14 November 2012 Factual 53 mins
With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground experiments, NOVA captures its landing on Mars
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Lance Lewman as Narrator
Gil Talmi Music
United States 14 November 2012
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In its search for life beyond Earth NASA employs a "sky crane" maneuver to land the Curiosity rover on Mars. Aired November 14 2012 on PBS.
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05 September 2012
A children’s animated feature film based on an internationally bestselling book series for a main target audience of 3 to 8 year olds telling a universal story about friendship, loyalty and honesty in which Little Raven and his friends have to work up all their courage to save their beloved forest.
01 January 2012
When a cute little stray pup they name Chewy wanders into the school a group of friends must unite to help keep Chewy out sight of the principal, Ms.
01 March 2012
Skeptic turns believer when a late night talk show host is visited by a mysterious guest.
15 January 2012
A film about the mythical and mysterious cataclysm which befalls mankind on December 21st, 2012 and what happens next.
06 June 2012
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo.
27 June 2012
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.
20 April 2012
One girl's journey to inspire a movement. Juliette is fourteen years old and she is on a mission to save elephants.
01 January 2012
In the 18th century, Moravian missionaries from eastern Europe settled among Inuit on the Labrador coast in eastern Canada.
13 August 2012
The sinister origin story behind our most innocent toy - the Teddy Bear.
16 October 2012
Two guys, Nick and Dylan, set out to steal a gigantic diamond buried in the basement of a church. As the duo bumbles their way through their plans, they find that the people they’re trying to dupe are actually what they both need —quirky, chaotic, and imperfect, but loving and lovable… the family they’ve been looking for.
27 February 2012
This provocative and insightful film is the second in a series of documentaries that will reveal the secret knowledge embedded in the work of the greatest filmmaker of all time: Stanley Kubrick.
10 February 2012
Linda Rosenau cares only about her job. As editor-in-chief of a successful women's magazine, she must always stay at the top edge.
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