So here we are with “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “Hotel for Dogs” director Thor Freudenthal’s live-action feature film version of the Jeff Kinney books. Kids may love the movie, and even kids ...

Now comes Book 8, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck.” On Tuesday, its release date, Kinney was crisscrossing Los Angeles in a “Wimpy Kid” tour bus that had been painted a nearly glowing ...