Monthly Archives: February 2012

This is another post about psychoanalysis and the railway. It’s about the correspondence between the emotional experience of train travel and the language we use to describe these feelings. So, it’s also post about language. Both, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Sigmund … Continue reading →

I’m just checking that when I post this, then that twitter thing happens…

BBC Radio 4 Extra is running a season called Locomotive Special. You can get the details, here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4extra/ There are are all sorts scheduled…  

This is a post about railways and psychoanalysis. I’ve already posted about the close relationship between cinema and trains, And also about the films of Alfred Hitchcock (at least those that have trains in them). You can see my previous, … Continue reading →

I found this list of films with trains… You can see it, here http://mubi.com/lists/chuff-chuff-choo-choo-films-for-train-lovers  

Charles and Ray Eames are probably the best known US designers of the mid 20C . In addition to the architecture and furniture designs for which they are famous, they made short films as educational and moving image elements in … Continue reading →

Here’s a terrific poster from France. It’s in a combination of styles – there’s a bit of art deco (the cinema style lettering at the bottom) and a bit of more modernist photo and information design (the engine and the … Continue reading →