Karen Benardello, Author at We Got This Covered

Karen Benardello

Karen grew up as an avid film and television fan with a passion for writing. She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Journalism-Print and Electronic in 2008 from the Long Island University-Post Campus in New York. Still based in New York, Karen has regularly contributed movie and television interviews, reviews and news articles to We Got This Covered since July 2011.

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Roundtable Interview With Patrick Stewart And Stephen Belber On Match

People who have garnered respect and notoriety in their chosen career path may not always lead a glamorous life, as they can also easily face hurdles when the public begins to associate them with just one achievement or milestone in their lives. This is certainly the case with both the lead character in the new comedy-drama Match, the film adaptation of the 2005 Tony-nominated play of the same name, as well as the actor who portrays him, Patrick Stewart.

Roundtable Interview With Jason Ritter And Max Greenfield On About Alex

People around the world, and the younger generation in particular, have used social media in recent years to allow those they’re connected with unrestricted access into their everyday, personal lives. But even the seemingly most unhindered insight into a person’s daily routine doesn’t always offer the most in-depth vision into their true feelings and motivations. That intimate exploration of how well friends really know each other, particularly with the public persona people often create on social media, is explored in first-time feature film writer-director Jesse Zwick’s new drama, About Alex.

Press Conference With The Cast And Writer Of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

Captivatingly combining both amusement and the nostalgia of the journeys people take as they chase their seemingly unattainable dreams has always fascinated movie audiences. Naturally merging that humor and sentiment was what helped make actor Danny Kaye’s 1947 musical comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty a classic. Ben Stiller, who both portrayed the title character in, and directed, the new fantasy drama remake of the movie, used his natural comic ability to show how the common man could face and overcome outrageous circumstances to obtain what he wants.

Press Conference With The Cast Of Lone Survivor

Ardently standing behind your principles and duty, even in the face of extreme danger, showcases the ultimate sacrifice that soldiers embrace during their time of duty. Resiliently standing behind that code of honor is in part what captivated readers of former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s 2007 biography, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10. The book has inspired the new action/drama Lone Survivor, which was directed by Peter Berg. The film not only stresses the strong connection between the members of the American military, who would die to protect the men fighting alongside them, but also their driving desire to defend their country’s freedoms.

Roundtable Interview With Jonathan Groff On Frozen

Broadway, film and television actor Jonathan Groff, who is a life-long fan of Disney and their films, is starring in the studio's latest effort, Frozen. Co-written and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, the film follows sisters Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel), two princesses who are close as young children. Elsa’s inability to handle her secret power of being able to create snow and ice, which is revealed as the two girls as playing as children, delights her younger sister. The girls eventually build a snowman they name Olaf (Josh Gad) as they play amidst wild slopes of snow inside their home. But when Elsa’s magic gets out of control and injures Anna, her fear that she’ll injure her younger sister leads her to hide her secret and distance herself from their relationship.

Roundtable Interview With Idina Menzel On Frozen

Emotionally capturing both the poise and vulnerability of a seemingly privileged, majestic princess whose every desire is within her reach can be a difficult challenge for an actor. But Idina Menzel, who began publicly singing as a teenager in part to prove to herself that she could rise above those who targeted her for her talents, brought a strength and openness to her role as a Disney princess in the new animated comedy, Frozen.

Roundtable Interview With Kristen Bell On Frozen

Disney princesses often reflect the prim and proper stances of society, and live a lavish lifestyle filled with endless romantic love that many young girls long to be a part of. But the latest animated effort from the studio, Frozen, is a surprisingly contemporary tale of how a strong sense of independence and lack of true grace can help viewers to relate to even the most distinguished princesses as true female heroes.

Exclusive Interview With Peter Landesman On Parkland

First-time writer-director Peter Landesman hopes to showcase the emotional and physical struggles that American citizens and officials struggled to deal with in his new drama, Parkland.

Press Conference Interview With The Cast Of The Family

Taunting long-standing stereotypes naturally built into a character archetype that has long brought you success, and has helped build your reputation, can be a risky move for well-established actors. But Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro daringly embraced the bold misunderstandings and confrontations with his latest portrayal of an unrelenting Mafia boss and his unsuspecting neighbors in the new action crime comedy, The Family. The actor effortlessly ridicules the ease and comfort his character takes in harming those who have wronged him, but also those characters around him who unquestionably take him at his word that he’s an upstanding citizen.

Roundtable Interview With The Cast And Director Of Austenland

Jane Hayes, the main character in the new romantic comedy Austenland, which marks the feature film directorial debut of Napoleon Dynamite writer Jerusha Hess, is one such hopeless romantic who longs to live in a Jane Austin novel. It isn’t until she lives out her life-long fantasy though that she realizes that her dreams aren’t as romantic as they seem.