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1) The Martian
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
2) The Martian
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet, he must find a way to signal to Earth and, in the meantime, survive on limited supplies. Includes theatrical and unrated extended versions of the film.
Author
Series
Ray Bradbury Theater volume 8
Language
English
Description
A Martian welcomes grieving parents who move to Mars. Guest starring John Vernon
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Capturing humanity's first venture into the colonization of another planet, and its tragic first contact with another species, a stunning achievement will take viewers from the edge of their seat and to the stars. Earth is on the verge of extinction. To survive, humankind must find another place to live. When three expeditions to Mars, headed by Col. John Wilder, find suitable conditions for relocations, humans pour in by the shipload, bringing the...
Publisher
ADV Films
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Akito and Yurika have vanished. The Jovians and Earthlings have joined forces. And Ruri is now captain of the Nadesico B. As the popularity of Boson jumping grows, a vast transportation network has been developed. Dubbed the Hisago plan, this network of Chulip portals holds the answers to the mysteries behind Bose particles and their power. If those secrets should fall into the wrong hands, it could mean big trouble. And big trouble there is ..."...
12) Settlers
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a remote homestead on the Martian frontier, a refugee family from Earth clings to hope for a better life. But when strangers appear in the surrounding hills and attempt to run them off, nine-year-old Remmy (Brooklyn Prince) is faced with the desperate reality her mother (Sofia Boutella) and father (Jonny Lee Miller) have tried so hard to keep from her.
Series
Language
English
Description
Follow along as NASA launches the Mars 2020 Mission, perhaps the most ambitious hunt yet for signs of ancient life on Mars. In February 2021, the spacecraft blazes into the Martian atmosphere at some 12,000 miles per hour and lowers the Perseverance Rover into the rocky Jezero Crater, home to a dried-up river delta scientists think could have harbored life. Perseverance will comb the area for signs of life and collect samples for possible return to...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Using screen adaptions of Frankenstein, 20,000 leagues Under The Sea, The Time Machine, and The Martian Chronicles, this program illustrates some major themes of science fiction. Students see how this literay form has developed in our century, and why is it so popular. Examples are discussed in terms of their psychological, religious and philosophical contributions.
16) Aelita
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Russian
Description
The largest-scale and biggest-budget production of the 1920s. Exhausted by the post-revolutionary life, engineer Los builds a spaceship to travel to Mars. A tragic accident forces him to urgently make use of his invention. On Mars he falls in love with Queen Aelita, while the Red Army man who came with him raises a proletarian uprising. The revolution destroys the Martian civilization.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Looking at a variety of films that make creative use of color and light, including Do The Right Thing, The Martian, and Schindler's List, you'll become familiar with a foundation of 12 hues, six color schemes, four characteristics of light, and three ways to use light - as well as what each means and how various combinations can alter how the audience sees the movie (literally and figuratively).
Author
Series
Mars A Phoenix Oddyssey volume 2
Language
English
Description
In August 2007, scientists behind the Phoenix mission successfully launched a lander on a nine-month voyage to Mars. The Phoenix was the first spacecraft to probe the Martian arctic, landing near 70 degrees north latitude and uncovered clues in the icy soil of the Martian arctic about the history of near-surface ice and its potential for habitability.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Santa who?: What would happen if Santa Claus forgot who he was? After a tumble from his sleigh one wintry night, Old Saint Nick bumps his head and develops a case of amnesia. Now, it's up to the innocence of a young child and the know-how of a skeptical news reporter to help him find his identity and save Christmas Day. Santa Claus conquers the Martians: Martians kidnap Santa Claus and demand that he make toys for the unhappy Martian children. The...
Author
Series
Ray Bradbury Theater volume 1
Language
English
Description
As the first successful mission to Mars touches down, the men stare through the mist of the Martian dawn and find something strange: a small town straight out of the American Midwest filled with their long-lost loved ones.
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