If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell

In If Walls Could Talk, Mel Turner just wants to go nurse her wounds in Paris, France after her husband leaves her for another woman. Instead she has to take over her father's construction business when he semi-retires and she has to take up the slack. On her first job, a colleague is brutally murdered with a power tool and guess what? Mel can see him after he's dead. The dead man comes to Mel and asks for her help in solving her murder before another person, perhaps even Mel herself, becomes a ghost themselves. Of course considering that this is the first book in a series, you know that Mel doesn't get it :). A very good addition to the haunted mystery section!

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice is vaguely based on the Fantasia short with Mickey Mouse, that came out in 1940. This in turn is based on a poem written by Goethe in 1797. This is the original short from Fantasia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ait_Fs6UQhQ

In fact almost an identical scene as that from the original Fantasia short shows up in the newer Sorcerer's Apprentice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipWuz6eZSl4. 

Of course the movie goes far more in depth than the original short :). It tells the story of Dave, a common scientist that is told by an ancient wizard named Balthazar that he is the successor of the great Merlin and that only he can defeat the evil Horvath. He must learn how to harness his power and defeat the evil wizard and his mistress, Morgana Le Fay, before it is too late. The movie is a fun one, and Jay Barauchel does a good job in stepping into Mickey's shoes.

 

The Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede

The Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede is an interesting addition to the  fantasy genre. It takes place in an alternate version of the Wild West where magic is practiced by many people. Our main character, Eff, was born a thirteenth child. To many of her extended family, this means that she is a curse upon them all and her parents were told that everyone would be better off if she was killed at birth. Although Eff knows she has the love of her immediate family, this pressure from her extended family affects her life, naturally. Through others she learns of a different form of magic, a form of magic that could possibly raise her above her family's concerns. It is a great story of a young girl coming into her own, but still unsure if her "thirteenth child" heritage will ruin everything.

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

In a documentary about monster movies, there was a clip of Tom Hanks from a tribute that he did for Ray Harryhausen, the genius behind the special effects of Jason and the Argonauts. In this clip, Hanks told the audience that his favorite movie was Jason and the Argonauts. It has become a cinematic legend even being mentioned in Rick Riordan's Sea of Monsters. It remains one of my favorite movies, due mainly to the effects of Harryhausen especially considering that he did it all with claymation. For the time, his special effects were brilliant.

Jason and the Argonauts tells the age old story of Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece. It features Medea as his love interest and the beautiful Honor Blackman as the immortal Hera who looks after Jason on his quest. In interesting plot device is the idea that Hera and Zeus are playing a game of chess (of sorts) with the characters in the movie. Their fate lies in who plays the game. Of course in this version it ends happily with Jason and Medea sailing into the sunset with the Golden Fleece and those that remain of the Argonauts.