
Sarah El-Mahmoud
The Background: Sarah El-Mahmoud has been with CinemaBlend since 2018, starting as a freelancer shortly after graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Journalism. In college, she was the Managing Editor of the award-winning college paper, The Daily Titan where she specialized in writing/editing long-form features, profiles and arts & entertainment coverage, including her first run-in with movie reporting, with a phone interview with Guillermo del Toro for Best Picture winner, The Shape of Water.
What She's Into: Sarah is CinemaBlend's resident YA enthusiast, often bringing her lifetime love of books and the stories behind their often contentious adaptations to the site. Deeply into when music and movies intersect, from knowing the hype musical tracks of Mamma Mia!, beautiful scores of Michael Giacchino and yes, the absolute banger Twilight soundtrack way too well. She is also passionate about highlighting and interviewing voices within the industry to help open the door for Hollywood to better represent the world through movies and television. Horror, she really loves horror movies. The world of animation as well... OK don't make her pick one genre.
What She's Excited About Right Now: The continued resurgence of horror and musicals. The next Hunger Games movie, Mike Flanagan's upcoming shows, the Wicked movies and the final Spider-Verse animated film.
Latest articles by Sarah El-Mahmoud

Olivia Wilde Got Honest About What Happened With Jason Sudeikis, And The Convo That Made It Clear It Was Over
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"We didn't know each other anymore."

Disney's Hexed Looks Cool, But I Already Have A Bone To Pick
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm sensing a trend here...

Hayley Kiyoko On Why It Took A Decade To Make Viral Girls Like Girls Music Video Into A Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "We need our stories told and heard."

Disclosure Day Took An Intense 42 Drafts To Get Right! I Had To Know What Caused The Back And Forth
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The screenwriter explains.

Tom Hanks Was Initially Hesitant To Do Another Toy Story. What Changed His Mind
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Pixar has a friend in Tom Hanks.

Disclosure Day Ending Explained: Why The Movie Ends On One Specific Word
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives According to the movie's screenwriter.

The Story Behind How Kill Bill Inspired Zazie Beetz’s Protagonist In They Will Kill You
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Did you catch The Bride comparisons?

E.T. Is My Favorite Movie, And 2 Questions I've Always Had About The Ending Were Finally Answered
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
No, I'm never getting over this movie.

Why Ariana Grande’s Friends And Mother (Allegedly) Don’t Think Her Split From Ethan Slater Will Last
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Is it done "For Good"?

One Underrated Pro Of Having Tom Cruise Around In An Emergency, Per Rebecca Ferguson
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This is a major perk!

Kevin Costner Told A Wildly Awesome Story About Meeting Walt Disney At Disneyland As A Kid (Before He Was Famous)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Here's how the Hollywood star met the man behind the mouse.

Why Doesn't The Odyssey Have A Traditional Orchestra Score? Turns Out, This Was A Specific Christopher Nolan Request
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Get ready for an experience of sight and sound!

Conan O’Brien’s Toy Story 5 Role Went From Voicing A ‘Pair Of Pants’ To Something Even Weirder
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Here's how the new Toy Story character got ready to "roll".

After Kaley Cuoco Announces She's Pregnant Again, Alyssa Milano, Beth Behrs And More Reach Out
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
And then, there were two!

Selena Gomez And Benny Blanco Have Been Apart Lately, But His Responses To Her Post About It Were Funny And Heartfelt
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
These two are too cute!

Upcoming Disney Movies: Full List Of Titles And Release Dates
By Dirk Libbey, Sarah El-Mahmoud last updated
Here are all the movies Disney has coming up in 2026 and beyond.

There’s A Cool Way Disclosure Day Connects To Another Steven Spielberg Alien Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The movie's screenwriter shares one big comparison.

A Tweet About A 19-Year-Old 'Swallowed By A Sperm Whale' Led The Whalefall Book To Get That Movie Deal
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Dive into the story behind Whalefall.

Backrooms Keeps Getting Hit With The Same Complaint, But Hold Up
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Let's open this door.

I Just Found Out Hoppers Added A Key Scene Late In The Game (Thanks To Audience Screenings)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives It's such a great scene, too.

The Internet Can't Stop Talking About The Celebrity Amy Adams' Daughter Looks Just Like (And It's Not Her Mom)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
“OK, so we were all seeing the same thing.”

Selena Gomez Dramatically Performed A Greatest Showman Song, And Hugh Jackman Has Thoughts
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
There's "Never Enough" with the Only Murders trio.

Will We Get Four Seasons Of The Four Seasons? What Tina Fey, The Cast And Showrunners Have To Say
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives I mean... it's all in the title.
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