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Brandy McDonnell, also known by her initials BAM, writes stories and reviews on movies, music, the arts and other aspects of entertainment. She is NewsOK’s top blogger: Her 4-year-old entertainment news blog, BAM’s Blog, has notched more than 1 million page views a year for the past two years. Raised on a crop and cattle farm near Lindsay, McDonnell started her journalism career in seventh grade, when she was elected reporter for her school’s 4-H Club. Taking her duties seriously, she began submitting stories to The Lindsay News and worked for the local weekly through high school. An Oklahoma State University graduate, she will celebrate her 10th anniversary at The Oklahoman in May 2012.

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DVD review: “Albert Nobbs” Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 DVD review: “Albert Nobbs” Read More
Movie review: 'Cowgirls N' Angels' Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 A throwback to the live-action Disney family films of yesteryear, the made-in-Oklahoma coming-of-age rodeo drama “Cowgirls N' Angels” will sweetly but deftly lasso openhearted viewers. Read More
Oklahoma actors, musicians, towns featured in family film “Cowgirls N' Angels” Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 The coming-of-age rodeo drama filmed in Oklahoma opens Friday in state and regional cinemas. Read More
DVD review: “Dark Shadows: The Greatest Episodes Collection — The Best of Barnabas” Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 DVD review: “Dark Shadows: The Greatest Episodes Collection — The Best of Barnabas” Read More
Movie review: 'Dark Shadows' Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 Frequent collaborators Tim Burton and Johnny Depp give the 1960s-‘70s supernatural soap opera a big-budget movie adaptation spiked with their signature oddball humor. Read More
Film brings forgotten soap opera out of 'Dark Shadows' Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 For their eighth cinematic collaboration, director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp revisit the late 1960s-early ‘70s supernatural soap opera “Dark Shadows,” since both consider themselves die-hard fans of the largely forgotten TV series. Read More
Blu-ray review: 'Cinema Verite' Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 Blu-ray review: ‘Cinema Verite' Read More
Superheroes abound in this summer's crop of movies Published: Fri, May 4, 2012 It's a summer for superheroes at the movies. Comic book crime-fighters are aiming to clobber summer box office records. Read More
The history of Bradley makes for a big book Updated: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 Lifelong farmer Dale Jones took on the role of book editor to preserve the community of Bradley's storied past in “The Chronicles of Bradley, Oklahoma Thru 1968.” Read More
Blu-ray review: 'Haywire' Published: Fri, Apr 27, 2012 Blu-ray review: ‘Haywire' Read More
LunaFest showcases short films made by, for and about women Updated: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 Oklahoma City-based global charity World Neighbors is bringing the national traveling film festival to its hometown Friday. Read More
Blu-ray review: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Published: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 Blu-ray review: ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Read More
Movie review: 'Bully' Published: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 Filmmaker Lee Hirsch puts a face on the agony and loss caused by the scourge of school bullies with his powerful documentary. Read More
Oklahomans working for change with 'Bully' Published: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 After appearing in the powerful documentary, teens Alex Libby and Kelby Johnson and their parents have become an inspiration for many and an extended family for each other. Read More
New Orleans story 'Flood Streets' comes to Muskogee Published: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 The post-Hurricane Katrina musical-dramedy “Flood Streets” is part of the lineup for the Bare Bones Independent Film Festival, which begins Friday and continues through April 22. Read More
Movie review: 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi' Updated: Thu, Apr 5, 2012 “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” offers an absorbing meditation on perfectionism and a universal tale about an influential father and the sons who must follow in his shadow Read More
Blu-ray review: 'The Adventures of Tintin' Published: Fri, Apr 6, 2012 Blu-ray review: “The Adventures of Tintin” Read More
Bret McKenzie gives 'The Muppets' new songs Updated: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 Half of the folk-comedy duo The Flight of the Conchords, the New Zealander won an Oscar for ‘Man or Muppet,' a power ballad he penned for the movie, new on DVD and Blu-ray. Read More
Sam Worthington goes Greek again for 'Wrath of the Titans' Published: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 Sam Worthington, the action star of “Avatar,” “Terminator: Salvation” and more, relished the chance to build a better hero when he reprised the role of the mythological demigod Perseus in the “Clash of the Titans” sequel “Wrath of the Titans.” Read More
Documentary 'Bully' heads into theaters unrated Published: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 The Weinstein Company is standing up to the MPAA and rejecting the MPAA's controversial R rating for the advocacy film “Bully.” Read More
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