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.

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The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince, the acclaimed memoir from Prince’s first wife, singer Mayte Garcia, is set to be adapted into a feature film. Crazy Legs Features has signed a deal to turn the New York Times bestselling book into a biopic, according to The Wrap. The memoir, which was released in early…

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Arthouse cinema thrives on its innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling, and the new sci-fi thriller, Divinity, certainly embraces that concept. The film flourishes on its unique vision of honoring the genre’s visual aesthetics of the past, as well as emphasizing modern society’s drive for self-preservation, especially during medical emergencies. The overall themes help viewers understand…

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A24’s Prescilla | New Official Trailer Debut: Starring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi and Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola

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Scream Factory Announces Release Date For 4K Box Set Collection  of The Ring American Remake Trilogy

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