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
Phantom Of The Opera Is Getting A New Take From High School Musical's Kenny Ortega, And Fan Reactions Are Selling Me On It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
OK, now I can't wait to "feel it, hear it!"
Harry Potter’s Bonnie Wright Weighs In On Possibly Giving Advice To The Max Show’s Cast, And I Totally Understand Her Take
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A new generation of Harry Potter actors are forthcoming.
Yes, Andrew Garfield Is Aware Of Those Horse Memes Surrounding His New Romance Film. Yes, His Thoughts On Them Are Fantastic
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
We Live In Time's marketing took an unexpected turn.
Universal Hollywood's 2024 Halloween Horror Nights Houses Ranked, Including The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy And Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Your guide to the best scares at this year's HHN in Hollywood.
Simon Cowell Finally Weighs In On Carrie Underwood Joining American Idol: 'It's Not That Difficult Doing This Job'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
One of American Idol's original judges has thoughts.
Julianne Moore And Tilda Swinton Got A 17-Minute Ovation At Venice But I’d Rather Watch This Silly Video Of George Clooney And Brad Pitt Dancing During Wolfs' Applause
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Two epic movie star pairings got big moments at Venice this week.
32 Times Unexpected Music Numbers Made Their Way Into Non-Musicals
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
From Casablanca to Barbie, tons of movies over the years across all genres have surprised us with big music numbers.
Shailene Woodley Gushes About How STARZ’s Three Women Brought Up Her Own Memories Of Living On The Road
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The actress has a lot of mileage on the road.
Glen Powell Reveals His Reps Told Him To Tone Down One Aspect Of His Persona Early On, And We Can Thank Sylvester Stallone For Convincing Him Not To
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"If you feel it, chase it!"
Twilight Is Returning With A Netflix Show That Has An Unexpected Twist, And I Have Questions
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Someone read Twilight fans' minds!
Zac Efron’s A24 Thriller Just Landed A Bridgerton Alum, And I Can’t Wait To See These Two Share The Screen
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Zac Efron will be teaming with a Bridgerton alum for his upcoming A24 thriller, Famous.
Channing Tatum Shares Sweet (Shirtless) Post About Zoë Kravitz’s Work On Her Directorial Debut Blink Twice
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
With the Blink Twice press tour over, Channing Tatum shared a cute photo of himself and Zoë Kravitz getting some much-needed rest.
I Talked To Brandy About The Scary Parallels Between A24's The Front Room And Her Cinderella Movie. Impossible Things Are Happening Every Day!
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Get ready to be traumatized by The Front Room, because it actually shares a connection with 1997's Cinderella.
Fallout Producer Explains Why The TV Series Works While Other Video Game Adaptations Like Borderlands Flop Horribly
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Fallout's Jeff Gardiner compares the Amazon series to the Borderlands movie.
I Went To Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience With 15,000 Fans And The Show Made Me Lose My Mind For 7 Epic Reasons
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
CinemaBlend attended the Hollywood Bowl's Marvel concert experience and here were the highlights.
Jeremy Allen White Details The Intense Work He’s Doing To Nail Bruce Springsteen’s Speaking And Singing Voice
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Jeremy Allen White is set to portray Bruce Springsteen in an upcoming biopic, and he explained just how tough his prep has been.
Wolfs Director Recalls Advice George Clooney Gave Him About Pitching The Movie To Brad Pitt, And The Hilarious Reason Why He Didn't Need It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Jon Watts talks about how he got George Clooney and Brad Pitt to reunite for Wolfs.
In Honor Of Glen Powell's Thirsty Post With John Stamos, Here's Some Other Times He's Had Fans All Hot And Bothered
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Twisters' Glen Powell is one of Hollywood's biggest stars... and newest heartthrobs the internet cannot get enough of.
Lord Of The Rings Star Definitely Doesn’t Want To Watch Rings Of Power, And His Reason Makes All The Sense In The World
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The actor behind Elrond in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies shares why he's not tuning into the Amazon series.
Agatha All Along Star Opens Up About Why She Thinks The LGBTQ+ Community Will Resonate With Marvel’s Show: 'I Hope That Queer Audiences Like It'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Marvel Studios' latest series, Agatha All Along, is full of LGBTQ+ actors. Sasheer Zamata talks about her hopes for queer audiences.
Even The It Ends With Us Screenwriter Had No Idea Ryan Reynolds Had Tinkered With The Script. Truly.
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It Ends With Us screenwriter Christy Hall reacts to Blake Lively sharing that Ryan Reynolds contributing to a key scene.
Major Pirates Of The Caribbean Actor ‘Would Very Much Like To Come Back’ For The Reboot. Why It Might Be Hard
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A Pirates of the Caribbean reboot is reportedly on the way from Disney. Here's what one original actor says about potential return.
Cate Blanchett Looking Effortlessly Cool With Her Own Back Necklace Reminds Me Of The Time Sydney Sweeney Rocked A Butt Necklace
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Cate Blanchett strutted on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival with cascading pearls down her back. It reminds us of one Sydney Sweeney look.
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