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Hunter Doohan attending the Champions For Cures and Care Gala

Jenna Ortega, Natalie Portman and Cathy Yan at Sundance Film Festival

Both events took place on Saturday night in California and Utah

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Fan art Harley Quinn💜, birds of prey film yang seru untuk ditonton. Apalagi ada soundtrack lagunya Joan Jett, I hate myself for loving you. Sangat cocok 💜 ... #birdsofprey #birdsofpreyandthefantabulousemancipationofoneharleyquinn #harleyquinn #margotrobbie #blackmask #blackcanary #huntress #cassandracain #cathyyan #dceu (at Yogyakarta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XjcctjfP9/?igshid=t3pu7pako0t7

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#BirdsOfPrey is still all of the AWESOME on the THIRD viewing! By far this is my favorite live action Batman movie. #BoP #harleyquinn #blackcanary #huntress #dccomics #blackmask #detectivemontoya #gotham #margotrobbie #rosieperez #maryelizabethwinstead #batman #gothamcity #gothamcitysirens #jurneesmollettbell #cathyyan #ewanmcgregor #chrismessina #ellajaybasco #dc #joker (at Division 13 Regal Cinema) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8TJYMYBBsb/?igshid=vjf250msqy6z

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Thoughts : Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

After the colossal misstep that was Suicide Squad, and the ensuing wave of speculation over the future of the franchise and whether it deserved an immediate pressing of the reset button, the news of a Harley Quinn and Birds of Prey vehicle did not land with the gravitas that D.C. expected.  While Margot Robbie did shine in the role of Harley Quinn, many found themselves facing the fatigue of underwhelming D.C. movie after underwhelming D.C. movie.  The one thing nobody seemed to expect, however, was for Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) to be good. 

Four years after the events of Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) finds herself free of her relationship with the Joker and forced to make due on her own.  After a run-in with the driver of Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor) that leaves the driver crippled, Harley befriends Dinah Lance (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), the singer in Sionis’ club.  The following morning, Lance saves Harley from an attack, which impresses Sionis, and he immediately assigns Lance as his new driver.  Harley blows up an Ace Chemicals plant in an effort to make a statement about her breakup with the Joker, but her action does not divert GCPD from their investigation of mob killings committed by the Crossbow Killer, who goes by the self-applied name The Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).  GCPD Detective Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) attempts to use Lance as an informant, but Lance turns the offer down, only to eventually fall in line when young pickpocket Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco) interrupts a diamond theft plot.  With the streets after Harley, Sionis kidnaps her and attempts to use her to recover Cain and the diamond, but upon finding out that Lance has tipped off Montoya, Sionis enacts a plan to not only recover the diamond, but put the entire run of women out of commission in  the process.  As the opposed forces find themselves targeted and closed in upon, the women form an unsteady alliance to protect themselves, and in turn, put all of their previous motivations and alliances into question.

Birds of Prey presents a much more refined use of techniques attempted in Suicide Squad, and the techniques find a focused application with a centered protagonist model and supporting characters on the wings (no pun intended).  On top of these visual techniques that apply to film, there is a very specific and efficient use of comic book framing, visualization and tropes that keep the events of the film tethered to their origins.  The way that the creators of the film are able to mix aspects of buddy comedies, redemption story movies, break-up vindication films, whodunit affairs and, of course, comic-book films presents the viewer with a highly entertaining mish-mash of stimulation. 

Rather than try to force the world to bend to the whims of the Suicide Squad story, director Cathy Yan opts for folding a D.C.-based story into a broader world story, which works much better.  Lots of the action that centers around Harley Quinn is wonderfully entertaining, leaning on mostly non-lethal applications until more lethal fare is called for.  The story also manages to tell Harley Quinn’s tale without having to use the Joker as a foundational element, opting instead to use his absence as fuel for the plot rather than harping on him not being around and making it about him in the process. 

As expected in a comic-book film, there is an extremely vivid use of colors, specifically pastels of varying richness that pop out against the mostly muted backdrops.  The way that the story blends past, present and future events through a mix of flashbacks and timeline melds keeps the story interesting while straying away from a fixed linear narrative, while also allowing for key bits of information to show up when they will play the best, rather than in chronological order.  The soundtrack is not only full of earworms, but the song selections do a much better job of punctuating character mentalities and motivations than film of this nature normally does.  Overall, Birds of Prey is a much more focused, balanced and well-executed movie than Suicide Squad, as if the previous recipe had too many ingredients, while this same recipe has found harmonic ingredient balance.

Margot Robbie infuses some Bugs Bunny energy into her performance, from her mannerisms and line delivery down to fight choreography.  Rosie Perez mixes aspects of the straight-man role with a designation as the main character that drives the narrative forward with subtle balance.  Mary Elizabeth Winstead leans into her role as the protagonist while managing to let a layer of insecurity bubble just below the surface.  Ewan McGregor is taking delight in playing big while chewing up the scenery and moments, serving for a balanced foe with just as much personality as Harley Quinn.  Jurnee Smollett-Bell masterfully reveals the layers of her character with high narrative efficiency, never revealing too much of her character at once, and making the reveals ultra-timely.  Ella Jay Basco’s joyful ignorance and disregard for the impact of her actions serves as the perfect chaotic neutral foil.  Chris Messina buzzes around as secondary menace to McGregor in a unique interpretation of the muscle role.  Appearances by Alli Wong, Dana Lee, Steven Williams, Fancois Chau, Derek Wilson, Matt Willig, and spiritual appearances by Jared Leto and Jai Courtney round things out.

