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
’It’s Utterly Insane’: Laverne Cox And The Uglies Cast Talk Beauty Standards They’d Go To The Smoke For
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "It's just not achievable."
Moana 2's Creative Team Gets Real About Turning Planned TV Show Into The Movie Sequel: 'We Love Disney+, But…'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Yes, the Moana sequel started off as a streaming series.
Elizabeth Olsen, Natasha Lyonne And Carrie Coon Swap Stories From Their Time In The Theater, And I Seriously Could Listen To Them Talk For Hours
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The trio of actress bond over their time on stage.
Taylor Swift Came To The VMAs Dressed In A Plaid Gown That Looks Like She's 'Dressing For Revenge,' And Swifties Are Getting Big Reputation Vibes
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Look what you made her do...
My Experience At Universal Horror Nights’ A Quiet Place House Has Me Thinking About What Movie I Want A Theme Park To Scare Me With Next
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I was too stunned to speak...
Joey King Talks The Wild Long Time She’s Been Trying To Get Uglies Made And How Her Perspective On The Book Changed Over The Years
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The actress/producer has journeyed far to find The Smoke.
The Front Room Ending: Brandy Shares Her Thoughts On The A24 Movie’s Perverse ‘Victory’ Moment
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Don't forget her name: "Be-lin-da!"
After Karen Gillan Revealed She’s Pregnant With Her First Child, Marvel Sister Zoe Saldaña Sent Her Love
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Guardians family is getting bigger!
The Best '00s Movies For 32 Actors
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Mamma mia, these movies were great!
Kathryn Hunter’s The Front Room Role Terrified Me. She Told Us Why Sound Was So Important To The A24 Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives It's all in the details when it comes to The Front Room's villain.
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.
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