
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

The White Lotus’ Natasha Rothwell Reacts To Belinda Getting Some Romance This Season: ‘Plus-Sized Love On TV Is Important’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "She is worthy..."

Snow White Review: I've Fallen For Rachel Zegler’s Adorable, Good-Natured And Surprisingly Romantic Snow White
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It’s worth taking another bite at this Disney classic.

George Clooney And Brad Pitt Are 'Cooking Up' Another Ocean's Movie, And I Had To Ask Cate Blanchett About Returning
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Would the Oscar winner go back into the heist business?

Moana 2 Directors Talk Recording Moana’s Death Scene With Dwayne Johnson, And The Sweet Reason Why It Was So Important To The Rock
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives It's hard not to bawl at this Moana 2 moment.

'Love A Little Violence Like That On Set': Black Bag's Marisa Abela And Michael Fassbender Hilariously Broke Down The Hand Stabbing At The Dinner Party Scene
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives This scene set the stage for Black Bag's engrossing intrigue.

I Just Found Out Monsters, Inc.’s Ending Could’ve Been Different, And I’m So Glad The Director Decided To ‘Fight’ For It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'll never get over the sweet, final frame.

The Clueless Fan In Me Is Totally Buggin Over Video Of A Meteorologist Channeling Cher Horowitz During Weather Report
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Cher would approve!

Bella Hadid’s Paris Fashion Week Moment Sees Her Putting A Twist On Sheer With A Pretty Lacy Dress
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
She owned the runway with this one.

I Watched The Freakier Friday Trailer, And There's One Thing About Jamie Lee Curtis That I Just Can't Move Past
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This is going to bother me the whole movie, isn't it?

The Parenting Was Stoked To Land Succession's Brian Cox, But I Wasn’t Prepared For This Hilarious Butt Double Discrepancy
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Who do we believe here?

‘The Gay Panic Set In’: Love Is Blind’s Madison Reveals Funny Story About Realizing She Matched On Hinge With One Of The Other Girls In The Season 8 Pods
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
If only Love Is Blind was LGBTQ+ friendly...

Moana 2’s Barlow And Bear Open Up About How They Deal With Criticism Amidst Comparisons To Lin-Manuel Miranda's Soundtrack
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "It was a labor of love."

Rachel Zegler Continues Turning Heads In A Red Look With A Giant Rose On Her Hip Nodding At Disney's Classic Snow White
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This gives as "red as a rose" new meaning.

The Unexpected Connection Onyx Storm’s Rebecca Yarros Has With It Ends With Us’ Colleen Hoover
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"I don't know if I can do this..."

I Asked Michael Fassbender About Working With Bond Actor Pierce Brosnan On New Spy Movie Black Bag, And His Funny 007 Joke Did Not Disappoint
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives He'll always be Bond, James Bond.

Daniel Craig Is Apparently In The Running For Greta Gerwig's Narnia Movie, But I'm Surprised By The Role He's Allegedly Being Lined Up For
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Put Benoit Blanc on this mystery...

How Are Contestants Chosen For America's Got Talent? I Talked To A Casting Producer During The Auditions, And I Learned A Lot
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The casting process for AGT Season 20 is currently underway.

I Asked Moana 2's Directors About The Movie's Ending, And They Pointed Out A Great Easter Egg Nodding At It That I Don't Think Most Fans Caught
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Can I get a Chee-Hoo?

The White Lotus Season 3's Too-Real Female Friendship Dynamic Has Me Totally Stressed Out, And I Need To Talk About It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This vacation is not relaxing!!

Lisa Kudrow Had A Real Friends Moment When She Was Serenaded With 'Smelly Cat' On The Set Of The Parenting, And I Wish I Could've Seen It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "Smelly Cat" may just follow Lisa Kudrow forever.

F Marry Kill Ending: Lucy Hale, Virginia Gardner And The Director Talk The Big Twist, And The Hilarious Improv Moment Lucy Came Up With For The Final Kill
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Interviews "The red flags were there."

‘I’ve Seen That Guy Too Many Times’: F Marry Kill’s Lucy Hale And Virginia Gardner Talk About The 'Fun' Of Parodying Online Dating For The Thriller
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The stars and director talk about online dating experiences.

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Is A Box Office Success Globally. I Wish It Had Gone To Theaters In The US
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Bridget's mad about the boy, I'm mad about this.
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