Co-starring an enormous, soulful Great Dane named Bing, this literary Manhattan drama gives Watts and Bill Murray a forum for ...

Or rather, it is — but on a more sophisticated and ambitious level. Based on a novel by Sigrid Nunez — whose work also inspired last year’s Pedro Almodóvar film The Room Next Door — The Friend stars ...

I once got punched in the face by a Great Dane. It was on a farm in Portarlington where I was doing summer work. The beast ...

THE tale of a reluctant owner falling in love with a problematic pooch has played out many times on the big screen. Turner & ...

One of the finest double acts of the year has received little fanfare, and, with all due respect, the pairing of Naomi Watts ...

The newcomer Bing is full of charm as the dog whose presence causes Watts’s character to confront what’s missing in her life ...

"I'm getting hoarse from saying how good she is in the movie. But it's really an extraordinary performance," Murray says of Watts in 'The Friend' Naomi Watts and Bill Murray movingly bring their ...

The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre. He has those classic Hollywood ...

Adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s novel, The Friend opens with the prosaic inner monologue of New York author and writing teacher ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Naomi Watts is famous for taking fashion risks on the red carpet, but unfortunately, some of her choices have led to ...

This melancholy comedy starring Naomi Watts, about a woman who inherits a Great Dane following a friend's suicide, is a heart ...