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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Warner Bros. Pictures has greenlit a spinoff of Crazy Rich Asians, which will focus on the growing romance between Astrid Young and Charlie Wu, who were played by Gemma Chan and Harry Shum Jr. in the original movie. Emmy Award-nominated Barry producer and scribe, Jason Kim is set to write the spin-off’, Deadline is reporting. Kim pitched…

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American Beauty actress Thora Birch has signed on to make her feature film directorial debut on, and co-star in, the upcoming biopic, The Gabby Petito Story. The movie has been green lit by Lifetime, as part of its Stop Violence Against Women public affairs initiative, Deadline is reporting. The film will explore Petito’s complicated relationship…

SAG Awards Looking For New Broadcast Home After Being Dropped by TNT and TBS

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Meg Ryan to Direct and Star Alongside David Duchovny In Rom-Com ‘What Happens Later’

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John Woo Is Remaking His Classic Action Movie The Killer For Peacock

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Sam Raimi Shares More Details About Why ‘Spider-Man 4’ Was Canceled

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Legendary Country Music Singer Naomi Judd Dies at Age 76

Grammy Award-winning country singer Naomi Judd died yesterday at the age of 76 outside of Nashville, Tennessee. The Kentucky-born musician’s daughters, fellow singer Wynonna and Emmy Award-nominated actress Ashley Judd, announced her death yesterday morning in a statement, NPR is reporting. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease…

The CW Cancels ‘Batwoman’ After Three Seasons

The CW has cancelled one of its superhero shows, Batwoman, after three seasons. The news comes after the drama faced several setbacks, most notably when its initial lead actress, Ruby Rose, left after its first season, and the third season ended on a cliffhanger, Variety is reporting. The series’ showrunner, Caroline Dries, also shared the…

‘The English Patient’ Stars Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche to Reunite For Uberto Pasolini’s ‘The Return’

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Disney Announces ‘Avatar 2’s Official Title and Premieres 3D Teaser Trailer at CinemaCon

Disney premiered the official title and 3D teaser trailer today for the long-awaited sequel to the top grossing film of all time, Avatar, at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners in Las Vegas. The official name for the epci sci-fi follow-up is Avatar: The Way of Water, Deadline is reporting. The movie is…