Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
This one is from a short film (1990) called ‘‘12.01pm‘. It was the precursor to ‘Groundhog Day’, but with a bleaker ending. I love a bubble-like phone box.
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Television
Here is a still from the US remake of Being Human (2011, E1):
This one is from Mayday (2013, E2):
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):
From the mini-series Spies of Warsaw (2013) staring man of the moment David Tennant:
Television
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.
Iconic film
Telephone songs
Click here for telephone song recommendations.
…Ahoy–hoy and welcome to Readers’ Recommend, where this week we’d like to hear your nominations for songs about telephones – and, ideally, songs that take place on the telephone, where the lyrics describe a phone conversation, or a message left on an answerphone, or … you get the idea. Phones.
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District 9
This was sent into the blog, from persons unknown, and comes from a London location. Dated 2009 when ‘Distict 9′ was released in the cinema.