
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

Riverdale's KJ Apa Looks Nearly Unrecognizable As He Starts Making Music Under The Name Mr. Fantasy, And Fans Are Freaking Out
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Meet Mr. Fantasy!

Lilo & Stitch’s Original Nani Shares Funny Mistake In The Animated Movie That She’s Happy The Live-Action Movie Fixed
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Tia Carrere talks one iconic Lilo & Stitch scene.

What’s It Like Working With Robert Downey Jr. On Avengers: Doomsday? Simu Liu Shares A Sweet Take
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
He's an MCU legend!

How Many Seasons Will Only Murders In The Building Have? Steve Martin Shared His A+ ‘Motto’ When Asked For An Answer
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
How long will the Arconia be full of murderers?

Margot Robbie's First Leading Role Since Barbie Just Landed On My Radar, And It's Quickly Become One Of My Most-Anticipated Movies
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm ready for a big, bold, beautiful journey!

Black Swan Ending Explained: What Really Happened To Nina In Her Pursuit Of Perfection?
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"Transcendence!"

Jackson Rathbone Just Revealed Why His Hair Looked Insane In Twilight: New Moon, And M. Night Shyamalan Was Involved
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Twilight actor broke down what was going on with Jasper's hair.

The Roses Ending: The Cast Break Down What They Think Happens After ‘Shocking’ Final Moments, And It’s Diabolical
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives SPOILERS ahead.

Sabrina Carpenter Reveals Her Parents' Reaction To Her Controversial Album Cover While Talking About The Backlash
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"I was actually shocked..."

Disney Animation Just Announced Another Original Movie Between Zootopia And Frozen Sequels, And I Have One Big Question
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A new original Disney Animated movie is on the way.

I Was In Awe Of The Thursday Murder Club's Fancy (And Very Familiar) Retirement Home. Turns Out It Has Connections To X-Men, The Royal Family And More
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I needed to solve this mystery.

Weapons Is Nightmare Fuel, But I Was Also Disappointed By The Horror Villain For One Big Reason
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This trend is getting old.

Why Did A Minecraft Movie And KPop Demon Hunters Perform So Well At The Box Office? A New Study Dropped Details That Surprised Me
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Gen Alpha are moviegoers!

'Ultimately My Fate To Light Candles And Pine Away And Roll My Eyes At Happy Couples.' Fans Are Recalling Taylor Swift's Old Diary Entries Now That She's Engaged
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
19-year-old Taylor Swift had no idea what was coming.

I Was Already Excited About The Cast Of Ryan Gosling's Star Wars Movie, But Now There's A New Rumored Starfighter Casting That Has Me More Psyched
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The force could be strong with one Hollywood couple.

People Keep Fancasting Alexandra Daddario As Wonder Woman, But She's Landed A Different New Role
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The wait for the DCU's Diana Prince continues.

The Roses Review: Benedict Cumberbatch And Olivia Colman Lead An Anti-Romantic Comedy, And It Doesn’t Get Bitter Than This
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Sometimes love and war isn’t fair…

The Hunting Wives Has Wild Wigs, And Malin Akerman Confirmed She Had Issues With Hers: ‘It Was Not Great’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"I'm not gonna lie..."

The Twilight Movies Are Coming Back To Theaters In Time For Halloween, And I Need To Talk About The Scenes I'm Dying To See On The Big Screen Again
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Hold on, spider monkey!

Star Wars Revealed The First Look At Ryan Gosling In Starfighter, And Fans Are Going Off In The Comments
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This is the way!

I Was Bummed Emil Wakim Was Let Go From SNL, And I’m Really Going To Miss His Middle Eastern Perspective
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This is such a bummer.

Harry Potter Director Got Critical After Taking One Look At Nick Frost's Hagrid, And I Think He Makes A Good Point
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I see what he's saying.

Julia Roberts Just Put A Weird Twist On Method Dressing As She Arrives To Venice Film Festival
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Well, this is a new one.
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