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In this interview surrounding her recently released Album, Moss; Hawke appears casual with minimal makeup and messy hair, crouching on a chair in a plain and undecorated room.
In this interview Hawke talks a lot about her life in the public and her families life in public, speaking on how this alters what she can and can't speak about. She also touches on her father's interview on The View after the release of her music video for the song Therese

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Maya Hawke on her sophomore album Moss, her rising music career and Stranger Things success

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Stranger Things has been watched for over 1 billion hours. with over 40 million Netflix users tuning into the third season within it first 4 days of release.
https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/stranger-things-facts-statistics/

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Maya Hawke joined the cast of Netflix's worldwide phenomenon Stranger Things for its third season as the shows first openly gay character, Robin Buckley.  Hawke has been on the show for two season, with the fifth and final on the way and has voiced the character in a companion podcast to the young adult novel Rebel Robin. Robin is a self-described "band dweeb", highly intelligent, sassy and sarcastic, snarky and headstrong. Robin lacks social awareness and much like Hawke herself is a rambler when nervous leading to some of the character's best moments and acting as a vehicle for exposition within the show. Hawke's Robin has solidified herself as a much loved queer character on current television.

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In this interview Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers discuss Casting Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley; stating that once they had outlined the character their casting directors only response was "She's Maya Hawke". Once Maya herself was cast and shooting began she pulled the brother's aside and asked "So … are you guys basically just writing … me?” . In the brother's words Hawke is "much more interesting than any original character we could ever make up. She’s hilarious, she’s whip-smart, she’s very honest and real, and she’s just awesomely weird, her energy some mix between a playful, excited teenager and a wizened Hollywood actor who’s seen it all. She is just so uniquely Maya, and we became obsessed with capturing her essence and putting it out into the world, because she felt like one-in-a-million"

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Maya Hawke's filmography and upcoming projects

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Maya Hawke's filmography and upcoming projects

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Hawke Plays Eleanor in this 2022 teen comedy, thriller.  The film follows Eleanor and Drea as they team up to take revenge on each other's enemies. Hawke plays a socially awkward transfer student who realizes her former camp bully attends her new school , a girl who spread a rumour about Eleanor after she came out to her, saying Hawke's character kissed her and pined her down when they were 13. The film has some interesting twists which allow Hawke to take the character in an interesting direction.

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Since her debut on Stranger Things in 2019 Hawke has made several other projects with Netflix and is continuing to work with the streaming service into 2023.

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Hawke is the Drew Barrymore of the first instalment of Netflix's heavily referencial queer horror trilogy. She puts in a brief yet powerful performance as Heather in the films dramatic opening kill scene as the spunky and sarcastic bookshop clerk is killed by a local high schooler.

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Amanda Kramer's Ladyworld follows 8 teenagers trapped in a house after an earthquake. The feature is a character study of teenage girls loosely based on Lord of the Flies. Hawke plays Romy, the loner of the group in a film described as physically demanding and conceptually challenging film.

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Hawke stars alongside Andrew Garfield in Gina Coppola's Mainstream. She plays Frankie who becomes an internet celebrity after teaming up with the freakishly charismatic Link, played by Andrew Garfield, to make videos online.

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Hawke plays Manson Family member Flower Child who backs out of the groups murderous plans at the last moment. My has spoken about the role stating she did go through the audition progress but believes she had an edge having known Tarantino her whole life. Unlike her usual characters Flower Child is not an independent headstrong woman but instead falls prey to Manson's persona, only regaining a small element of her own agency at the last moment.

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https://www.avclub.com/do-revenge-review-camila-mendes-maya-hawke-1849535030

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With its inclusion of sassy slanguage and its indictment of progressive culture, is a movie for the modern era-but it plays like a love letter to the savage and sweet teen-themed movies of the 1980s, '90s and early '00s-influential cornerstones like Heathers, Clueless, Jawbreaker, Cruel Intentions and Mean Girls. Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson puts just enough spin on the tradition while displaying a reverence for its cinematic forbears, forming a uniquely barbed feature centered on two sharp-minded high school seniors who team up to exact revenge on their tormentors. And while there are major missteps, overall its bright, spirited attitude and attractive, propulsive gusto power a delightfully wicked journey.

Drea (Camila Mendes) is Rosehill Private School's impeccably styled alpha queen, dating the school's golden boy Max (Austin Abrams) and running with wealthy elite besties like Tara (Alisha Boe), Meghan (Paris Berelc) and Montana (Maia Reficco). She also works overtime to disguise the fact she's on scholarship, shops at thrift stores for her fashions and lives in a modest house on the other side of town. The scrappy, social climbing 17-year-old has carefully curated her world, making sure she's done everything right, especially to secure a spot at her dream university, Yale. But just when she's reaching the pinnacle of her powers, tragedy strikes when her private sext video to Max is leaked to the entire school, ruining everything from her romance to her friendships.

Do Revenge

Director

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

Cast

Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Rish Shah, Sophie Turner, Austin Abrams

Availability

On Netflix September 16

After a punch lands Drea, and not the perpetrator Max, in the office of the headmaster (a cameo that will elicit pure joy for teen-movie fans), Drea promises she won't retaliate further against her slimy ex-beau in order to protect her future. However, the duplicitous, conniving senior has a sneaky plan, joining forces with new transfer student Eleanor (Maya Hawke). The mousy beta finds common ground with Drea's predicament after becoming the recipient of unfair social scorn at the hands of a ruthless bully. The dynamic duo then hatch a plot for Eleanor to infiltrate Max's clique and for Drea to befriend Eleanor's bully Carissa (Ava Capri), only to expose their oppressors as frauds and get them expelled. Hijinks and hilarity ensue, as do unlikely alliances that threaten their best-laid plans.

Robinson, who deftly wrote and helmed the highly resonant romcom Someone Great, shows a greater maturation in her skill set as a filmmaker, here balancing insight, vision and tonal bandwidth with style and verve. She and editors David S. Clark and Lori Ball focus on character-driven action and mounting comedic shenanigans. Cinematographer Brian Burgoyne and costume designer Alana Morshead's saturated, uber-feminine color palette of soft pastels and vibrant jewel tonesrips pages of look-book inspiration from Jawbreaker, Clueless and Mean Girls. There are even more Clueless references dropped in everywhere, from the dialogue ("I'm kvelling!") to the production design (a school building named "Horowitz Hall").

Robinson and co-screenwriter Celeste Ballard also pull much of their acerbic, acidic character aspirations from the touchstones in Mean Girls, Heathers and Cruel Intentions. In one sequence Drea stands amidst the school erupting in chaos a la Regina George. Her cutting wit and narcissistic ego feel reminiscent of Heather Chandler, and her scheming seems inherited from Kathryn Merteuil. And they also borrow Jawbreaker 's plot thread where a meek girl infiltrates the popular squad only to get a bit too carried away.

Yet within all the loving homage, the filmmakers turn these direct pulls into indelible moments of their own. The genre's prescribed, reductive makeover sequence is tackled with a healthy sense of humor and vigor. Clever newfangled portmanteaus are cheeky, never cloying. The addition of a queer romance is a welcomed update, pushing the genre further into the 21 st century. The soundtrack which blends classic and contemporary hits (even utilizing a cover of "Kids In America" by The Muffs) also shines as a reflective statement, connecting the old and the new.

Mendes turns in a pitch-perfect performance, tasked to walk a fine line of being a villainous protagonist we root for. The "unlikeable heroine" in her crafty hands is wholly empathetic and compelling. Hawke playfully explores hidden facets of her character's plight with tenderness and tenacity. Talia Ryder, playing Eleanor's love interest Gabbi, is in charming sapphic "teenage dirtbag" mode replete with slacker vibe, vocal fry and unfussy tomboy-ish wardrobe. Sophie Turner, who plays Drea's snooty frenemy Erica, shows off her comedic chops in an all-too-brief appearance.

