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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.

Henry Cavill Cast in Amazon MGM Studio’s Voltron

©Courtesy of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Henry Cavill has been cast as the titular character in Amazon MGM Studios’ film adaptation of Voltron. The Superman actor will be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber in the live-action feature that’s based on the mecha anime, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cavill will be joining up-and-coming…

Variety Shares Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time

With the Halloween season now in full swing, movie fans are relishing the opportunity to confront their unconscious fears directly through the horror that unfolds on screen in genre films. To celebrate on-screen frights taking every form imaginable, from iconic boogeymen to real-world threats, Variety has shared their top 100 best horror movies of all…

Gladiator II: Behind-the-Scenes Featurette: Starring Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington

Paramount Pictures has unveiled a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Gladiator II, the long-awaited sequel to the  classic, Oscar-winning 2000 film, Gladiator. The promo video, which runs for two minutes and 15 seconds, contains a significant amount new footage from the drama. The featurette, which is subtitled Making an Epic, also contains behind-the-scenes glimpses into the…

‘Princess Diaries 3’ to be Directed by ‘Joy Ride’s Adele Lim

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Briarcliff Acquires Jonathan Majors’ Magazine Dreams

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James Dean Biopic to Focus on Reported Gay Romance

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Bane and Deathstroke Movie Being Developed at DC Studios

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TIFF: Exclusive Interview with The Wolves Always Come at Night Director Gabrielle Brady

Families around the world have long cherished the locations and enduring, unique traditions of the places they call home. Unfortunately, their foundations can ultimately forever change as their situations become tenuous, which forces them to adapt to a new way of life. Young couple Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg, along with their four children, are…

TIFF: Exclusive Interview with Boong Director Lakshmipriya Devi

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La Bamba Remake Being Developed by Sony

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