
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

Why Michael J. Fox Actually Hated Driving The DeLorean In Back To The Future: ‘It’s A S–t Car’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What the Marty McFly actor really thought about the time machine.

How To Train Your Dragon’s Mason Thames (Amusingly) Got Called Out On The Black Phone 2 Set For Using His Hiccup Voice
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What a crossover!

Zendaya's Stylist Law Roach Is Apparently Great At Keeping Her Wedding Secrets... Even From The Likes Of Christian Siriano!
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The famed fashion designer is out of the loop.

Nicholas Hoult Reveals The Story Behind His Viral Blonde Hair, And How A Family Member Was Involved
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"I’m all about that blonde life now."

I Asked The Creators Of Las Vegas’ Universal Horror Unleashed How It’s Different Than Horror Nights, And I Have Thoughts On Their Answer
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Which one should you go to?

Could KPop Demon Hunters Get A Live-Action Movie? The Directors Have Shared Their Thoughts, And A Golden Point Was Made
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Are the live-action rumors true?

I Finally Binged Ted Lasso, And There's One Thing About The Ending That Meant The Most To Me
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm not going to be a goldfish about this.

Wicked: For Good’s Dorothy Has Been Talked About A Lot, But I’m Loving What Jon M. Chu Just Shared About Scarecrow And Tin Man
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The director teases more about the Wicked sequel.

Bette Midler, Steve Martin, Viola Davis And More Pay Tribute After Diane Keaton's Death
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
There's a lot to say about the late movie star.

The Woman In Cabin 10 Makes One Big Change From The Book. Why It Went There, And What The Author Thinks About It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "I think there was an opportunity..."

Autistic Actress Made Her Own Short Film About What Auditioning In Hollywood Is Really Like, And I’m Ready For A Full-Length Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Bella Zoe Martinez seeks to change autism depictions in media.

Think Filming A Movie On A Yacht Sounds Delightful? Keira Knightley Got Real About What It's Really Like: ‘I Have PTSD’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "I mean, it was intense."

After The Wizards Of Waverly Place Had Two Wild Twists In A Row For Alex Russo, Selena Gomez Reacts
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
These were big shockers!

After The Hunt Review: An Exceptional Julia Roberts Performance Cannot Save This Muddled Academia Drama
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The thesis needed more refining.

One Freakier Friday Deleted Scene Gives More Insight Into Lindsay Lohan's Body-Swapped Mom Role, And I Can't Wait To See More
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Check out this cut Freakier Friday scene.

Will Universal’s Horror Unleashed Swap Out Themed Houses Like Horror Nights? What The Show Directors Told Me
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives These haunts will stick with you.

Will Flash The Sloth Be In Zootopia 2? I'm Pleased To Report What I Learned From Disney Animation About His Return
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives We'll just have to be patient.

Good Boy Review: A Handmade Horror Film That’s A Tension-Filled, Yet Earnest Tribute To Man’s Best Friend
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
An indie achievement that tells a haunted house story from a new perspective.

I Watched Marvel Zombies, And Now I Have A Lot Of Thoughts About The Upcoming Avengers: Doomsday Lineup
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
More like Avengers: Zombies, am I right?

Why Aren't Reptiles In Zootopia? The Filmmakers Talk About The Big Question I've Had Since The First Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Here's what we learned about Zootopia at Walt Disney Animation.

I'm A Halloween Horror Nights Pro Who Went To Universal Horror Unleashed For The First Time, And There’s A Big Reason Why The Las Vegas Attraction Is Scarier
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Enter if you dare!

KPop Demon Hunters Just Broke Another Big Record, But I Think Taylor Swift Could Stop It From Beating The Next One
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Life of Showgirl is coming to take all the records...

Good Boy Director Reacts To The Horror Movie Going Viral Out Of Fear The Dog Would Die, And Why He's OK Revealing The Answer
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives There's one spoiler-free spoiler everyone's already talking about.
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