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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Universal Pictures has released the first image of Cillian Murphy as titular physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the upcoming biopic Oppenheimer, as shared by The Hollywood Reporter. The actor is portraying the theoretical physicist, who was also one of the fathers of the atomic bomb during World War II, in the film. Oppenheimer was the…

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Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy writer-director, James Gunn is engaged to actress Jennifer Holland. The filmmaker revealed the news by posting a picture of the performer wearing an engagement ring on his official Instagram account yesterday. The producer’s photo engagement announcement was later verified by The Hollywood Reporter. In the picture Gunn posted on his…

Francis Ford Coppola to Spend Own $120 Million on New Epic Film ‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola is set to spend $120 million of his own money to make his long-delayed passion project, Megalopolis. The filmmaker penned the epic sci-fi drama in the early 1980s, and is now determined to self-fund the feature, he revealed during an interview with GQ magazine. The five-time Academy Award-winning writer-director has spent the…

Film Review – ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’

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FX Offers New Details on ‘Alien’ and ‘Fargo’ Television Series

FX has shared new details about the upcoming seasons of two of its highly anticipated television series from Emmy Award-winning writer-director-producer, Noah Hawley – Alien and Fargo. During today’s Television Critics Association (TCA) virtual press tour, the cable network’s chief, John Landgraf stated that Hawley will shoot a fifth season of Fargo, which will be…

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ Family Sues Alec Baldwin For Wrongful Death in ‘Rust’ Shooting

The family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died as a result of an on-set shooting of the now suspended Western movie, Rust, filed a lawsuit today against Alec Baldwin and others involved with the feature. The late filmmaker’s family is alleging in the lawsuit that reckless behavior and cost-cutting led to her death, Variety is…

Ken Watanabe Replacing Benedict Wong in Director Gareth Edwards’ Sci-Fi Film ‘True Love’

Academy Award-nominated actor Ken Watanabe has signed on to replace fellow performer Benedict Wong in the upcoming sci-fi film True Love. The latter actor, who will be featured in Marvel’s upcoming superhero sequel, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, had to leave True Love due to scheduling conflicts, which led to Watanabe’s casting, Deadline…

MoviePass Set to Relaunch This Summer with New Credit System

MoviePass, the infamous subscription-based movie ticketing service that filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in early 2020, is set to relaunch this summer. The company is set to revamp its business model by allowing its users to roll their credits over month to month, and also trade or share their credits with other users, Variety is…

Ridley Scott Developing ‘Blade Runner 2099’ Live-Action Sequel Series For Amazon Studios

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Beauty and the Beast Prequel Series is Halted by Disney+

Disney+ has indefinitely delayed production on its anticipated Beauty and the Beast prequel show. The postponement of the project, which was picked up to series with an eight-episode order in June, was set to start filming this summer in the U.K., Deadline is reporting. The streaming service’s decision not to proceed with the live-action musical…