Film and Cinema

MAKEOVER Aug. 12-14 State Fair Park Trainers will showcase the trust they’ve built with a previously untouched wild mustangs in just 100 days of training. okcfairgrounds.com OKLAHOMA CITY RENOVATION AND LANDSCAPING SHOW Aug. 13-15 State Fair Park This show brings together OKC homeowners and the area’s most knowledgeable and experienced remodeling, building and landscaping experts. homeshowcenter. com PETS AND PEOPLE RESOURCE FAIR Aug. 21 State Fair Park Enjoy this exciting resource fair. okcfairgrounds.com

THE STATE

PERFORMANCES

THE CEMENT OPRY Aug. 7 410

N. Main, Cement The Cement Opry is a monthly live variety show held in the Jesse James Ballroom. travelok.com MURDER AT THE DERBY: MYSTERY DINNER Aug. 14 Ardmore Convention Center Come dressed in your formal derby attire and prepare for an evening of mystery at this whodunit dinner event. ardmorecity.org

CONCERTS

DAN + SHAY Aug.

6 Choctaw Casino and Resort, Durant See this popular duo live in the Choctaw Grand Theatre. choctawcasinos.com MIRANDA LAMBERT Aug. 12-13 Choctaw Casino and Resort, Durant See one of country music’s most beloved artists in Durant. choctawcasinos.com DARIUS RUCKER Aug.

21 Choctaw Casino and Resort, Durant See this popular artist with special guest Larry Fleet. choctawcasinos.com

ART

INTERESTING TIMES: THE ART OF HONORÉ

DAUMIER Through Aug. 28 Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee See multiple fascinating pieces from this French painter, sculptor and printmaker which off er commentary on the social and political life of France and its people in the 1800s. mgmoa.org WHAT I KNOW: GIFTS FROM GORDON W. BAILEY Through Oct. 11 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Ark. What I Know is an exhibition about knowledge featuring works from a variety of artists. crystalbridges.org STATE OF THE ART Ongoing Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Ark. Crystal Bridges opens the new decade with the opening of the Momentary, and the debut of State of the Art 2020. crystalbridges.org

SPORTS

SALLISAW LION’S CLUB IPRA

RODEO Aug. 5-7 Sallisaw Rodeo Grounds Bring the family and enjoy the annual Sallisaw Lion’s Club Rodeo, an event that consistently draws over 5,000 people each year. travelok.com LAWTON RANGERS PRCA RODEO Aug. 11-14 Lo Ranch Arena, Lawton The Lawton Rangers PRCA Rodeo is one of the top 25 rodeos in the U.S. travelok. com GREAT SALT PLAINS STAMPEDE RODEO Aug. 27-28 Alfalfa County Fairgrounds, Cherokee The Great Salt Plains Stampede Rodeo in Cherokee off ers entertainment for all ages. travelok.com

COMMUNITY

MOUNTAIN VIEW FREE

FAIR Aug. 5-7 Tolbert Park, Mountain View Established in 1915, the Mountain View Free Fair is an annual community fair. travelok.com FLY FILM FESTIVAL Aug. 6-7 Gaslight Theatre, Enid The Fly Film Festival is a two-day independent film festival in downtown Enid celebrating the art of filmmaking. travelok.com CARNEGIE TRI-COUNTY FREE FAIR Aug. 12-14 Carnegie Park Come join the fun at the Carnegie Tri-County Free Fair and enjoy nightly entertainment by local musicians, plus games and livestock shows. travelok.com RUSH SPRINGS WATERMELON FESTIVAL AND RODEO Aug. 12-14 Je Davis Park, Rush Springs The Rush Springs Watermelon Festival celebrates the local crop of watermelons. travelok.com FIRELAKE FIREFLIGHT BALLOON FESTIVAL Aug. 13-14 1702 S. Gordon Cooper Dr., Shawnee Watch the Shawnee skyline transform into a mix of bright, brilliant colors as hot air balloons launch from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Powwow Grounds. firelakeballoonfest.com WILL ROGERS AND WILEY POST FLY-IN Aug. 14 Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah Come watch more than 100 small planes land at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch. willrogers.com/ will-rogers-wiley-post-fly-in BLANCHARD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Aug. 20-21 Lions Park, Blanchard There’s fun for the whole family at the Blanchard Bluegrass festival. travelok.com

FOR MORE EVENTS IN TULSA, OKC AND AROUND THE STATE, HEAD TO OKMAG.COM. DOG DAYS OF SUMMER CINEMA

August ushers in a reboot, action thriller and mind-bending psychological lm.

August brings us even more lms as we enter the back half of a wild year. I’ve got some actions lms, a science ction movie and an online ick, so I hope you’ll nd something that catches your eye.

Right out of the gate is e Suicide Squad, a soft reboot/stand-alone sequel to the nancially successful but critically panned Suicide Squad. (Yes – it’s the same title, but without a ‘the’ at the front. Awful, I know.) e lm brings back characters like Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) and Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), and adds newcomers like Bloodsport (Idris Elba) and Peacemaker (John Cena), among many others. e plot seems to be similar to the previous lm and sends the aforementioned squad of prison inmates on a mission that most would call ... suicidal, with a successful mission equaling lesser prison sentences. Directed by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) it looks a whole lot better than the rst one (which doesn’t say much) and should be a fun ride. e lm releases on Aug. 6.

Next, an action thriller called e Protégé, releasing Aug. 20. Starring Maggie Q as an assassin looking for revenge after her mentor (Samuel L. Jackson) is murdered, the lms follows in the footsteps of John Wick with slick ght and gun choreography, coupled with a simple and enjoyable premise: kill all things that stand in the way of what you want. Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), the lm features Michael Keaton as the likely scenestealing, morally grey antagonist.

For the nal theatrical release, a mind-bending lm called Reminiscence. e thriller stars Hugh Jackman as Nick Bannister, a man who o ers citizens of a seemingly war-torn future world the opportunity to relive their own memories. Everything becomes complicated when he meets Mae (Rebecca Ferguson) who has a mysterious past that Nick digs into through dreams and memories. Written and directed by Lisa Joy, known for her work co-creating the show Westworld with her husband Jonathan Nolan, the sci- lm surely has the wild story and setting going for it. Along with being Joy’s directorial debut, this will be one to look out for if you’re aching for a mind bending narrative. It will be out on Aug. 20.

For the online choice, check out the lm First Love. Released in 2019, it follows a boxer and a call girl who get inadvertently mixed up in a drug smuggling scheme. It has multiple plotlines that thread together, making for a fun blending of violence, comedy and romance. I enjoyed it thoroughly and can’t wait to watch it again. It is streaming on Amazon Prime. DREW JOSEPH ALLEN