For every stinker that the D.C. film universe has presented, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) finds itself in the rare air of success from the brand.  If you enjoyed Watchmen, Shazam!, or saw where aspects of Suicide Squad may have worked under different circumstances, I highly recommend giving Birds of Prey a go. 

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A pop art installation that turns into a punk rock party. All glitter and confetti with mandatory Tank Girl dress code and neon lit dance floors, but like any good party it's over too soon, leaving you feeling empty and with a greasy kebab on your hands - Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (if My Little Pony, Taxi Driver and John Wick had an orgy) #birdsofprey #harleyquinn #cathyyan https://www.instagram.com/p/B_avtj6l1uM/?igshid=xy8vvnc7b4jr

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🆕 Harley Quinn Breaking Glass 🆕 In Ep. 397, we cover the possible #AMCTheaters closures, #CathyYan on the #BirdsOfPrey box office results, we answer listener questions, and more! Tune in at https://www.TheReasonsImBroke.com/ 🎙️

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Yırtıcı Kuşlar Ve Muhteşem Harley Quinn, Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn, Psikiyatrist, Akıl hastanesinde çalışırken, akıl hastanesine tedavi amacı ile getirilen Joker'e sempati besler ve Joker'in kaçmasına yardımcı olur, Arthur Fleck'i Joker yapan şartlar sonucu Joker iyi midir kötü müdür, kime iyidir kime kötüdür, kime dost kime tehdittir zaten soru işaretidir? Joker ile birlikte bir sürü soytarıca cezalandırma işine karışır, Bazı cezalandırmaları bizzat kendisi yerine getirir, Cezalandırmalar oldukça ızdırap vericidir, Harley Quinn cezalandırdıklarının kara listesindedir ama herkes Joker den çekinmektedir, Kötünün kötü arkadaşları olur Joker bilinmeyen bir sebeple Harley Quinn'e tekmeyi basar Harley Quinn'in artık bir başına olduğunu öğrenen herkes Harley Quinn'in karşısına dikilir Ama Harley Quinn o kadar da boş biri olmadığını herkese göstermeye çalışır... Ve peşine düşen polis memurunu, Para ile çalışan ve mafya olan ailesinin intikamını alan paralı tetikçiyi, Öksüz bir hırsız kızı da kendi tarafına alarak, hep birlikte kara maskeliyi ortadan kaldırmak için mücadeleye başlarlar Tabi ki Harley Quinn'in tarzı adeta Joker in tarzıdır Başta sona karikatürize izlemek istiyorsanız ama kafa yormak da istemiyorsanız buyurun... https://youtu.be/x3HbbzHK5Mc Vizyon Tarihi: 7 Şubat 2020 Süre: 109dk Tür: Aksiyon , Macera , Suç Yönetmen: Cathy Yan Senarist: Christina Hodson Yapımı: 2020 - ABD Yırtıcı Kuşlar (Ve Muhteşem Harley Quinn) Filmi Oyuncuları: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina Yapımcı: Margot Robbie , Bryan Unkeless Read the full article

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Cathy Yan - Birds of Prey (or the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) A pretty great, visually stunning superhero movie, with some of the best fight scenes in any superhero movie ever, this is one of the very few recent DC comics films that's actually any good. It's a pity that it wasn't as successful as it could have been, maybe because of its association with the pretty dismal Suicide Squad, but don't let that stop you. In spite of the name Birds of Prey, this is really a Harley Queen movie, it does set up the Birds of Prey as a team by the end of it, but it really feels like a prelude to a future Birds of Prey film, and I do hope there is one as they are all awesome. The fight scenes here are spectacular, colorful, distinctive and with just the right number of cuts, enough to keep the fights dynamic but not so many that you can't see the choreography or the punches hit, just right. In fact they are probably the best fight scenes in any DC movie, as they are often so frantic that it's hard to even tell what is going on on screen (looking at you Man of Steel). Again the best DC movies are centred around female characters and directed by a woman (looking at you Wonder Woman), I'm not even counting the Joker here, not only because I didn't love it, but it feels like a complete outlier. Margot Robbie is fantastic here, she has made Harley her own, but the rest of the team, particularly Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Crossbow-Killer are fantastic. Definitely worth a watch. Non-stop fun. (4/5) #cinema #cinephile #cathyyan #birdofprey #harleyqueen #superheroes #movie #moviereview #film #filmreviews #filmposter #movieposter #poster #dc #huntress #margotrobbie (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-OPmotFyUB/?igshid=b344h7t76ipl