She finds herself "wondering what on earth her late confidant thought she could do for this dog", but of course it turns out ...

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

A slight but endearing tale, The Friend is a celebration of the effect pets have on us, particularly in the darkest of times ...

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 ...

Adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s novel, The Friend opens with the prosaic inner monologue of New York author and writing teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) shortly after her erudite mentor (Bill Murray) has taken ...

Naomi Watts and Bill Murray star in Scott McGehee and David Siegel's tale of a New Yorker and a Great Dane's unlikely ...

The director Thierry Klifa discusses his new film, “The Richest Woman in the World,” based on the true story of the French ...

Naomi Watt's ex Liev Schreiber has shared the emotional moment his daughter Kai asked him to start using her new pronouns.

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “The Friend,” starring ...

In dramas, they often help us understand the human experience, something that is illustrated beautifully in comedy-drama The Friend. Naomi Watts plays Iris, a teacher and writer whose mentor (Bill ...

Based on the 2018 novel by Sigrid Nunez, The Friend puts Naomi Watts front and centre with pooch pal Bing to bring us a bit of doggy drama comedy. Written and directed by Scott McGehee and David ...