Karen Benardello

Karen Benardello
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As a life-long fan of films and television shows, and an endless passion for writing, Karen Benardello decided to combine the two for a career. She graduated from New York's LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic in 2008. Karen has since been working in the press in New York City, including interviewing film and television casts and crews, writing movie and television news articles and reviewing films and televisions series. Some of her highlights include attending such local events as the Tribeca Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and New York Comic-Con, as well as traveling across North America to attend such festivals as the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW and the Toronto International Film Festival. She has been a member of the Women Film Critics Circle since 2012, and the New York Film Critics Online since 2019.
As a life-long fan of films and television shows, and an endless passion for writing, Karen Benardello decided to combine the two for a career. She graduated from New York's LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic in 2008. Karen has since been working in the press in New York City, including interviewing film and television casts and crews, writing movie and television news articles and reviewing films and televisions series. Some of her highlights include attending such local events as the Tribeca Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and New York Comic-Con, as well as traveling across North America to attend such festivals as the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW and the Toronto International Film Festival. She has been a member of the Women Film Critics Circle since 2012, and the New York Film Critics Online since 2019.

Agent Recon: Exclusive Interview with Writer-Director Derek Ting

©Courtesy of Quiver Distribution Genre films around the world have overcome their stigma of being mindless entertainment in recent years. They have increasingly been garnering critical acclaim and box office success for their ability to serve as a unifying force amongst cultures, rather than a source of division. The new sci-fi action movie, Agent Recon,…

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‘UnPrisoned’: Exclusive Video Interview with Actors Marque Richardson & Faly Rakotohavana

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Tribeca Festival: Interview with Directors Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg on Emergent City

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The Watchers: Ishana Night Shyamalan’s Visionary Feature Debut

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‘300’ Television Series Being Development by Warner Bros. Television

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers A television series adaptation of the acclaimed action film 300 is in early development by Warner Bros. Television, Variety is reporting. While there aren’t any writers currently attached to the project, and exact plot details are still being developed, the show is expected to serve as a prequel to the 2007…

Bill Skarsgård to Reprise Pennywise Role In ‘Welcome to Derry’

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