The Rotoscopers kick off their spooky animated film month (aka October) by tackling Laika's Coraline. 

Highlights:

■ News: 13th International Computer Graphics Conference in Turin, Italy; Help us Plan our #Bestof2012 show!

■ New segment: "Catch and Fire" with Mason, “Rotoscopers make you choose!”

■ Audible.com: Audio book synopsis

■ Main discussion: Coraline

■ Studio Spotlight: Laika vs. Laika House

■ “From the makers of Nightmare Before Christmas...” = False advertising?

■ Not going to be fun and happy the whole time

■ Michigan water witch; what’s with the well?; Chelsea has dowse doubts

■ Characters: Dakota Fanning is “one of the gems or our generation”

■ Be careful what you name your children

■ Why Wybie? Should we like him? Morgan’s "Real-life Wybie"

■ The real parents vs. the "Other Parents" (aka the animated versionStepford Wives)

■ How Laika does amazing stop motion. “Captivating”

■ First impressions: genuinely creepy; parents beware!; not for kids

■ Major difference between the real life and the ‘other life’ is the gravy train

■ The Pink Palace: Coraline's new house and odd neighbors

■ Chelsea’s rant: She’s all out of "nice"

■ Video games? Why?!…and what’s up with the cat?

■ Similarities to Alice in Wonderland and Spirited Away 

■ ParaNorman’s blatant theme vs. Coraline’s deep thinker

■ Meaning of the button eyes?

■ Mason’s theory: Is it really a happy ending?

■ Fun quotes & listener responses

■ We rate it! 3 & 4 stars

■ Bloopers: No tangents guys, yoyos & groovin' Runtime: 1:13:00, 35.0 MB Where to Find Us:

■ Find us on the web: therotoscopers.com, twitter, facebook, YouTube, tumblr, hypable & Animated Views

■ Mason Smith: This Animated Life Blog, Twitter

■ Chelsea Robson: Facebook, Twitter

■ Morgan Stradling: Twitter, Instagram

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