"The Friend" shows an unconventional bond between Bill Murray and Naomi Watts and includes one of the best dog performances since "Anatomy of a Fall." ...

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

He has those classic Hollywood features — instantly accessible, forever unknowable — and when he walks down the street with ...

The directors of The Friend talk about discovering its breakout star, a 150-lb. Great Dane named Bing, and whether he was a ...

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Iowa’s latest movie star is a 150-pound Great Dane from Newton. The dog, named Bing, stars alongside Naomi Watts and Bill Murray in The Friend, in theaters April 4. Here’s how Bing was discovered and ...

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

Naomi Watts and Bill Murray highlight a passable dramedy about a lovely canine — if only the story didn't lose its footing ...

Apollo is being played by a canine movie star named Bing, who recently made an appearance on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show ...

The Oscar-nominated actor chats about working opposite animals including a great dane on 'The Friend' and a four-ton elephant ...

Here’s two tricks Bing the Great Dane had to learn when starring alongside Naomi Watts and Bill Murray in The Friend - ‘The ...