Considering the ubiquity of cellphones and blogging, it’s easy to forget about a simpler time when everyone relied on land line telephones and answering machines to keep in touch. One of my favorite Seinfeld episodes (ever) revolves around George’s answering machine message and the act of screening calls. I usually overlook these stills when editing so I wanted to honor a few of my favorite telephone moments in film in no particular order…

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Les Yeux Sans Visage (1959)

The Hunger (1983)

Buffalo ‘66 (1998)

Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)

Ladies and Gentleman, The Fabulous Stains (1981)

The Muppets take Manhattan (1984)

La Femme Nikita (1990)

The Warriors (1979)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr.T (1953)

Phenomena (1985)

Less Than Zero (1987)

Wild at Heart (1990)

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

Wait Until Dark (1967)

King of New York (1990)


Pretty in Pink (1986)


Cry-Baby (1990)

After Hours (1985)

American Psycho (2000)

Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Sssssss (1973)

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    nice caps. at least I knew some of the scenes.
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Considering the ubiquity of cellphones and blogging, it’s easy to forget about a simpler time when everyone relied on land line telephones and answering machines to keep in touch. One of my favorite Seinfeld episodes (ever) revolves around George’s answering machine message and the act of screening calls. I usually overlook these stills when editing so I wanted to honor a few of my favorite telephone moments in film in no particular order…

**Click on the film title to see the original post**

Les Yeux Sans Visage (1959)

The Hunger (1983)

Buffalo ‘66 (1998)

Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)

Ladies and Gentleman, The Fabulous Stains (1981)

The Muppets take Manhattan (1984)

La Femme Nikita (1990)

The Warriors (1979)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr.T (1953)

Phenomena (1985)

Less Than Zero (1987)

Wild at Heart (1990)

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

Wait Until Dark (1967)

King of New York (1990)


Pretty in Pink (1986)


Cry-Baby (1990)

After Hours (1985)

American Psycho (2000)

Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Sssssss (1973)

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  2. lookfar reblogged this from ilovehotdogs and added:
    nice caps. at least I knew some of the scenes.
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