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
M. Night Shyamalan's Daughter Is Directing New Horror Flick The Watchers. How She Plans To Distinguish Herself From Her Famous Father
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Ishana Night Shyamalan is set to make her feature directorial debut with this summer's The Watchers.
The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Movies As Ranked By Rotten Tomatoes
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Here's the freshest LGBTQ+ movies ever made, per Rotten Tomatoes!
‘I Haven’t Been In The Ocean Since’: Christian Slater Shares Experience Seeing Jaws At Five While Talking About Influential Early Movies For Him
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Christian Slater talked to CinemaBlend about growing up amidst Steven Spielberg's golden age of classic films.
Amber Heard Came Out Of The Woodwork To Celebrate Her Birthday, And It’s All Gold And Champagne
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Amber Heard celebrated her birthday by sharing how she rang in her next trip around the sun on social media.
‘Several’ Crew Members Have Been Injured On The Set Of Eddie Murphy’s New Amazon Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Eddie Murphy is currently filming The Pickup with Amazon Studios, where an on-set incident has taken place.
The Watchers’ Ishana Night Shyamalan Cited Miyazaki As A Major Influence, And Now I’m Excited For The Movie For A Different Reason
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives CinemaBlend spoke to Ishana Night Shyamalan about her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, and Hayao Miyazaki's influence.
Alex Garland Explains Civil War’s Final Shot, And Why He Usually Starts With The Last Five Minutes Of His Stories
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives During CinemaBlend's chat with Civil War filmmaker Alex Garland, the filmmaker spoke about his writing style and the final shot.
‘I Think I Like His Better’: The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Jack Dylan Grazer Compares His Version Of Thimbletack To Martin Short’s 2008 Version
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives IT and Shazam! actor Jack Dylan Grazer voices the role of Thimbletack in the new Spiderwick Chronicles series.
As Angelina Jolie’s Legal Battle With Brad Pitt Over Winery Continues, An Insider Makes Claims About Her Making Recordings Of Him During Their Marriage
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Angelina Jolie alleged earlier this month that Brad Pitt was physically abusive toward her on multiple occasions during their marriage.
Sydney Sweeney Is Living Her Best Life Kiteboarding, And It's Honestly Vacation Goals
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
After Sydney Sweeney went on three back-to-back press tours, she's on vacation getting into kiteboarding.
‘Stop Doing That. That’s Terrible’: Henry Cavill Reveals The Funny Notes He Got From Guy Ritchie As He Improvised On Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Henry Cavill spoke to CinemaBlend about the process of improvising lines in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
A Major Captain America: Brave New World Character May Finally Be Confirmed To Appear Thanks To A McDonald's Ad Of All Things
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A popular rumor about Captain America: Brave New World is starting to look a lot more possible after a recent Brazilian McDonalds ad.
'I Think They're All Fluid': Challengers' Josh O'Connor Talks About Whether The Zendaya Movie Has A Queer Storyline
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Challengers filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has been known to explore LGBTQ+ themes in his movies, does his tennis romance count among them?
I Talked To M. Night Shyamalan About Setting A Horror Movie At A Pop Singer’s Show, And As A Frequent Concertgoer, I’m Intrigued
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives M. Night Shyamalan spoke to CinemaBlend about what inspired him to set his latest movie, Trap, at a stadium concert.
Upcoming Horror Movies: All The Scary Movies Coming Out In 2024 And 2025
By Sarah El-Mahmoud last updated
From the next new creepy concept to the return of scary franchises like Saw and The Exorcist, there are a lot of upcoming horror movies to get excited for.
Now That Killing Eve Is Newly Trending On Netflix, Fans Are Ripping On The Finale All Over Again
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh's performances in Killing Eve is back on the radar following the BBC series joining Netflix.
Star Wars' Warwick Davis Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To Wife After She Died At 53
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Warwick Davis' wife Samantha Davis has died at the age of 53.
‘Terrible Performance’: Brian Cox Rips Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon To Shreds
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Brian Cox was not impressed with Joaquin Phoenix's performance as Napoleon Bonaparte.
I Usually Don't Watch War Movies, But Alex Garland's Civil War Just Became One Of My Favorites Of The Year
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm not usually a fan of the war genre, but after seeing Alex Garland's Civil War, it's already one of my favorite 2024 movies.
The Best Horror Movies On Tubi
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
From Child's Play to Get Out, there's a ton of free great horror movies to stream on Tubi.
The Neverending Story: What We Know About The New Movie Adaptation
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Following the 1984 classic family film, more movies based on Michael Ende's The Neverending Story is in development.
Most Fans Haven't Even Seen Footage Of Gladiator 2 Yet, And They're Already Having The Best Reactions To Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal And Joseph Quinn
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
After CinemaCon reactions came in for Gladiator 2's debut footage, the hype for Ridley's Scott's cast is amping up.
Sabrina Carpenter Waved At Barry Keoghan In The Middle Of Her Coachella Set And Fans Can’t Get Enough Of His Reaction
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Sabrina Carpenter played Coachella for the first time on Friday, and Barry Keoghan was there to support her.