Unfortunately, the film does carry over some of the genre's worst instincts without sufficiently reimagining or updating them. The introduction of a maddening twist at the end of act two, when an inevitable hiccup in Drea and Eleanor's revenge plot occurs, causes their arcs to take a hit as their predictable conflict isn't utilized to the best of its abilities. Rather than use this as a pivot point where the protagonists mature from their churlish, misguided rage, proving they can get what they want and become better people in the process, this contrived reveal hijacks the momentum for 20 minutes, testing audience loyalty as it makes one of the heroines irredeemable. There's a simpler, far less complicated way to get to the finish line-a path that these filmmakers fail to take.

In terms of its supporting ensemble, character construction is also spotty. Tara's eventual play for redemption, after demonstrating little to no genuine remorse throughout for dropping Drea as a friend, relies on ham-handed screenwriting convenience. The attempt to humanize Max, in the scene where he laments his popularity and yearns for a life with greater meaning and solitude, offers a rare glimpse at his vulnerability that ultimately proves useless as it adds depth to someone who doesn't deserve it. It doesn't serve as foreshadowing and barely functions as a hollow platitude about how performative these childish games are. When it comes to Eleanor and Drea's respective paramours Gabbi and Russ (Rish Shah), closure is treated like an afterthought, relegated to emotionally unearned end credits scenes.

Despite those blights, Robinson and her collaborators infuse Do Revenge with an appropriately clear-eyed view of the futility and stupidity of high school social hierarchies. Though her narrative would be better served by a more streamlined approach, being messy and loving drama ultimately mirrors many the collective teenage experience-thankfully, not everyone's is as heightened as the characters in this film, but sometimes it can be fun to watch from a distance.

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Do Revenge updates mean girl movie tropes for a messy revenge story

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With its inclusion of sassy slanguage and its indictment of progressive culture, is a movie for the modern era-but it plays like a love letter to the savage and sweet teen-themed movies of the 1980s, '90s and early '00s-influential cornerstones like Heathers, Clueless, Jawbreaker, Cruel Intentions and Mean Girls.

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Has anyone ever wronged you? Odds are, if you asked anyone this question, the answer would be a resounding "yes." Maybe you've even had unnecessarily detailed fantasies about how you would get revenge on the wrong-doer. (Is that just me?) But actually going through with revenge requires a significant amount of mental gymnastics and would most likely be very problematic. , as the title suggests, indulges in this very idea and smartly does so via the age group that is the most back-stabby, untrustworthy, and downright terrifying: teenagers. But if you're looking for a typical teen movie riddled with clichés and stereotypes, keep scrolling through your Netflix queue. This daring dark comedy both pays homage to and deconstructs the '90s high school set films you know and love, and does so with deliciously satisfying results.

The film is narrated by its two lead revenge-seekers Drea (Camila Mendes) and Eleanor (Maya Hawke), two high schoolers who, given their social circles and priorities, would never have crossed paths if it wasn't for their common goal. The opening sequence effectively catches the audience up to speed on how Drea, the ultimate alpha, queen bee, type A, you name it - has worked tirelessly to have the perfect life (or at least to look like she has the perfect life). With the help of her best friend Tara ( Alisha Boe), she throws a party in her honor complete with balloons and cupcakes with her face plastered on them to celebrate landing a spot on TeenVogue 's Next Gen List.

She's surrounded by her so-called friends and allegedly loyal boyfriend, Max ( Austin Abrams), the most popular and revered person at their uber-wealthy, picturesque, and snobby private school. As Drea so brilliantly puts it in one of her narrations: "Rosehill is an orchestra and Max is its conductor." He selfishly asks Drea to make a sexy video for him to reference at his leisure while she's busy working tennis camp. Drea complies, but Max then leaks it to the entire school. Of course, he plays the victim and says he was hacked, though this doesn't help Drea's case. She's become the talk of the town in the worst way, not in the way she prefers. She even asks her friend, "Am I being paranoid, or is everyone staring at me right now? And, like, not in a good way. "

RELATED: Sarah Michelle Gellar Returns to the Halls of High School in New Images For 'Do Revenge'

Enter Eleanor, the cool, hat-backward, reserved outcast. She plays by her own rules, which typically leads to snap judgments and eye-rolls from her peers, especially at the elite tennis camp she decides to give a whirl. She's the " Billie Jean King in a sea of Maria Sharapova's" who really wishes she was allowed to bring her emotional support bearded dragon-hilariously named after Oscar winner Olivia Colman-along for the summer. When she overhears camper Erica ( Sophie Turner) bad-mouthing Drea in the bathroom, she tells Drea, who for the life of her can't understand why someone as off-beat and not-chic as Eleanor would waste her time by talking to her. But, when Drea's car won't start moments later, she reluctantly accepts Eleanor's offer to give her a ride. Why would Eleanor be so willing to help out Drea, the very type of girl that gives people like Eleanor a hard time? Well, because she knows what it's like to be a "social pariah." She confides to Drea that, when she was thirteen, she told her first crush Carissa ( Ava Capri) that she was queer. This admission morphed into a rumor courtesy of Carissa, who told everyone that Eleanor tried to hold her down and kiss her. Ever since then, Eleanor's kept to herself, mostly because she didn't have a choice: she was labeled a predator. At the start of the new school year, Drea and Eleanor cross paths on the elite, expansive campus, and they come up with the titular idea to do each other's revenge.

When it comes to story execution, director and co-writer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson knows what she's doing. She wrote the sleeper hitSomeone Great, and also has her hands in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having co-written the recent Thor: Love and Thunder with Taika Waititi and produced the Disney+ series . Do Revenge uniquely alternates between the two wildly different perspectives of Drea and Eleanor to not only show how different their lives are, but to emphasize how intricately woven this detailed narrative is. In addition to crafting a complex story, Robinson also realizes the importance of finding just the right group of actors who could bring her vision to life. Mendes completely owns Drea's righteous nature. In one scene, she walks Eleanor through what's involved in ruining someone's reputation so seamlessly it's as if she's reading aloud a recipe, an indication that people like her are not only always expecting their "friends" to turn on them, but are also ready to efficiently tear down anyone that's asking for it.

At the same time, Mendes isn't afraid to pull back the curtain on the ugly reality that comes with being perceived as "perfect." In a particularly emotional moment, a teary Drea tells Eleanor, "Sometimes, it just hurts to exist, you know?" Similarly, Hawke's grounded performance as the outed outcast is multidimensional and nuanced. Her chill, more subdued nature and effortless delivery of witty lines such as "I talked to Carissa for like, one minute, and it felt like dipping my toe into in Dante's eighth circle of hell," is a sharp contrast to her jittery, beloved, monologue-prone Stranger Things character Robin, which further proves Hawke's range. Both Drea and Eleanor vacillate between being the hero and villain, which not only makes them more interesting, but more relatable and authentic.

The cast of conniving characters, which has been referred to as "the Revengers," is brought to life by an eclectic assortment of actors. Talia Ryder's flirty and charming Gabbi who takes a liking to Eleanor is also a standout. Alisha Boe nails the two-faced Tara whose commitment is as reliable as a phone running on 5% battery. Turner, though only in a handful of scenes, shatters her Game of Thrones image and delivers an outrageous, physical, and freaking hilarious performance. Unlike many movies that have teenagers at the center, the characters in Do Revenge aren't playing caricatures or exaggerating their performance to steal the spotlight, and that's why it works so well. Robinson and Celeste Ballard 's realistic dialogue keeps the plot's at-times outrageous moments from veering too far off course.

On one level, the film is also a self-aware satire, as it playfully skewers the potentially over-the-top wokeness on campuses (there's a designated safe space for people that get offended) and the hypocritical peacocking that comes when out-of-touch people try too hard to be an "ally." Instead of putting in the work and genuinely wanting to be a force for change, many of the characters wear the "ally" badge to simply reap the rewards that come with it. Abrams' Max is the embodiment of this, as he, in an effort to keep up his slick persona, creates the Cis Hetero Men Championing Female-Identifying Students League. But following the showboat-y speech, he continues to be his sleazy, smarmy self. (If you were ever on the fence about this Max guy, him pronouncing "privacy" like "privvacy" should be the icing on his icky cake.) The film repeatedly reminds us that, at the end of the day, everyone is always performing, a sentiment that is both upsetting and weirdly comforting.

