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David Siegel and Scott McGehee on the finer points of Great Dane casting for “The Friend”
Filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee are here to discuss their new dramedy “The Friend” — starring Naomi Watts, Bill ...
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Carol Leifer, David Siegel and Scott McGehee, and Tim Matheson on The Treat
Comedian Carol Leifer speaks on crafting great speeches, the filmmakers behind the new dramedy “The Friend” talk process, and ...
Naomi Watts and Bill Murray reunite alongside 150-pound canine co-star in 'The Friend'
Based on the bestselling 2018 novel from Sigrid Nunez, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her content life in New ...
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Naomi Watts Grapples with a Great Dane and Greater Grief in The Friend
The Friend is rather tidy for a movie about a prim, comfortable professional confronting tricky emotions while caring for an ...
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How Do You Cast and Train a Giant Dog to Act in a Movie? Very Carefully
Near the beginning of 2020, filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee traveled to Newton, Iowa, to meet a Great Dane named Bing. The pair needed a leading canine for their next movie The Friend ...
‘The Friend’ Review: Naomi Watts and a Charismatic Great Dane Are the Year’s Most Delightful Scene Partners
David Siegel and Scott McGehee's latest film 'The Friend' is the kind of warm, witty, and wise character study we don't get ...
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‘The Friend’ Review: The Writer vs. the Great Dane
But if Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the writer-directors, can’t match the novel’s sharp first-person narration, they find the sweet spot between sardonic and openhearted as Iris and Apollo ...