David-Elijah Nahmod

‘Golden Girls Live’ returns to the Curran: popular drag parody celebrates twenty years From December 4-21, “The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes” will perform at the historic Curran Theater. This marks the second year in a row that the popular drag parody plays the theater, and...

Please enjoy my chat with drag artist D'Arcy Drollinger.
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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ is a grand, sumptuous retelling of the classic tale No director working today makes better horror films than Guillermo del Toro. His new adaptation of “Frankenstein” brings a fresh spin to the often-told story of an obsessed scientist who is determined...

Please enjoy my review of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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Long-running soap introduces 1st gay couple Since 1987, the daytime drama "The Bold and the Beautiful" has kept viewers enthralled with its tales of the glamourous life within the Los Angeles fashion industry.

Please enjoy my chat with queer actor Christian Weissmann, who plays a gay role on the long running soap The Bold & the Beautiful.
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SF film festival elevates trans voices The fact that transgender rights are under attack from a hostile federal administration has not silenced those artistic voices.

Please enjoy my preview of the annual San Francisco Transgender Film Festival.
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‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ – Strange but fun animated film doesn't always make sense Written, produced and directed by Julian Glander, making his feature debut, “Boys Go to Jupiter” is a surreal, animated coming of age film that has a lot of great moments, though not all of it makes s...

Please enjoy my review of the new animated film Boys Go to Jupiter.
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‘Queens of the Dead’ – Tina Romero's zombie comedy eats with a queer twist The new film “Queens of the Dead,” opens in area theaters with quite a horrific pedigree. Its co-writer and director, Tina Romero, is the daughter of the late George A. Romero, creator of the classic ...

Please enjoy my review of Queens of the Dead, a drag zombie movie!
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Terror Vault’s ‘Hexed’ – journey through a maze of queer horrors “Terror Vault,” now underway at the Mint through November 1, has become one of the Bay Area’s most popular Halloween attractions. Co-producer Joshua Grannell, aka Peaches Christ, share the inspiration...

Please enjoy my chat with Joshua Grannell, aka drag icon Peaches Christ.
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‘The Rocky Horror Show’ – Doing the Time Warp one last time at Oasis For the past ten years, Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” has been a staple at Oasis, the legendary drag club set to close at the end of the year. With Oasis closing, it means that the annual ...

Please enjoy my chat with drag artist extraordinaire D'Arcy Drollinger.
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‘Fairyland’ A moving true story about a gay single dad and his daughter First-time director Andrew Durham does a remarkable job of bringing back the San Francisco of the 1970s and ’80s in “Fairyland,” a deeply moving memoir piece about a gay dad’s relationship with his sp...

Please enjoy my review of the new film Fairyland.
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‘Hokus Pokus Live!’ – classic Bette Midler film takes to the stage with drag queens 'Hokus Pokus' s a favorite of drag artist Ginger Minj. The “Drag Race” alumnus is touring for the third time with a show called “Hokus Pokus Live!” which is a love letter to the original film. But don...

Please enjoy my chat with drag artist Ginger Minj.
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Sasha Colby is ‘Stripped’ – ‘Drag Race’ star shares her experiences in a new show On September 19 “Drag Race” winner Sasha Colby will make a stop in San Francisco as part of her latest tour, “Stripped II.” In this show she will share stories about trans and queer experiences that a...

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‘Twinless’ – Gay/straight bromance is both touching and disturbing Dylan O’Brien shines as twin brothers, one gay, one straight, in writer/director James Sweeney’s moving if somewhat disturbing tale of two 30ish men who meet at a bereavement support group for people ...

Please enjoy my review of the new film Twinless.
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‘Mucho Machismo y Pocos Machos’ – queer Latinx dancer/choreographer Rogelio Lopez has a story to tell From September 12-14, dancer/choreographer Rogelio Lopez will unfold a new work at Dance Mission Theater. In “Mucho Machismo y Pocos Machos,” Lopez and his dancers will tell the story of a queer Mexic...

Please enjoy my chat with dancer/choreographer Rogelio Lopez.
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‘Salt Water’ – Intense drama about a forbidden subject “Salt Water” is a slow burner that deals with a very heavy subject. The film follows Jacobo (Luis Mario Jimenez), a 33-year-old living in a shabby house near the beach in Colombia. Jacobo reconnects w...