The movie starts to feel like it's nearing the finishing line around the halfway point. The revenge that Drea and Eleanor set out to do is, well, almost done. This clearly indicates that something is about to disrupt the world and relationships we've accepted up until this moment. And boy does it ever. Do Revenge doesn't slip into formulaic storytelling, which although a bit unexpected and jarring, manages to keep things (very) interesting. Bold choices are made (some of which pay off more than others) that will not only leave your mouths and eyes wide open, but will also have you completely rethinking where your allegiances lie. Who should you feel bad for? Who's at the point of no return? Where is this twisted revenge tale heading? It becomes clear why the term "Hitchcockian" is so easily associated with this film. Everything you thought you knew about these characters slips away, and you realize that no one is to be trusted. It can sometimes be tricky to trace all the grudges and keep track of who's mad at who, but that's certainly preferred over a film that has cookie-cutter characters and conventions.

There are many ways this movie could end, but there isn't really a "right" or obvious choice. The ending will leave you both satisfied for several reasons and also scrunching your brow. It's quite possible you might not know exactly how you feel and will be thinking about it long after the colorful credits roll. What you will know, however, is that a movie that's as unpredictable, funny, and reflective as Do Revenge will be even better the second time around.

Rating: B+

Do Revenge comes to Netflix on September 16.

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'Do Revenge' Review: Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes Mean (Funny) Business in Sharp and Stylish Dark Comedy

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Has anyone ever wronged you? Odds are, if you asked anyone this question, the answer would be a resounding "yes." Maybe you've even had unnecessarily detailed fantasies about how you would get revenge on the wrong-doer. (Is that just me?) But actually going through with revenge requires a significant amount of mental gymnastics and would most likely be very problematic.

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" Do Revenge leans more into the campy satire side of the American teen movie canon. Its outsized mean girl ruthlessness with a candy-coated shell, led by Mendes and Hawke’s commanding performances, is a biting, if overlong, good time."
"Maya Hawke’s character in Do Revenge, Eleanor, offers substantive queer representation. One Twitter user called the film “Mean Girls for gay people.”"
"awke’s grounded performance as the outed outcast is multidimensional and nuanced. Her chill, more subdued nature and effortless delivery of witty lines such as “I talked to Carissa for like, one minute, and it felt like dipping my toe into in Dante’s eighth circle of hell,” is a sharp contrast to her jittery, beloved, monologue-prone Stranger Things character Robin, which further proves Hawke’s range. "
"t plays like a love letter to the savage and sweet teen-themed movies of the 1980s, ’90s and early ’00s"
"Hawke playfully explores hidden facets of her character’s plight with tenderness and tenacity."

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"For a newcomer to the series, Hawke’s off to a promising start. On the show, she nails the razor-sharp wit of Robin,"
"Robin’s addition to the cast of Stranger Things is one of the highlights of the third season, not only for Maya Hawke’s excellent performance–which is witty, soulful, and beautifully honest; she has a comfort with the camera that makes her an instant star–but for how necessary she feels to the story, on a plot and emotional level"
https://nerdist.com/article/stranger-things-3-robin-maya-hawke/

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Stranger Things' Maya Hawke on Robin's Big Moment and Everyone's Favorite New Dynamic Duo

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Maya Hawke broke out as Robin on Stranger Things season 3. She gives TIME the scoop on Steve Harrington's hair, her character's big moment and hopes for Season 4.

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For Variety's latest issue, we asked the Duffer Brothers to write a tribute to Maya Hawke, one of 53 people to make our New Power of New York list. For the full list, click here.

"A young Janeane Garofalo." That's how we originally pitched the character of Robin in " Stranger Things." But that's about all we had. Well, that and two short scenes where Robin hands out ice cream with Steve Harrington. We just didn't really know who Robin was - what made her interesting, what made her stand out. That is, until our casting director, Carmen Cuba, gave us the three-word answer: "She's Maya Hawke." "Who?" we asked. "Just ... trust me," she said.

Fast-forward six months, and we're shooting in that ice cream shop, and Maya pulls us aside and asks, "So ... are you guys basically just writing ... me?" We had to laugh, because the answer was, "Well, kinda, yeah!" Because the thing about Maya? She's much more interesting than any original character we could ever make up. She's hilarious, she's whip-smart, she's very honest and real, and she's just awesomely weird, her energy some mix between a playful, excited teenager and a wizened Hollywood actor who's seen it all. She is just so uniquely Maya, and we became obsessed with capturing her essence and putting it out into the world, because she felt like one-in-a-million. (Although we're sure Maya would like us to add that, unlike the character of Robin, she's not a weird runner. She runs like a regular human, thank you very much.)

It was gratifying when the world found Maya just as irresistible as we did. Equally gratifying has been watching her career blast off. In the last few months alone, she delivered a killer star turn in "Do Revenge" and released a breathtaking new album, "Moss," which has cemented her as a well-respected singer-songwriter. What's next is anyone's guess. All we know is that she's here to stay and will be entertaining all of us for a very long time. How can we be so sure?

She's Maya Hawke. Just ... trust us.

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'Stranger Things' Star Maya Hawke Floored the Duffer Brothers From the Beginning: 'She Felt like One-in-a-Million'

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For Variety's latest issue, we asked the Duffer Brothers to write a tribute to Maya Hawke, one of 53 people to make our New Power of New York list. For the full list, click here. "A young Janeane Garofalo." That's how we originally pitched the character of Robin in " Stranger Things."

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Response to first professional role in Little Women

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Response to first professional role in Little Women

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"Ultimately, though, this is Maya Hawke’s vehicle, the first that she’s driven in her acting career on screen. And what a debut it is"
"Hawke, who is the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, simply dazzles. As Jo, she’s earnest, vibrant, and unselfconsciously coltish. Her direct gaze and husky voice are magnetic"

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‘Little Women’ Review: Maya Hawke Dazzles in PBS’ Faithful and Joyful Adaptation of the Beloved Novel

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The gorgeous “Masterpiece” rendition promises to be the go-to standard for a long time to come.

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Every once in a blue moon there emerges from the crowded field of car-crashing celebrity children a legitimate talent. A Carrie Fisher, say, or a Ronan Farrow: some rare, shining light who burns through our deep-seated aversion to nepotism by working hard and doing good.
"Hawke’s voice is beautiful. It is soulful, featherlight, a natural fit for the careful Laurel Canyon arrangements that make up most of the record."
"Blush is a record of impressive variety, both in sentiment and sound. Some of the riskier arrows fall far off the mark, but more often than not, Hawke hits her targets with verve and style."

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Every once in a blue moon there emerges from the crowded field of car-crashing celebrity children a legitimate talent. A Carrie Fisher, say, or a Ronan Farrow: some rare, shining light who burns through our deep-seated aversion to nepotism by working hard and doing good. With her debut LP, Blush, which arrives on the heels of her star turn in last summer's season of Stranger Things, Maya Hawke-actor, model, and daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke-makes a convincing case for her own place on this rarefied list. She is not the first Hollywood heiress to gun for indie cred-for the longest time, I thought Frankie Cosmos was a broke kid from Brooklyn-but her move into music has been refreshingly thoughtful and understated.

