The Future of Electricity

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July 6, 2010 News Post by Jillian Richardson

Fuse Box: Now with more electricity

The newly expanded Fuse Box Festival continues to shower sparks across Austin, with the second week packing in even more new dance, theatre, screenings, bands, and art

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Utilities Brace for Busy Billing Season

"If the water goes through the meter, you bought it. If electricity goes through the meter, you bought it."

"...a young woman who called in saying that the electricity bill for her new apartment was way too high...."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

ERCOT Issues Power Emergency Warning

Grid operator calls for conservation until 7pm

"...Council of Texas (the agency that manages the state's electricity grid) has issued an emergency warning that Texas' power..."

Aug. 2, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

No Impact Man

Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man, and his cooperative family are the subjects of this documentary about their yearlong project in environmental sustainability.

"...Six months into the project, they turned off their electricity, which made for a fairly spartan home environment. What..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Under Power Warning

UPDATE: ERCOT downgrades request for savings, but urges conservation

"...a Power Warning. They are asking everyone to cut electricity consumption until 7pm. This is serious: If things get..."

Aug. 24, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mary Shelley

Biopic of Frankenstein's creator lacks spark.

"...Shelley is sorely in need of a jolt of electricity similar to the one that reanimated Frankenstein’s monster in..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mrs. Hyde

Isabelle Huppert glows (literally) in this SF-comedy makeover of the psycho-horror classic.

"...a prefab shipping container). Her experiments with heat and electricity transform her, and she roams the streets, scorching what..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

April and the Extraordinary World

Animated French steampunk fantasy is delightfully imaginative

"...this French import imagines an alternate reality in which electricity was never discovered and the world continued to rely..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Are What We Are

This effectively creepy horror story gives new meaning to the family film.

"...there's something amiss with father Frank (Sage), who shuns electricity in the rambling manse. When his wife Emma (DePaiva)..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Frankenweenie

Tim Burton’s animated, black-and-white movie about a boy and his dog is sweetly filtered through the lens of Frankenstein and other famous monsters.

"...Wood's Bela Lugosi himself, Martin Landau) – mainly that electricity is a life-giving force. Luckily, Victor's hometown of New..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Darkest Hour

Five young people lead the advance against an alien attack in Moscow.

"...Prometheus), the story involves invisible aliens who feed on electricity and kill off humanity here, there, and everywhere by..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ERCOT Issues Another Power Emergency

Agency asks Texans to conserve electricity 3-7pm today

"...emergency power warning and asked Texans to reduce their electricity usage 3-7pm today. The agency warns that it may..."

Aug. 3, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Leap Year

From the director of Shopgirl comes this despairing and barely mediocre rom-com starring Amy Adams.

"...Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan) to the stupendously absent electricity between Adams and her coy Irish rover boy (Goode)...."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wynn on Wind

Austin mayor to talk energy reform to presidential campaigns next week.

"...future administration could develop some big picture solutions to electricity production...."

Aug. 13, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

My Country, My Country

Using the Iraqi democratic elections in early 2005 as its focal point, this powerful documentary is the sad lament of Iraqis who truly want the best for their homeland, despite seemingly overwhelming odds.

"...an embattled land in which car bombs and no electricity inform daily life. We here in America can't really..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Recruit

"...substantially beefs up this otherwise routine spy thriller. The electricity they incite – along with no-slouch-herself co-star Bridget Moynahan..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Real Women Have Curves

"...professional "something," but there is no getting around the electricity sparked by newcomer Ferrara and the always outstanding Ontiveros..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Woo

"...bob, are a hoot. She has the same sexy electricity Mae West had, only in a more compact package,..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In & Out

"...Creatures remind us, great personnel guarantees nothing. The real electricity here emanates from a fresh, recklessly inventive script by..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

She's So Lovely

"...too appropriate here. The disparity between the disturbing, crazy electricity of the first half and the farcical drawing room..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

City Unplugged

"...and he is forced to attempt rewiring the town's electricity in order to keep the premature infant alive. As..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

"...the power cord; in other words, no sparks or electricity. Another question I have is: who can explain what..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ERCOT Energy Emergency Again

State power grid asks people to use less electricity until 7pm

"...of Texas are once again asking Texans to reduce electricity usage until 7pm...."

Aug. 23, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Rose Goes to Washington

Dripping Springs state rep to give Congressional testimony on Pedernales Electric Cooperative

"...rate payers facing soaring bills, mismanagement) of the biggest electricity co-op in Texas, and a week since the entire..."

June 25, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Shot in the Dark

The Texas Documentary Tour presents Paul Devlin's 'Power Trip'

"..."dramatic real-life thriller about corruption, assassination, and street-rioting over electricity in the former Soviet Union." Yes, you read that..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Alejandro Escovedo’s Hurricane Honeymoon

Rocker’s Category 4 account: “I thought, We might not make this"

"...Then, suddenly, there’s no phones. There’s nothing. The electricity went out right away. No Wi-Fi, nothing like that...."

Sept. 23, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Measuring the Footprint

"...14 tonnes in 2007. (That's counting only emissions from electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuel.) While we might like..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature

Energy Savers

Meet the winners of our Kill-a-Watt Challenge

"...That's enough electricity to keep a single lightbulb burning for 10,000 years..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Electric Shock

Austin Energy's 'regressive' proposed rate increase brings out little guys and their advocates

"...at first blush, asking customers to pay more for electricity sounds entirely reasonable. But under the current proposal, residential..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

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