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.

The Batman’s Official Run Time Confirmed to be Nearly Three Hours by Warner Bros.

The official run time for The Batman has been revealed as two hours and 55 minutes, which includes approximately eight minutes of credits. The superhero film’s distributor, Warner Bros., confirmed the news today to The Hollywood Reporter. The Batman‘s nearly three-hour run time makes it the longest solo Batman movie in history, and one of…

“Moon Knight” and “Saint Laurent” Star Gaspard Ulliel Dies at 37 After Ski Accident

French actor Gaspard Ulliel died earlier today at the age of 37 following a tragic ski accident. The Cesar Award-winning performer was hospitalized yesterday after suffering a head injury and did not recover, Deadline is reporting. The family and local agent of the star of Marvel’s upcoming Moon Knight television series have confirmed the news….

Daniel Radcliffe Cast as “Weird Al” Yankovic in the Singer’s Roku Channel Biopic

Daniel Radcliffe has been cast as “Weird Al” Yankovic in an upcoming biopic about the prolific parody singer. The film, which is titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, is set to stream exclusively on The Roku Channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Yankovic co-wrote the script for the movie with Eric Appel, who will also…

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment May Sell Majority Stake to Investment Firm Centricus

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are in discussions to sell a majority stake in their film and television production company, Imagine Entertainment, to the investment firm, Centricus Asset Management Ltd. The London-based firm may pay between $600 million to $800 million for a minimum 70 percent stake in the company, the Wall Street Journal is…

Y: The Last Man Fails to Find New Home After FX on Hulu Cancellation

Y: The Last Man has been officially cancelled, after its potential second season failed to be picked up by a new network, Collider is reporting. The news comes after the post-apocalyptic series’ first season premiered on September 13, 2021 on FX on Hulu, which later took the project off of its slate of content the…

Pete Davidson Cast in The Purge Director James DeMonaco’s New Horror Thriller The Home

Pete Davidson has been cast in Miramax’s upcoming horror thriller, The Home, which will be directed by The Purge series creator, James DeMonaco. The Saturday Night Live star is set to play Max in the film, whose production is set to begin later this month, Deadline is reporting. The Home will follow Max, a troubled…

Film Review – Scream Reinvents Meta Horror Again with Resilient Characters, Vital Social Commentary and Intelligent Stunts

Honoring classic genre tropes while also distinguishing the difference between new and legacy characters and plot points has been a long held tradition in Hollywood horror movies. The Scream franchise has found extreme success doing just that in a comical, meta way since the release of its first entry in 1996, which helped make household…

Michael Bay, Gareth Evans and Patrick Hughes Remaking The Raid For Netflix

Three of Hollywood’s biggest action filmmakers – Michael Bay, Gareth Evans and Patrick Hughes – are working on a new remake of the 2011 cult classic action thriller, The Raid, for Netflix. Hughes, who’s known for directing the The Hitman’s Bodyguard series, is set to helm The Raid‘s upcoming reimagining, Deadline is reporting. Bay will…

Michael Lang, Co-Creator of 1969 Woodstock, Dies at 77

Michael Lang, the co-creator and organizer of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, died yesterday at the age of 77 at Sloan Kettering in New York City. The concert promoter died from a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his family spokesperson, Michael Pagnotta, has confirmed, Deadline is reporting. Lang, who also organized the 25th…

A Tribute to Sidney Poitier Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film

Trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier died yesterday in the Bahamas at the age of 94. Eugene Torchon-Newry, the acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the news of the Academy Award-winning performer’s death, USA Today is reporting. Poitier overcame an impoverished upbringing in the Bahamas to rise to the top of his profession…