There is no entitlement or ostentation in Blush. Hawke wrote the lyrics for each track herself, proving herself a gifted explorer of the many forms love can take. Stunning standout "Hold the Sun" is the sort of song parents sing to rock their babies to sleep, and "Goodbye Rocketship" is a lullaby in reverse, sung from child to parent. Here, Hawke forgives a parent who did their best: "You didn't know how to raise me any more than I knew how to grow up." There is a striking emotional maturity in Hawke's move toward reconciliation, which continues on "River Like You." The song seems, at first, to condemn a friend who "rushed into my belly and clouded over my eyes." But Hawke is not laying the blame at this person's feet. "I'm a river, too," she sings, and she's "tamed the moss upon the rocks, and molded the red clay." The song becomes a hand extended from one dysfunctional person to another, in an effort to heal together.

Other songs are especially poignant, given the context of their release in a pandemic. The record was finished late last year, but Hawke seems to have predicted the phenomenon of loving and caring from afar. She relies, in the lyrics of "Coverage," on dreams and wishes, tells us that she's not "really here." Lead single "By Myself" is both an anthem for the present moment and for anyone who has, perhaps, been a little unsettled by how easily they adjusted to said moment. "I'm playing with myself," she sings on the first chorus, and alters the verb on each repetition: "talking to myself," "dreaming of myself," "beating up myself." This narrator is used to loneliness; prefers it, even. "I prefer my dreams of you," she sings, "to anything you'd ever do."

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"Just as lyrically ‘Moss’ presents Hawke in wiser form than if she had really written these songs at age 15, sonically it also elevates her from the incarnation of her that created ‘Blush’. That record was sparse and stripped back, its focus on a minimal foundation of acoustic instruments. This time around, she’s taken a more expansive approach, adding in subtle but important touches of synths, electric guitars and strings that signal moments of tension in the songs, or simply flesh them out to lusher, more beautiful versions."

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“A lot of the songs [on this record] are me writing the songs I wish I’d written when I was 15,”

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“A lot of the songs [on this record] are me writing the songs I wish I’d written when I was 15,”

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NME
"a stylish return to heady school days"
" ‘Moss’ feels tinged with curious excitement and the vulnerability of starting a new chapter."
"Across 13 tracks, the 24-year-old explores relationships with others, her parents, herself and the world at large, each accompanied by its own distinct, complex palette of emotion."
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"The minimalist acoustic palette of the 24-year-old actor and singer’s second album makes a calming backdrop for her diaristic songwriting and white-smoke soprano."
"The campfire-acoustic ethos doesn’t inspire much risk-taking, but the minimalist palette makes a calming backdrop for Hawke’s insights and brings her closer to forming an established identity as a musician."
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"one of the most interesting-sounding voices in the genre."
"Single ‘Thérèse’ caused its own discourse on the internet as a result of its beautiful (yet explicit) music video, but the track itself is one of the best ‘acoustic’ moments of the year."
"Though some influences are worn on her sleeve at times, it doesn’t take away from the gorgeous songwriting, and unique timbre Hawke’s voice holds. Maya Hawke plays with vulnerability and honesty throughout ‘MOSS’, creating a compelling, delicate and melancholic listen. "

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Hawke discusses how the central idea for the song came from Thérèse Dreaming. An 11-year-old girls sits with her hands on her head, eyes closed, her leg positioned on a stool so her underwear is visible. The piece has caused a lot of controversy because of the model’s appearance and age. Hawke uses the character to sing about “the secret spaces” she’s built for herself. Spaces which help her to break out from society’s suffocating ideas around femininity.

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Hawke describes that while working on his upcoming film Asteroid City she found a “coincidental” kinship between her and Wes Anderson's approaches. “The way he works is the way I really like to work,” she explains. “He has a really clear vision for how the character moves and what they’re going to say, where they’re going to stand and what they want. Then he gives you so much freedom to fill in that humanity around those parameters.”

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Hawke describes that while working on his upcoming film Asteroid City she found a “coincidental” kinship between her and Wes Anderson's approaches. “The way he works is the way I really like to work,” she explains. “He has a really clear vision for how the character moves and what they’re going to say, where they’re going to stand and what they want. Then he gives you so much freedom to fill in that humanity around those parameters.”

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“I hope Robin gets to kiss somebody in the next season of ‘Stranger Things'”

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“I hope Robin gets to kiss somebody in the next season of ‘Stranger Things'”

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The music video for Thérèse is an art film shot on 35mm film and directed by Brady Corbet. The video is rated x and features Maya Hawke taking part in an unabashedly queer "forest orgy" that is raided by the police.

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The music video for Thérèse is an art film shot on 35mm film and directed by Brady Corbet. The video is rated x and features Maya Hawke taking part in an unabashedly queer "forest orgy" that is raided by the police.

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In her 2022 interview with Jimmy Fallon Hawke talks about her song Therese:
the song is based on a paint in the met called 'Therese Dreaming'. Therese is the name of the girl in the painting. the song is about the girl in the painting who Hawke imagines as herself.
On spotify Hawke describes the song:
"Therese is inspired by a painting but about feeling hemmed in and stuck. Stuck as the version of yourself that someone else created"

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"The world of celebrity that comes with the world of art is not particularly interesting to me."

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"The world of celebrity that comes with the world of art is not particularly interesting to me."

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Hawke describes the making of her first record as such "a wonderful, educational, collaborative, friend making, homey experience" that lead to her discovering how badly she wanted music to be a part of her life.
she describes Moss as "haphazard" in its creation.
She speaks about the freedom having another career outside of her music allows for her creativity - describing her music as "an affair not a marriage".
she talks about how in acting she can be strategic about the roles she takes - not wanting to do too much comedy or high school work with no grow-up or serious films wethers with her music she can just be "heartfelt".

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Maya Hawke on her sophomore album Moss, her rising music career and Stranger Things success

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“I’m enjoying becoming more myself, less afraid”

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“I’m enjoying becoming more myself, less afraid”

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discussing her newest release with NME Hawke states that when making her first album 'Blush' she "wanted to do as little as possible to avoid making mistakes" whereas with her current musical direction Hawke aims to "make mistakes, let’s aspire to sound how we actually want to sound – even if it means embarrassing ourselves for being try-hards’.”

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Maya Hawke: “I’m enjoying becoming more myself, less afraid”

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Flying high with the ‘Stranger Things’ star and indie-folk troubadour

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Hawke was recently asked by Amazon to record a song for their "Amazon Original covers" playlist curated to pay tribute to 2022's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Hawke covers Carly Simon's "Coming Around Again".

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Amazon Music has released a collection of newly recorded cover songs that pay tribute to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2022. The playlist is available just in time for this weekend's television premiere of the induction ceremony on HBO and HBO Max.

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"It's really exciting for us to get to work with such an incredible group of artists each year to celebrate the inductees with reverent and heartfelt Amazon Original covers," said Amazon Music executive Stephen Brower in a release. "I'm certain that fans will find these new versions to be interesting, perhaps surprising, and ultimately just really great listens."

The playlist features an eclectic group of artists spanning different genres and decades, from singer and "Stranger Things" actress Maya Hawke covering Carly Simon's "Coming Around Again" to country Lee Brice's take on Lionel Ritchie's "Hello."

Gen Z singer Gayle, whose viral hit "abcdefu" recently scored a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year, is featured for her performance of Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo's "Heartbreaker," while '80s headbangers Megadeth supply a rendition of Judas Priest's "Delivering the Goods."

The eight-song collection also includes a version of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train" by the Suffers; Hurray for the Riff Raff's rendition of "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics; Sierra Ferrell's cover of "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton; and Madi Diaz's rework of Duran Duran's "Ordinary World."

"First off, this is some of the most fun I've ever had in the studio," said Brice. "Although it was daunting to think about following in the footsteps of an icon like Lionel Richie, it was such an honor to be asked. I am incredibly humbled and excited at the same time. This song ("Hello") is such a timeless classic, and breaking it down to go re-record it, I realized even more why it is so special. Honestly, I'm still nervous. I just hope he likes it."

In addition to the new cover songs, Amazon Music listeners can find exclusive curated playlists spanning the recording career of each inductee. You can listen to Amazon Music at music.amazon.com. A subscription is required.