Please enjoy my review of the new Colombian film Salt Water.
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‘Mostly Marlene’ – Kim David Smith travels back to the Weimer era In his latest album release, “Mostly Marlene,” which was recorded live at Joe’s Pub in New York, Kim David Smith sings songs made famous by the late screen icon Marlene Dietrich, as well as a few song...

Please enjoy my chat with cabaret chanteuse Kim David Smith.
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New book documents SF’s trans history To commemorate Transgender History Month, the Reverend Dr. Megan Rohrer, a transgender man, published a new photo book this month about the history of the trans community in San Francisco.

Please enjoy my chat with trans historian the Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer.
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‘The Mechanix’ – Two old friends reunite for a wild thrill ride From August 23-September 6, old friends Sara Toby Moore and Matthew Martin will reunite at Z Below for “The Mechanix,” described by its creator Moore as “a science fiction-magical realism-human cartoo...

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San Francisco Queer Film Festival – All the colors of the LGBT rainbow at the Roxie On Friday August 22 the fifth annual San Francisco Queer Film Festival will commence for a three-day run at the Roxie Theater. During that time short films and features, documentaries and narrative fi...

Please enjoy my preview of the San Francisco Queer Film Festival.
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‘The Lovers’ – Passion amid a pandemic Daviel Shy’s “The Lovers” is a seven-episode streaming series about love in the age of COVID. It’s also about sex and spirituality. Shy, who wrote and directed, stars as Dafnah, daughter of a rabbi, a...

Please enjoy my review of the new web series The Lovers.
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Big band cabaret plus a big birthday: Leigh Crow sings and celebrates her 60th It’s Leigh Crow month at Oasis, with the well-known entertainer putting on two shows that promise to have fans stomping their feet. On August 14, Crow will co-host “Swingin’ Songbirds: A Big Band Caba...

Please enjoy my chat with entertainers Leigh Crow & Bebecca Sharp.
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Lucia Lucas: Trans opera singer featured in Opera Paralléle’s ‘Expansive’ showcase On August 7 renowned trans baritone Lucia Lucas will appear in “Expansive: A Showcase of Transgender and Nonbinary Classical Artists.” This is the fourth annual presentation of “Expansive,” which is b...

Please enjoy my chat with opera singer Lucia Lucas.
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San Francisco Drag King Contest: No kings but drag kings is this year’s theme For the past 29 years the San Francisco Drag King Contest has entertained audiences with its campy over-the-top sense of fun. This year’s show, which takes place at Oasis on August 3, promises an all-...

Please enjoy my preview of San Francisco's annual Drag King Contest.
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Matteo Lane’s ‘Al Dente Special’ – gay comic brings lots of laughs, and sharp observations, to Hulu Gay comic Matteo Lane's “The Al Dente Special” comes to Hulu in an hour-long show that offers a lot of laughs and some sharp observations about his cultural heritage and his life as a gay man.

Please enjoy my review of comic Matteo Lane's new Hulu special.
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‘Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero’ Animated drag adventure is loads of fun A film for drag fans of all ages, “Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero” offers a new spin on drag entertainment. “Maxxie” is a cartoon. Yes, you read that right, it’s a feature-length animated film which o...

Please enjoy my review of Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero, the first animated drag film.
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‘Beyond the Gates’ – new soap opera breaks ground with daytime TV’s first biracial gay couple Since its inception in February 2025 the new daytime drama “Beyond the Gates” has been breaking ground. The first soap opera to premiere in 25 years, the series follows the somewhat messy adventures o...

Please enjoy my chat with actors Mike Manning and Brandon Claybon, who play daytime TV's first biracial gay couple on the new soap opera Beyond the Gates.
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‘Jurassiq Parq: A Musiqal Parody’ – classic sci-fi dinosaur film gets the Oasis treatment “Jurassiq Parq: A Musiqal Parody” will give the popular 1993 film a queer twist, with drag queens and drag kings performing catchy musical numbers, with dinosaurs!

Please enjoy my chat with playwright Michael Phillis and drag artist Vanilla Meringue.
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Beyond the Castro: new maps reveal Pride’s forgotten history Shawn Sprockett, a gay San Francisco man, has just published two maps with which people can take a walk through these neighborhoods and see where these long-shuttered businesses existed. Sprockett als...

Please enjoy my chat with queer historian Shawn Sprockett.
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