Writer/director David Goyer (Blade: Trinity, The Invisible, Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn and follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit

This week's exciting new DVD releases include the John Smith and Pocahontas love story in The New World. Set against a historically accurate Virginia backdrop, the film shows how an ambitious soldier of fortune and a passionate Native American are torn between their civil duties and the demands of the human heart. Or for more serious fare, try Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed terrorist film Munich. There's also the Jennifer Aniston film Rumor Has It or British children's flick Nanny McPhee.

Emma Thompson owes her writing successes to a "magic pen" her late father bought her when she was a child. The actress, who won acclaim for writing new family film Nanny McPhee, still uses the $29 pen her dad Eric treated her to when she was a teenager. She says, "My dad died very young, at 52, when I was 21 - which one still hasn't really recovered from - and he bought me one of those ink pens.

British actor Colin Firth tells his two young sons he works with cranes and machinery because it sounds more manly than acting. The star, who has two children, Luca, four, and Mateo, two, with his wife Livia, is keen for his offspring to believe his career involves more masculine work than dressing up in front of a camera.

Comedian Martin Lawrence's chubby alter-ego, Big Momma, beat Emma Thompson's ugly Nanny McPhee in a battle of the family films at the US box office this weekend. Lawrence's Big Momma's House 2 stormed to the number one spot with a surprise $28 million opening weekend take. Nanny McPhee came in second with a $14.1 million debut.

Emma Thompson sparked a pie-throwing melee during her appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman last night when she hurled a creamy dessert at the veteran host. The Oscar winner threw a pie at co-star Angela Lansbury in her latest film, Nanny McPhee, and was explaining to Letterman what the experience was like.