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

Whitney Houston Fell Offstage During Relapse, And Oprah (And The Audience) Kept It Secret For More Than 15 Years
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
"She would be destroyed..."

Hayley Kiyoko Decided To Make One Change To The Girls Like Girls Ending That Makes Her ‘Proud’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Exclusives "It wasn't planned that way..."

The More I Think About Disclosure Day, The More It Reminds Me Of Indiana Jones 4
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Yeah, I said it!

Fans Were Mostly Unamused When Disney+ Went Down, But Some Of Them Cracked A+ Bluey Jokes
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
"What will I do..."

Aubrey Plaza Reacted To Her Prime Video Show Getting Canceled After One Season With Heartbreaking Parks And Rec Reference
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Meow.

I’m So Glad Steven Spielberg Finally Revealed Whether E.T. Was Slimy Or Dry
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
E.T., you'll always be famous!

The Toy Story 5 Scene That Made Me Teary-Eyed Was A Last-Second Addition
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Exclusives I'm still in my feelings about this.

Jeremy Renner Is Doing Better After Snowplow Accident But Gets Candid About Recovery Timeline (And Almost Quitting Acting)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Here's how he's "moving forward" these days.

Will Toy Story Ever End At This Point? What The Filmmakers Have To Say
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Exclusives Are the Toy Story movies going to infinity and beyond?

Daveigh Chase's Manager Denies GoFundMe After Lilo And Stitch Actress Dies At 35
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
"I find it disgusting..."

I Just Found Out A Random Emergency Fact About Animal Kingdom, And I'll Never Look At Disney World The Same Way
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
That's wild!

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!
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