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Seven Up! reaches 63: ‘I started filming them when they were young. But we are like a family now’

George Jesse Turner tells of his 42 years behind the camera on the documentary series that has become a TV institution

Borat caused Pamela Anderson’s divorce, says Sacha Baron Cohen

The comedian confirms that Kid Rock was so incensed by the 2006 comedy that he filed to end his marriage to Baron Cohen’s co-star

The reels on the bus: inside Cannes’s first creche

Children are the new VIPs, say organisers of a nursery to help festival-goers balance deal-making with childminding

Cannes festival in row after director and baby blocked from Palais entry

British film-maker claims she was denied access to Marché du Film, then told to pay fee for baby and wait two days for it to be processed

Irene’s Ghost review – a son’s moving quest for the mother he lost

In his profound documentary, Iain Cunningham talks to people who knew his late mum – before discovering what happened to her

A Deal With the Universe review – one man’s journey to give birth

Jason Barker’s documentary about having to put his transitioning on hold while he tried to become pregnant is filled with gentleness

Barbie, a kitsch throwback? At least she wears it on her sleeve

Mattel’s figurehead has a self-awareness that’s almost charming, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

América review – portrait of a grandmother wrapped in love

A 93-year-old Mexican woman is the startled star of this irresistible documentary about her relationship with three doting grandsons

Like Anne Hathaway, I ditched alcohol so I could be a better parent

I’m a recovering alcoholic mother, and the child of an alcoholic mother. I won’t put my children through the same dark chaos, says counsellor Claire McCartan

‘Do I look pretty?’ is my daughters’ favourite question and it’s worrying me

Too many pre-teen girls are anxious about how they look. Fairytale princesses with tiny waists don’t help, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Keira Knightley: ‘I can’t act the flirt or mother to get my voice heard. It makes me feel sick’

The star of Colette on Harvey Weinstein, Disney princesses and why her visceral essay about childbirth and the Duchess of Cambridge hit a nerve

We flew to New York to create a Home Alone Christmas. Careful what you wish for

Only one good thing came out of my family’s quest to ape the McCallisters, says writer Phoebe-Jane Boyd

Three Identical Strangers review – shocking story of triplets separated at birth

Tim Wardle’s compelling documentary spotlights the notorious case of three men who grew up not knowing their siblings existed

Mirai review – an anime fantasy that bottles the magic of childhood

Mamoru Hosoda places himself among the best at his craft with a painterly tale of a boy dealing with a new sibling

Carey Mulligan calls for on-set childcare in film industry

Actor speaks out about lack of progress for working mothers in wake of #MeToo movement

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