Taped on November 5, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 Induction Ceremony airs this Saturday at 8 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max. The program includes performances by most of the inductees plus appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Olivia Rodrigo, Pink, Janet Jackson, Sheryl Crow, Ed Sheeran and more.

* Related: 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony premieres this weekend on HBO

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Gayle, Maya Hawke, others record new cover songs of 2022 Rock Hall inductees for Amazon Music

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Amazon Music has released a collection of newly recorded cover songs that pay tribute to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2022. The playlist is available just in time for this weekend's television premiere of the induction ceremony on HBO and HBO Max.

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I'm not particularly interested in my phone. I'm interested in human contact. I think phones have created a certain social incapacity; it's made people socially deficient"

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I'm not particularly interested in my phone. I'm interested in human contact. I think phones have created a certain social incapacity; it's made people socially deficient"

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"this record is called Moss because I've been gathering a lot in the last few years I guess. Sitting still and collecting a green blanket of memories and feelings
making this record was me trying to get up and shake it off and look at all of it.
it was the first step in untangling myself and really trying to look at the rock under the moss.
I'm not sure how many steps are left but I know this record is a huge shift.
songs have always come into my life out of need. I think every song on this record is about a beginning hidden in an ending, hidden reclamations of ways I've disappointed myself."

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“I was talking to my friend the other day about this and we’re just so annoyed at our parents’ generation. They had it so easy. They were all just high and driving around in cool, gas-guzzling cars. Destroying our environment and voting for the wrong people and having no wars and no plagues and no pandemics,” she said. “We’re in our 20s, we’re supposed to be having fun and doing drugs and partying. But instead…we’re going to SoulCycle and trying to outlive our planet. We have a horrible president, and it’s just really irritating. They really fucked us.”

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Hawke discusses how her Stranger Things character was not gay in the original script, it was in fact not until mid way through shooting the session that the final decision was made. Hawke herself played a role in that decision, stating that "it just felt really true to her [robin]".
Hawke discusses how having a queer character on such a mainstream show is important as it places these communities in everyones living rooms, "onscreen sometimes we have more empathy for characters than we do for people" .
Hawke is incredible articulate and passionate in the way she speaks, aiding in the believability and accessibility of her star persona.

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“I try to stay out of the feedback loop as much as possible,” she said.
“I’m super-sensitive, and it really affects me when it’s bad. You kind of try to keep doing your work without being too influenced by whether or not people like what you’re doing.
“The feedback from me has been very positive feedback from my audience of one.”

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/19/stranger-things-four-maya-hawke-robin-steve-queer-sci-fi/

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Hawke has spoken at length about her learning disability and the issues this brought with it while growing up. Hawke was "kicked out of school for not being able to read" and sent to "a special school for kids with learning disabilities." stating unapologetically that  "it took me a long time to learn how to read, and I still am limited." talking so openly about these issues and the personal embarrassment and bullying she experience while discussing the creativity and power this allowed her to harness is invaluable to others (especially teens and children) with similar struggles. - especially working in a field where reading and words are so pivotal and when playing dialogue heavy and academic characters like Jo March and Robin Buckley.

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"When you're growing up with a learning disability, it shoots your confidence and belief in what you can accomplish academically; it really damages it."

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"When you're growing up with a learning disability, it shoots your confidence and belief in what you can accomplish academically; it really damages it."

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Maya Hawke is opening up about her dyslexia.

The Stranger Things actress, 22, addressed some of the difficulties she experienced with reading as a child during a recent interview with NPR while promoting her debut album Blush.

Speaking about living with the learning disorder, Hawke said that although it was "deeply difficult" growing up, dyslexia is "one of the great blessings of my life in a lot of ways."

"But I did get, like, kicked out of school for not being able to read when I was a kid," she recalled. "I went to a special school for kids with learning disabilities. And it took me a long time to learn how to read, and I still am limited."

"The wonderful thing about today's world is that there are so many options. There's something about having had a limitation in regards to my ability to produce and take in stories that made me even more determined to love them and understand them and grow in them," she said.

Although school could be challenging, Hawke praised her parents, actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, for their support.

"It was deeply difficult, you know, to be in the slow class," the singer said. "Every grade that went by, you get dropped down into a lower and lower reading group. And other kids find out. And there's bullying in place."

"But my parents did a wonderful job of encouraging me to be creative," she added.

Hawke has previously spoken about how her dyslexia made her role as Jo in PBS' 2017 miniseries adaptation Little Women even more meaningful.

"Jo was a big inspiration to me as far as having the drive and the passion to pursue my love for reading and writing, even when it was challenging," Maya told Elle in 2019, sharing that the classic book was one of the first she read by herself about being diagnosed as a child.

RELATED VIDEO: Maya Hawke Says It's an 'Incredible' Honor to be Part of Stranger Things

Over the summer, the Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood actress also spoke to WSJ. Magazine about the lessons she's learned from her parents.

" I'm always running decisions by them," she said. "They both have similar levels of success but really different experiences within the business."

"I think that's the biggest advantage [I have], that I have information about the pitfalls and the good things," Hawke added. "Hopefully, it'll keep me from making some mistakes that young actors can make."

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Maya Hawke Says She Got 'Kicked Out of School for Not Being Able to Read' and Is 'Still Limited'

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Maya Hawke is opening up about her dyslexia. The Stranger Things actress, 22, addressed some of the difficulties she experienced with reading as a child during a recent interview with NPR while promoting her debut album Blush .

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Maya Hawke plays Annie Brown alongside her actual father Ethan Hawke in this mini-series following an enslaved boy fighting as an abolitionist soldier. the younger Hawke's role in the series is a mini guest starring one as she appears for a single episode becoming. Hawke describes the character as having a "beginner's mind", an optimism for the future of an oppressive nation as she and the lead fall for one another before they are ripped apart by circumstance.

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Hawke's first professional role, she takes on the lead role of Jo March in the bbc/pbs adaptation of the novel. Hawke has spoken on how the role helped her deal with her dyslexia and pushed her to read more. Hawke's character is headstrong and confident in herself. an out layer from the norm for women at the time, who knows what she wants and goes to get it. Jo is a very feminist role, a woman who fights be the equal she deserves.
Hawke talks in interviews about her worries on playing a characters "so much more coordinated and powerful" than herself and allowing her vulnerability and clumsiness to work within her performance lead her to realise even the hero of this character had those elements too.

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“One thing about leaving your training early,” she notes, “is that it leaves you with all the tools with which to criticize yourself, without the skills to be able to implement the things that you know you’re supposed to be doing.”

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“One thing about leaving your training early,” she notes, “is that it leaves you with all the tools with which to criticize yourself, without the skills to be able to implement the things that you know you’re supposed to be doing.”

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Hawke dropped out of Juilliard in her second semester to take the role of Jo March in the BBC adaptation of Little Women

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"it feels bedroom-y and casual in a way that just doesn’t die. That kind of sexy that is bedroom-y, personal, for-you sexy. It’s always going to be cool in a way that performative sexiness, which has its moments, can’t be. It just doesn’t last in the same way.”

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"There’s the Victoria's Secret sexy. And then, there’s your mother’s lingerie … like, La Perla sexy. And then, there’s Calvin Klein sexy—and that’s the only brand I saw that was the kind of sexy I wanted to be.”

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Hawke began he career modelling however, since it has shifted further into acting a music the actress has continued to work with fashion brands and magazines. most recently with Calvin Klein and Prada. the former a partnership which she uses to talk about comfort within her self and the sexiness of her favourite shot, wearing the men's underwear, Why don’t we try to capture this way I authentically feel really sexy?’”. Hawke's work with Prada focuses on recycled gold jewellery, Hawke launches the brands first line of environmentally sustainable products, a stance that feels authentic given her other political and society stances and involvement.

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"on that first day that I was introduced into that world, this thing came out on the internet that felt, to me, like pure commerce. It felt like the opposite of the kind of person that they'd want there. And I had a total identity crisis about who I was, what I was doing, and how to balance art and commerce; if they could come together,"

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Maya Hawke's professional debut into the industry was though a modelling campaign with the brand All Saints in 2017 during her freshman year at Juilliard, Hawke stared in the brands Spring line advert as several photoshoots.

