phones to take users back to 1993
The city pay phones are being used to promote a new art exhibit recounting the year 1993 in New York’s history…
TV
All of a sudden I see loads of phone boxes on the small screen. I guess they are still an integral part of the modern world.
Vegas, (2012) S1 E5:
In the flesh, (2013) E3:
Shetland (2013):
Another from ‘Shetland’. I like this because it shows clearly why it is unlikely we will ever see the end of the phone box and landline, at least in some parts of the world.
Payphone design
High-tech payphone concept with free Wi-Fi wins NYC design challenge
The people of New York have spoken. They’ve chosen a spiffy new payphone design with free Wi-Fi access and interactive advertising as the winner of a Reinvent Payphones design challenge…
