Naomi Watts inherits a 150-pound Great Dane named Apollo after the death of her mentor Bill Murray in “The Friend.” ...

In “The Friend,” a huge dog and his new human, played by Naomi Watts, are in mourning. Both actress and canine had to learn ...

An adaptation of Sigrid Nunez's novel, Watts plays a bereaved writer who is bequeathed a giant dog named Apollo by her friend ...

The Friend is rather tidy for a movie about a prim, comfortable professional confronting tricky emotions while caring for an ...

Naomi Watts ensured that all eyes did a double take when she arrived at the New York premiere of The Friend on March 24. That ...

Naomi Watts on acting with a 150-pound Great Dane in David Siegel and Scott McGehee's great dog movie, also one of the best ...

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

The Friend” is about animals, and humans, and grief, and understanding. The Monitor’s critic says the film, based on an award ...

This image released by Bleecker Street shows Naomi Watts in a scene from "The Friend." (Matt Infante/Bleecker Street via AP) ...