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incredibly articulate about art, film and society

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incredibly articulate about art, film and society

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Hawke speaks a lot on the industry and it's negative elements, unglamorising areas such as press tours and social media. This feels legitimately connected to a love for acting rather than money or fame which is an authored stance it itself however, certain career choices such as outspoken political statements on live tv or videos such as the therese

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Hawke speaks a lot on the industry and it's negative elements, unglamorising areas such as press tours and social media. This feels legitimately connected to a love for acting rather than money or fame which is an authored stance it itself however, certain career choices such as outspoken political statements on live tv or videos such as the therese

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Hawke tends to speak a lot on art and the importance of art in peoples everyday lives 

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Hawke tends to speak a lot on art and the importance of art in peoples everyday lives 

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Hawke makes jokes in her instagram bio about her famous parents, claiming she is related to others with the name Hawke or focusing on lesser know family members with lines such as "Tony Hawke's daughter" and "Levon Hawke's brother"

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Hawke makes jokes in her instagram bio about her famous parents, claiming she is related to others with the name Hawke or focusing on lesser know family members with lines such as "Tony Hawke's daughter" and "Levon Hawke's brother"

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Hawke tends to make awkward deflecting jokes when asked about her parents. it feels natural however, clear that it isn't what she wants to focus on in her press work.

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Hawke tends to make awkward deflecting jokes when asked about her parents. it feels natural however, clear that it isn't what she wants to focus on in her press work.

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Maya Hawke is not naturally good at answering questions directly he rambles, hesitates and loses trains of thought , makes impulsive sounding personal statements and appears awkward when praised or asked about herself.

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Maya Hawke is not naturally good at answering questions directly he rambles, hesitates and loses trains of thought , makes impulsive sounding personal statements and appears awkward when praised or asked about herself.

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What are your favourites of your parents’ films?

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What are your favourites of your parents’ films?

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"It’s funny, I haven’t seen them all. Sometimes you don’t really want to watch your mom getting shot or your dad go through painful emotions, even though you know it’s pretend. So mostly I only watch the happy ones. One of my favourite movies of my mom’s is The Producers [Susan Stroman’s 2005 remake of Mel Brooks’s musical], where she’s dancing around being fabulous. That’s much more fun to see than John Travolta jamming a needle into her heart."

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When I made my first record I felt very dilettante-ish about it… my relationship to music deepened during the pandemic"

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When I made my first record I felt very dilettante-ish about it… my relationship to music deepened during the pandemic"

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Hawkes character in the film Do Revenge is also gay however, this is expressed in very different way and time period to her character's experience in stranger things. Elenor holds a lot of trauma which influences her drastic actions in the film however her sexuality is not something she is ashamed of or has to hide, allowing an audience (specifically a queer one) to see Hawke in a much more unabashedly queer roll in an unabashedly campy film. on twitter user referred to the feature as "the joker for queer people"

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Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes share a screen in this new comedy drama

BY NIC CROSARA, IMAGE BY NETFLIX

You ever feel like a film was made for you? Well, that's how I felt this weekend when I watched Netflix's new comedy film, - and from the praise it's already received, I know I'm not alone. The film stars Stranger Thing's Maya Hawke and Riverdale's Camila Mendes as its leading roles and their chemistry was off the charts (I spent the entire first act internally screaming "kiss already"). I mean it, they need to share a screen again. And of course, we have to talk about the soundtrack - and yes, I've had on repeat at work all day - which features Hayley Kiyoko's For The Girls and Syd's . The queer AF film oozes with 90s nostalgia and gives nods to Clueless, She's All That, Heathers and more as well as a cameo from Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Now let's talk about the plot. Camila plays Drea a "poor" kid, who's worked her way up through the ranks of the power dynamics that exist in an American high school (at least on film). She's got it all, popularity, the looks and her future seems set on attending an Ivy League school. That is until her video sexts are spread around the school by her boyfriend Max (Austin Abrams, Euphoria). In comes Eleanor, portrayed by Maya, a lesbian transfer student who's still livid that a former classmate spread a rumour that ruined her life. The duo team up on their revenge quests and what follows is a hilarious and thrilling wild ride of female and queer rage filled with glamorous wardrobe changes and a quintessential make over transformation.

One of the things I loved most about this film was how it didn't make fun of the films within the genre that came before. It's equally as ridiculous while also using satire to comment on some of the much loved tropes in coming-of-age teen comedy-dramas. In the makeover scene ("It's so problematic... but it's so much fun") and where Eleanor ponders why the hell she did an outfit change post-car crash.

While at first the outcome seems predictable, but rest assured things soon twist and turn in this Strangers Of A Train style plot. By the end I was immediately planning my next re-watch of my new fave queer film.

Here's what people are saying about Do Revenge

sometimes the friendship between a mean lesbian and a lonely IT girl can be so personal #DoRevenge pic.twitter.com/2bwnYNwsmn
- oli | moss in 5 days (@ringofkeyz) September 16, 2022

this is the joker but for queer people #DoRevenge pic.twitter.com/KcqCVphNeG
- ad 🎱 (@Iedtasso) September 16, 2022

do revenge is breathtaking. absolutely a powerhouse. only criticism is drea and eleanor should have kissed.
- mina, (@corrodedsteve) September 16, 2022

can we talk abt talia ryder in #DoRevenge pic.twitter.com/kdqqaTQgve
- ÷ (@oblivionwith) September 16, 2022

Do Revenge is an immediate masterpiece. An essential addition to teen movie canon that manages to pay homage to its roots while being fresh, feminist & fucking funny. Stylistically subversive, it's a nuanced dissection of female rage with top tier performances. Genuinely obsessed pic.twitter.com/RYiS6r6ZdZ
- Maria Lewis (@moviemazz) September 16, 2022

me watching do revenge pic.twitter.com/VMGtPmRAJd
- juliette's fang 🧛‍♀️ (@juliettesfang) September 17, 2022

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“queerness is just an aspect of her personhood”.

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“queerness is just an aspect of her personhood”.

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Hawke talks of the importance of Robin's queerness as a side element to her role in the sci-fi world of stranger things. the actor discusses the importance of queer stories but also of queer people simply existing in any story, normalising queerness in every genre. she speaks on the onscreen friendship between characters steve and robin expressing that friendship over romance is not a topic that gets much screentime.

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Stranger Things star Maya Hawke has spoken about how her character Robin Buckley's "queerness is just an aspect of her personhood".

Ahead of the release of the fourth season of Stranger Things, which will be released on Netflix in two volumes on 27 May and 1 July, Hawke told the latest issue of SFX about the importance of LGBT+ characters in sci-fi.

Hawke tries to distance herself from audience critiques, she told the magazine.

Our Stranger Things issue (in UK shops on Wed, with 3 covers, A1 poster and stickers) is selling like hot cakes, with half our order-online stock already accounted for via pre-orders!
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- SFX magazine (@SFXmagazine) April 19, 2022

"I try to stay out of the feedback loop as much as possible," she said.

"I'm super-sensitive, and it really affects me when it's bad. You kind of try to keep doing your work without being too influenced by whether or not people like what you're doing.

"The feedback from me has been very positive feedback from my audience of one."

But Hawke isn't alone, and in Stranger Things' third season, Robin became the series' first character to be confirmed queer, to the delight of fans.

For the actor, playing an LGBT+ character in a sci-fi series is "really important".

She said: "I'm really enjoying getting the opportunity to voice Robin and live in that world and be an LGBTQ character whose identity isn't... the story that Robin gets to be a part of isn't necessarily an LGBTQ story.

"It's this adventure story, just like everybody else, her queerness is just a kind of aspect of her personhood. That feels really special to me.

