
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

Lisa Kudrow Recalls Friends Writers Cursing At The Cast And ‘Discussing Sexual Fantasies’ About The Women
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"It was intense."

Michael's 'Thriller' Moment Almost Wasn't Perfect, Until The Movie Made One Wild Last-Minute Change
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The Michael filmmakers talked to us about recreating 'Thriller'.

John Krasinski Is ‘Obsessed’ With The Devil Wears Prada, And I Can’t Get Over How He Proved That To Emily Blunt
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"Megafan."

Aubrey Plaza Invoked A Funny Parks And Rec Scene When Seth Meyers Deigned To Ask If She Was Pregnant
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
At least she didn’t make any new friendships...

I've Seen A Lot Of Popcorn Bucket Gimmicks, So I Didn't Know Transformers' Take With Light Up Optimus Prime Eyes Would Have My Heart
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This is so fun.

'Oh, We Are So Blessed': Sandra Bullock Called Out April 25th, And Miss Congeniality Fans Can't Contain Their Excitement
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Happy Perfect Date Day!

‘So Many Pieces Of This Story Don’t Add Up.’ What NBC Allegedly Thought Would Happen With Savannah Guthrie’s Today Return (And What Happened Instead)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Today host was on leave for two months.

I Just Found Out A Horror Movie That I Thought No One Saw Is Getting A Sequel, And I Instantly Have An Idea For It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What a pleasant jump scare.

Is The Michael Jackson Biopic Getting A Second Movie? The Ending And The Reshoots Explained
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
You wanna be startin' something?

Corsets Ruled The Time 100 Gala, But La La Anthony's Was One Of The Most Stunning Examples I've Seen
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A gold goddess!

One Thing I Didn’t Realize Jaafar Jackson Had In Common With His Uncle Michael That Helped Him Prepare For The Biopic
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
He was born to play Michael.

It's A Graveyard Out There For Revivals After Hulu Shelved Buffy And Peacock Took Aim At Another '90s Reboot
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
As if!

It Was Basically The Hunger Games Online When Josh Hutcherson Mentioned He Wasn’t A Fan Of Taylor Swift: ‘Destroy Him’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Haters gonna hate, hate, hate.

The 'Moment' In Mother Mary Where Anne Hathaway Proved She Could Nail Playing A Pop Star
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Here's how Mother Mary arrived on set.

Why Did Jon Favreau Decide To Make The Mandalorian & Grogu Instead Of Season 4?
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This is the way!

I've Been Rewatching Scrubs, And Spotted This Wild Coincidence With Shrinking
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Love this unintentional crossover!

Lee Cronin's The Mummy Has Some Gnarly Skin-Flaying Scenes (And We Had To Ask How They Were Crafted)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Mummies don't have skin-care routines... that's for sure.

The Rock Says Moana Represents ‘What Real Masculinity Looks Like’ (And Say It Louder For The People In The Back)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Thank you!

I Love The Cool Story Behind How Jaafar Jackson Debuted His Moonwalk
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives He's got some serious moves.

Netflix Was Filming Its One Direction Doc When Things Spiraled, Louis Tomlinson's Dead Mom Got Brought Up, And A Punch Went Down
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
“Netflix had thought they’d hit the jackpot..."

Ben Stiller Dropped Two Focked Up Opinions To An Ariana Grande Fan Who'd Never Seen Meet The Parents
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
There's a new Focker in town!

I Can't Get Over Tim Allen And Tom Hanks Roasting Each Other Over How Long Toy Story Has Been Out
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
To infinity and beyond!

Upcoming Book-To-Screen Adaptations: What To Read Before The Movie Or TV Show
By Sarah El-Mahmoud last updated
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