Mubarek Amin: ‘My son was murdered by a racist’

It’s 15 years since Zahid Mubarek was killed in his young offenders’ prison cell. His father talks for the first time about the pain that never goes away as a new film about the murder, We Are Monster, is released

Lorna Luft: ‘There’s no book called How to be a Legend’s Child’

At 16, Lorna Luft ran away from the pressure of being Judy Garland’s daughter. It took until her 50s to come to terms with the impact of her mother’s life and death on her childhood

Christopher Eccleston: My family values

The actor talks about feeling like an outsider growing up and his relief at not being expected by his dad to play for Man Utd

Mommy review – heartfelt ADHD family drama

Rising star Antoine Olivier Pilon plays ADHD teenager Steve with explosive energy in this impressive account

Imelda Staunton: My family values

The actress talks about how her parents’ approval was very important to her and how she wishes her mum knew about her Oscar nomination for Vera Drake

Clare Grogan: I drew on my pop star past to write a book for my daughter

Actor and 80s pop star Clare Grogan has written a second volume of stories for children about a budding pop star. The inspiration? She wanted to set down her own story for her daughter, Elle

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard marry

The Pirates of the Caribbean star and Heard, his co-star in 2011’s The Rum Diary, have tied the knot in Los Angeles ahead of a larger ceremony in the Bahamas this weekend

10 films kids will love – and so will you

Paul Howlett: Sick of talking animals, boy wizards and cutesie animation? Here are 10 classics for all the family – and not a computer-generated image in sight

I defeated North Korea … I watched The Interview!

Tim Dowling: Freedom means the right to watch as many lame films as I want, and that’s the most American thing I’ve ever done

Gran’s film tribute is up for an Oscar

Daisy Jacobs has just been nominated for an Oscar at the age of 26. Her extraordinary animated film explores the way her grandmother’s final months of illness divided her family. Joanna Moorhead meets her

Noel Clarke: My family values

The actor and director describes how he developed his passion for film from his trips to the cinema with his mother

Children’s films have more death than adult ones

Study finds animated movies average more than twice the number of main characters who die on screen – often violently – and suggests parental discussion

Why it’s time to let go of Let it Go

Rae Earl: The song from Frozen has joined the pantheon of mighty earworms. And I can’t block it out – heaven knows, I’ve tried

Adults are right to let Bambi break the bad news

Philippa Perry: Children’s films are emotional workouts that gently teach the hardest truth: that most things may never happen – this one will

My mother insisted I was gay – but I’m not

Guillaume Gallienne was different from his three athletic brothers – he liked to dance and dress up as a woman. His mother treated him like a girl and told him he was gay. The thing is, he was actually heterosexual