Brandy McDonnell
@BAMOK
A&E Writer for The Oklahoman. Initials so sweet they must be used. Always busy because I'm not to be trusted when I'm bored.
🎶AC/DC released their seventh studio album 'Back In Black' 45 years ago, July 25, 1980
Fledgling #OKC group launches cinematic campaign to save historic #FilmRow screening room oklahoman.com/story/entertai…
Jaylin Williams, Isaiah Joe explain why they held NBA championship parade at Arkansas (via @The_ThunderWire): okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/n…
.@JoeDonRooney talks @rascalflatts 2.0, sobriety, and #Oklahoma pride ahead of joining the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame today #congratulations oklahoman.com/story/entertai…
Swedish acting star Stellan Skarsgård will be feted with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the festival’s 31st edition in August deadline.com/2025/07/stella…
Happy 80th Birthday to Dame Helen Mirren Born | July 26, 1945 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK English actress Dame Helen Mirren (born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov) has a career spanning over six decades of screen and stage. Mirren's accolades include an Academy Award,…
LUGUENTZ DORT is one of 18 Thunder players who collectively won for OKC our first NBA Championship. All 18 will live forever in our city’s history & in our hearts. In recognition of this historic accomplishment, I hereby proclaim that today is LUGUENTZ DORT DAY in Oklahoma City!
'Caddyshack' celebrates its 45th anniversary today, and it's just as quotable now as it was in 1980. Here's what the cast has been up to in the last nearly half-century. ew.com/see-the-caddys…
Photographer @MitchelWuPhoto puts action figures in action with his #OKC exhibit 'Out of the Toy Box' at @sciencemuseumok oklahoman.com/story/entertai…
Born July 25, in 1894, Walter Brennan - Over 240 roles incl Come and Get It, Kentucky, The Westerner, Meet John Doe, Sergeant York, Pride of the Yankees, Bad Day at Black Rock, Rio Bravo - & of course The Real McCoys! #botd Fun Fact: Won 3 Best Supporting Actor Oscars :)…
Happy LU DORT Day, Oklahoma City! Lu is the longest tenured Thunder player and his development story is incredible. After going undrafted in 2019, Lu has turned into one of the premier D&3 players in the Association. He was finally named to an All-Defensive Team this year.
Forever thankful for Fort Smith 🙌 @Jay_MWilliams_ and @zai_joe1 celebrate with the community that raised them 💙
There's an interesting reason why @BlakeShelton hopes nobody ever covers his songs: tasteofcountry.com/dont-cover-bla…
Toby and @Jamey_Johnson were great friends and often wrote together, but there’s one song they never got around to finishing…countrynow.com/jamey-johnson-…
The film #ItsNeverOverJeffBuckley continues Amy Berg's streak of acclaimed documentaries. @BAMOK has more about the film out next month and its Oscar-nominated director. awfj.org/blog/2025/07/2…
It’s Lu Dort Day. Thunder’s DPOY candidate had arguably the most important stretch of OKC’s playoff run when he hit 3 3s in 2 minutes in the 4th quarter of Game 5 vs Denver.