"There should definitely be stories about queerness and gayness and explore that and express it, but also, there should be gay characters and stories that are sci-fi action stories. That feels really important to me."

In the third season of Stranger Things, viewers witnessed a blossoming friendship between Robin and Steve (Joe Keery), her ice cream parlour colleague, even after he confessed his feelings for her.

Friendship over romance, Hawke said, is a concept that doesn't get enough airtime.

"So many of my closest friends are boys," she told SFX.

"I have a lot of friends who are girls, too, but so many are boys. I rarely see healthy, non-complicated friendships between men and women on camera, and in shows where no one has a hidden agenda.

"They're really out there to protect each other and to care about each other. Season three was kind of about them finding that friendship, and season four, it's definitely one of my favourite friendships I've ever acted in.

"I also don't feel like friendship gets enough attention as a concept in itself... I feel and have felt some of the strongest things I've ever felt in my life about my friends."

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Stranger Things star Maya Hawke has spoken about how her character Robin Buckley's "queerness is just an aspect of her personhood". Ahead of the release of the fourth season of Stranger Things, which will be released on Netflix in two volumes on 27 May and 1 July, Hawke told the latest issue of SFX about the importance of LGBT+ characters in sci-fi.

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"A lot of the time, gay characters these days often get to be gay without acting on it... But there are like real feelings and a real story that gets built and that feels like a really awesome step for Robin's journey."

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"A lot of the time, gay characters these days often get to be gay without acting on it... But there are like real feelings and a real story that gets built and that feels like a really awesome step for Robin's journey."

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Hawke appears aware of the community and her role as Robin in stranger things begin so important to that community regardless of her own personal life (which she seldom comments on). Talking in many interviews about positive fan experiences, her role in the story choice and how she wishes the character's storyline will help those feeling isolated.

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Stranger Things' Maya Hawke has opened up about the queer journey her character Robin Buckley has been on.

Robin was introduced in season 3 as Steve's co-worker at the ice cream store, who came out as a lesbian after he revealed his crush on her. She has her own crush in the newly-released season 4 part 1, having the hots for a girl named Vickie.

Speaking about how the show has taken the time to focus on a gay relationship, Hawke told : "A lot of the time, gay characters these days often get to be gay without acting on it, they don't get to kiss someone or have that really be a core centre of their story.

Related: Stranger Things, shirtless Steve, and the show's strange relationship with sex
"Not that there's any kissing in the season there. There may or may not be kissing. But there are like real feelings and a real story that gets built and that feels like a really awesome step for Robin's journey.

"And a really cool step for queer characters in sci-fi that I'm really happy about."

It's a bit more complicated as to whether Will Byers is queer or not, as the show has hinted that he's jealous of the blossoming romance between Eleven and Mike, because he's possibly attracted to either of them.

Related: Stranger Things' Vecna star speaks out after character confusion

Mike actor Finn Wolfhard recently told Digital Spy that Will had a "more endearing, kind of heartfelt, romantic affection" for Mike, while Chief Hopper star David Harbour said "Will is not interested in El. He's interested in someone else", possibly implying he will come out as gay in the next part of the season.
Stranger Things season 4 part 2 will premiere on July 1 on Netflix.

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Stranger Things ' Maya Hawke has opened up about the queer journey her character Robin Buckley has been on. Robin was introduced in season 3 as Steve's co-worker at the ice cream store, who came out as a lesbian after he revealed his crush on her.

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Maya Hawke Talks About LGBTQ Representation On "Stranger Things"

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A video produced by Netflix UK's youtube channel Still Watching Netflix that chronicles Maya Hawkes complete filmography up until the start of 2022

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In this very casual instagram livestream that was screen recorded by a fan and uploaded to youtube Maya Hawke interviews her father about his new project a documentary called The Last Movie Stars. The interaction is casual and genuine despite the tens of thousands watching. the touch on Hawke's childhood in Hollywood, her father claiming she has "usurped" her parents with her own career "patting them on the ass as you[she] runs past", something Hawke quickly disagrees with. The pair joke about remembering there are people watching as this isn't a facetime, only adding more the casual and approachable light it places both their star persona's within..

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Maya Hawke instagram live w/ her dad Ethan (07/22/22)

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Ethan Hawke discusses his new film The Good Lord Bird and playing a father-daughter duo with his actual daughter.
Hawke mentions the fear of seeming nepotistic and his reluctance to propose casting Maya until the network reached out to him asking if Maya would take on the role as a result of her work in Stranger Things.
Hawke gushes about and promotes his daughters first Album while praising her talent and discussing the "easy dialogue about art" the pair have always shared.

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Ethan Hawke inappropriately asked about daughter's nudity in Therese video

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In this interview on American chat show The View Maya Hawkes father is asked about his daughters success in "Stranger Things" and with her recent music.  Ethan is asked "what does it feel like being Maya Hawke's dad" to which he responds with an anecdotes about a fan encounter which he wrongly assumed was for him but was in fact for his daughter. Hawke is then very bluntly asked about his opinions on his daughter's nudity in her new music video, a topic completely inappropriate to anyone outside of the public eye. Hawke interrupts and squashes the statement with a loud and proud "she is a grown woman, she can do as she pleases,  she can tell her truth, she can sing her song". the interviewer continues to push and Hawke continues to reiterate his daughters agency and art. "The job of young people is to make their art and tell the truth of their life in the time period they're growing up"

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Maya Hawkes 2019 interview with fashion outlet Who What Where centres on her projects at the time and her personal fashion style. Hawke describes her style as "a masculine 70's English teacher aesthetic", saying she'll find an outfit she likes and "wear [it] until it gets too dirty". This is the early stages of Hawke establishing the layed back star persona she inhabits.

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the recurring question "will we see the two of you work together"
Thurman briefly mentions projects being suggested but moves on quickly to talk about her pride for all of her children before focusing on Maya with a manner and topic change that feels purposeful in separating the younger actor's work and success from her own as much as it can be.

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Why Uma Thurman Was SCARED for Daughter Maya to Get into Acting

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"I went to an arts and marijuana based high school"

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Maya discusses her high school experience "we weren't necessarily the smartest or the most athletic but we were cool".  Hawke discusses marijuana openly and normalised manner yet not in a glorifying way much like other celebrities of her generation. Hawke rocks slightly throughout the interview and appears nervous within herself, adding legitimacy to her statements on not enjoying these elements of her job. when Hawke is asked to describe her music audience she states "they usually have colourful hair and are very enthusiastic, very beautiful and very smart and very sad"

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Maya Hawke Went To An 'Arts and Marijuana' Based High School

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Maya Hawke's first appearance on the Tonight Show continues to develop her casual star persona, she appears spacey, nervous and in awe of the experience. Again the interview opens with an anecdotes about her parents and childhood in the industry, Fallon having met her as a baby, before focusing on her own work. Hawke acknowledges the "luxury" of her parents situation, being able to call her mum for advice before appearing on the show which leads her onto the topic of abortion (which she talks passionately and openly about in regards to her mother's experience and her own as a woman). Hawke says emotionally and nervously on live tv "fuck the supreme court" which receives huge cheers from the audience and Fallon; n response to which she very passionately shouts it again. Anger and legitimate passion is visible in Hawke at this moment. The pair move on to discus Hawke's music career and her work on the newest season on stranger things.
Hawke comedically addresses her rambling nature and fast speech while talking about her character Robin Buckley: "i don't know if you've noticed that I'm talking like Phoebe Buffay on Adderall. Like, I do this fast-talking thing" describing it as something she does while nervous and an element of her own character the writers of the show utilised. Bouncing as she talks Hawke explains that "they wrote me so much dialogue this season" using her fast pace for story exposition.

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Maya Hawke Doesn't Remember What Happens in Stranger Things Season 4 Vol. 2 (Extended)

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This video demonstrates the element of Hawkes Netflix career that involves heavily produced press tours including other cast members and surrounding the on set relationships of the actors and the promotion of the show. Hawke is more held back in these videos yet maintains a significantly more casual appearance and personality that the other actors which continues to complement the other aspects of her star persona.

