022 Coraline - Don't Doubt the Dowser

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 ■ Visit our sponsors: Netflix, Audible, Amazon ■ Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at [email protected] ■ Send us a voicemail at therotoscopers.com/voicemail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices