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You ever wonder why some movies make you want to take a nap? If you think it’s because they bored you to death, that may not be the case. It could just be the euphoric sensation, or “brain tingles,” derived from listening to its faint sounds, such as whispering or tapping, also known as your Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (Asmr).

Though most people get their fill of Asmr from YouTube videos, some flock to theaters. Filmgoers have taken to online forums and compilation videos to discuss which movies chill them out, from “Edward Scissorhands” to “Phantom Thread.” Here are the results.

“Edward Scissorhands,” The Makeover The one that started the trend. Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest) uses her Avon products on Edward (Johnny Depp) with gentle tapping motions and a soft voice. A clip of the specific scene posted on YouTube has garnered over 380 thousand views and comments from users...

James Chressanthis has worked on numerous projects over the last several years as a cinematographer, including "The Watsons Go To Birmingham," "The Makeover," "The Music Man," "Life With Judy Garland," "Ghost Whisperer," and "Hide." His latest, "Cesar's Last Fast," directed by Richard Ray Perez & Lorena Parlee, is a documentary chronicling Cesar Chavez's 36-day water-only fast in 1988. It is screening at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Which cameras and lens did you use? Betacam, Panavision Genesis, Canon C300 & 5D, Arri Alexa and Canon C300 with Super 8mm, Arri 416 and Panavision Genesis, Arri Super16 SR3, 35mm Panavision. What was the most difficult shot in your movie and how did you pull it off? It was being unobtrusive and capturing the private moments, and the tremendous sacrifice of Cesar Chavez. His breaking of his fast with Ethel Kennedy was the most difficult moment: feeling the tremendous outpouring of emotions while clearly rendering the.

On TV this weekend: Syfy’s Snowman ain’t no Frosty, Adam Levine is Live and kickin’, the Screen Actors Guild Awards celebrate TV and film’s best, a Good Wife‘s great dilemma and The Mentalist finds his nemesis’ handiwork in an old case. Here are 15 programs to keep on your radar.

Saturday, January 26

8 pm Victorious (Nickelodeon) | Tori thinks her biggest fear, while performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a televised game, is forgetting the lyrics. She soon learns she’s very wrong.

8:30 pm Maz Jobrani: I Come in Peace (Showtime) | The Knights of Prosperity alum performs his stand-up routine.

Julia Stiles swung by our NYC studio today to chat about her new ABC movie The Makeover, which airs this Sunday at 9 pm. The Makeover is the latest project in what's been a busy year for Julia. She also stars in one of the most well-reviewed movies of 2012, Silver Linings Playbook, which she'll support this weekend at the SAG Awards. We chatted with Julia about making Silver Linings and starring as Jennifer Lawrence's sister - and Julia agrees that she and Jennifer do look quite alike! We also reminisced about one of Julia's older movies, Save the Last Dance.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President Barack Obama will take his second oath of office. Find out what else is on our pop culture radar this week below!

Sunday, Jan. 20

Nfc Championship (Fox, 3 p.m.) and the Afc Championship (CBS, 6:30 p.m.)

The San Francisco 49ers battle the Atlanta Falcons for the Nfc championship. In the Afc Championship, Ray Rice and the Baltimore Ravens take on Tom Brady’s Patriots. The winners of each game head to New Orleans for Super Bowl Xlvii on Feb. 3.

Monday, Jan. 21

The Presidential Inauguration

Watch President Obama get sworn in for the second time,...

Camryn Manheim and Diane Neal are on duty for Hallmark. Manheim will play the business partner of Julia Stiles in the Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm The Makeover, while Neal will front the Hallmark Movie of the Week This Magic Moment, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Story: Hallmark Channel Debuts Rebranding, New Logo (Exclusive) Makeover stars Stiles (Dexter) and David Walton (Perfect Couples) in a modern twist on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Stiles will play Hannah, a driven, Harvard-educated professor who runs for Congress. Manheim will play Colleen Pickering, who decides to enlist the help of Walton's average guy,

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