I usually pop in Harry Potter movies. I've seen them so many times I don't need to watch them, I can listen while I work and know exactly what's going on. I'm a Harry Potter geek. Or classics like Singin' in the Rain, Sleepless in Seattle or Field of Dreams. Love those classics.
Can't help you with patterns, though. I've never made a star quilt. Peckish (Peggi in the real world, and my blog partner!) listed some patterns up above. She loves stars! So I'll default to her.