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.

Black Box Diaries to Screen in Director Itō Shiori’s Native Japan After Controversy

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©Courtesy of Brainstorm Media Subscribe to CinemaDaily US’ YouTube channel for more video content. People struggling with their identity are often the most enduring in telling stories with important social themes. Mental health, substance abuse, child-parent relationships and generational trauma, race and body image are amongst the vital socially relevant themes highlighted in the new…

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“The Lowdown” Season 1: Press Conference with Creator Sterlin Harjo, and Actors Ethan Hawke, Keith David, Kyle MacLachlan and Jeanne Tripplehorn

©Courtesy of FX Network The underground conspiracies and myths that drive such seemingly wholesome Middle American cities as Tulsa are finally infiltrating mainstream culture. The new neo-noir television series, The Lowdown, is the latest project that explores the myths that have shaped the society of Oklahoma’s second largest city. Oklahoma-based filmmaker, Sterlin Harjo created and…

Michael Jackson Biopic Significantly Changed After Past Legal Agreement Surfaces

@Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits Michael, the long-anticipated biopic about Michael Jackson, has experienced major changes in its plotline during its reshoots. The changes to the upcoming movie about the Grammy-winning musician’s personal and professional lives after a legal agreement has been made public, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The biopic’s third act initially explored Jackson’s sexual…

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