When people think of giant, lovable family dogs, one image almost always comes to mind: a drooling, barrel-bellied Saint ...

A new film called "The Friend" tells a story of two creatures who lose someone they love and find each other. She's a writer. He's a dog. Naomi Watts gets top billing, but her screen partner is also a ...

Who doesn’t love a good dog movie? Of course, plenty of kids want to watch something that has an animal as a main character, but that doesn’t mean all these movies are suitable. The Friend is the ...

“The Friend” is a touchingly sweet, slyly funny “dog movie” that’s not for kids. For it is really about friendship, loss and the complicated past along with the healing changes that a pet can bring.

For those who grew up with the whistle of a shepherd and the shuffle of a determined collie on a Sunday evening, the project arrives steeped in nostalgia.