She's not a regular 40-year-old. She's a cool 40-year-old. <p><strong>The Background</strong>: 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 &amp; 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.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What She's Into</strong>: 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.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What She's Excited About Right Now</strong>: 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.&nbsp;</p>

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Reese Witherspoon shouted out Will Ferrell on his birthday, making fans even more excited for their film: You're Cordially Invited.

Chris Evans recently celebrated his birthday, and thanked fans for all the love.

Michael J. Fox celebrated his birthday, and the Back to the Future franchise was one of many to celebrate the actor.

The Princess Bride star remembers his large friend.

Sam Neill Wishes Jeff Goldblum a hilarious happy birthday.

Dwayne Johnson proved yet again what a nice guy he is by singing “Happy Birthday” for a woman’s 102nd birthday.

Jackass' Bam Margera's Birthday followed him being taken to rehab

James Gunn went behind the scenes for Idris Elba's birthday.

Is this a hint that Keanu Reeves is joining the MCU?

Happy Thor's-day, on a Wednesday

Jason Momoa celebrated a birthday, and Lenny Kravitz showed him some serious love online.

Tom Felton had the best Harry Potter-oriented birthday post for his onscreen sparring partner Daniel Radcliffe.

I honestly can't get enough of Dax Shepard's and Kristen Bell's love story.

It's a very Marvel-ous birthday for Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky.

Fans have been debating the best Chris for a while, and Hemsworth is in on the joke.

Prepare to see Dobby like you've never seen him before.

Tons of expected Spider-Man jabs.

Mix yourself a Vesper and raise a glass for this red letter day in James Bond history!