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In this interview with Variety Maya Hawke and her Do Revenge co-star Camila Mendes are strapped to a lie detector while they ask each other personal questions. The style of interview feels very intimate and the apprehension of both actors adds legitimacy to lie detector test as they talk openly about not answering certain questions on camera. Hawke's rambling and indirect persona is more emphasised in this interview as she actively avoids topics such as her controversial opinions on method acting and her opinions on the business. other moments in the interview feel even more authentic as she become visibility awkward in situations surrounding character deaths in stranger things, her personal life and a particular moment surrounding her use of dating apps, when asked if she would take her co-star on a date if they met online Hawke blushes and admits she would (this apparently being true creates a sweet moment between the actors that feels unscripted and genuine)

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speaks to her opinions on social media - doesn't post much and instead uses it to stay in contact with friends and people she loves.
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Why Maya Hawke Didn't Want To Be A Professional Actor At First

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Hawke describes both the song and its companion film as a comment on "being stuck", on "gender and misogyny and the way women are generally looked at from a young age as sexual creatures."

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Stranger Things star Maya Hawke has dropped her new NSFW music video " Thérèse" and let's just say it's wild.

Directed by Brady Corbet ( Funny Games), the video does not hold back as viewers jump straight into an orgy in the woodlands. For five whole minutes.

As well as singing, Maya herself features in the music video and fans have flocked to watch it in all its glory - as it hits 1.3 million views and counting at time of writing.

The video ends with the orgy getting busted by the cops and as everyone is led away, the camera zooms in on Maya singing, walking through the woods and staring into your soul.

The track comes from her upcoming album Moss which will be released on 23 September, and is her second album since her debut Blush in 2020.

Speaking about the inspiration behind " Thérèse", Maya told NME: "[It's about being] stuck as a version of yourself that someone else created [and about] gender and misogyny and the way women are generally looked at from a young age as sexual creatures.

"Making this record felt like a break, like a beginning," she added, "since then - and it's probably what my next record will be about - I've started feeling freer and exploring more. But since I made the break, everything's going really great."

With the legacy of her parents, Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, on her shoulders, Maya has proven herself to be just as talented.

Not only has she become a fan favourite playing lesbian, Robin, in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, but she can also sing... what can't this woman do?!

That's what some fans are asking as they have taken to social media after this latest drop to express their love, shock and everything in between.

no words . just maya hawke . pic.twitter.com/27ktecFIlQ

- 💭 (@thinkernatmaya) July 18, 2022

girls don't want boys, they want maya hawke pic.twitter.com/A4Wb2W1d4K

- 💭 (@hawkethinker) July 18, 2022

shes a 10 but shes maya hawke so that makes her a 10000 pic.twitter.com/a0rKojLDZH

- alex (@r9putation) July 20, 2022

maya hawke i am free on thursday please let me know if you would like to hang out with me on thursday when i am free

- vanessa! ♡ (@coolusernamebby) July 20, 2022

me after watching maya hawke's music video for thérèse pic.twitter.com/XkuKJgYncA

- jenna ☾ | she/her (@jennashomesick) July 18, 2022

In the wise words of Maya: "It's tactless. It's a test. It's just Thérèse."

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Stranger Things star Maya Hawke has dropped her new NSFW music video " Thérèse" and let's just say it's wild. Directed by Brady Corbet ( Funny Games), the video does not hold back as viewers jump straight into an orgy in the woodlands. For five whole minutes.

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This article uses a significantly click bating title however, shifts is focus quickly from the visual shock of the video and onto the art itself. Describing the inital screening of the project Hawke’s sent handwritten invitations that introduced guests to her perceptions of sexuality. “We are all bombarded with negative and doctored images of bodies all the time, whether we want to be or not,” Hawke wrote. “The ‘art’ I saw about sexuality when I was growing up (being honest… I am still growing up) helped free me from a culture that seems to want us all to hate ourselves and fear others, right?"

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Maya Hawke has released a raunchy music video to accompany 'Thérèse', the first single from her upcoming album 'MOSS'.

With the song itself carrying a gentle instrumental lull and delicate vocal melody, the accompanying music video - which was directed by Brady Corbet () - sees Hawke and her friends participate in an orgy in a dark forest, soon to be caught by police. While some disperse or are removed in handcuffs, Hawke and the rest walk through the forest naked, delivering the refrain: " It's tactless, it's a test / It's just Thérèse ".

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The Stranger Things star said of her latest single in a press statement: "'Thérèse' is about the secret spaces we build where we are free to be ourselves, in a world that is always intentionally or systematically misunderstanding us."

As reported by , Hawke and Corbet hosted a screening of the video at New York's Metrograph on July 17. Hawke's handwritten letters to the event introduced guests to her perceptions of sexuality. "We are all bombarded with negative and doctored images of bodies all the time, whether we want to be or not," Hawke wrote. "The 'art' I saw about sexuality when I was growing up (being honest... I am still growing up) helped free me from a culture that seems to want us all to hate ourselves and fear others, right?

"There is a lot to feel bleak about these days but it's important to find moments of joy and look out for each other where and when we can these days."

Hawke's second studio album, 'MOSS', is marked for release on September 23 via Mom + Pop. It marks the follow-up to the actress/musician's debut offering, 'Blush', which dropped back in August 2020.

In a four-star review, NME's Rhian Daly described 'Blush' as a "forthright collection of folk-rock tales of the heart".

"It's an understated listen," Daly wrote, "but one that draws you in and envelopes you in Hawke's cosy world of self-reflection. 'Blush' shows the work of a songwriter who, even as something of a rookie, can command your attention and emotions with the most effortless of lines."

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says she's aware of "the nepotism thing." and that she works hard with the "free" opportunities she receives, saying "If you do a bad job, the chances will stop,.
the "nepotism thing" has never been something Hawke has shyed away from in her career however, it is an element of her persona which she works to prove isn't the reason for her success. she is aware of "the massive advantages" having famous parent's brings.

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o Revenge, a sharp Netflix dark comedy starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke as vengeance-obsessed high schoolers, is a virtual parade of teen movie nostalgia - a shopping mall of homages, if you will. The students at posh Rosehill Academy in Miami wear ludicrously elaborate outfits, a la Clueless. Popular kids lounge on a fountain, a la Scream. There's a tour of Rosehill's cliques - the zodiac thoughts club, the theater nerds - a la Mean Girls and 10 Things I Hate About You. As in She's All That or Clueless or countless others, Mendes's Drea, a stone-cold striver singularly focused on getting into - where else? - Yale, gives awkward newcomer Eleanor (Hawke) a makeover. Rosehill's principal, the only adult character, is played by 90s star Sarah Michelle Gellar.

It would be easy for a film to get lost in the reference sauce, but Do Revenge, written by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Celeste Ballard, thankfully strings together the familiar tributes and tropes with updated allusions aimed for Gen Z. The Rosehill elite drop such Twitter-speak as "choosing violence", "safe space", and "as a fellow woman of color" with delicious disdain. The no-skips soundtrack pairs such 90s nods as Meredith Brooks, Hole and Fatboy Slim with contemporary needle drops from Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, MUNA and Caroline Polachek's So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings. (Amanda Yamate and Este Haim, of the band Haim, created the effective neo-noir score.) The school's golden boy, ultra-rich louche Max (Euphoria's Austin Abrams) has painted nails and ample jewelry - more faux-sensitive boy than jock, Harry Styles than John Tucker.

Like this summer's Honor Society, Paramount's surprisingly sharp-toothed teen movie about a girl so singularly obsessed with getting into Harvard that she seduces a competitor to tank his grades, Do Revenge leans more into the campy satire side of the American teen movie canon. Its outsized mean girl ruthlessness with a candy-coated shell, led by Mendes and Hawke's commanding performances, is a biting, if overlong, good time.

In particular, Mendes's six years on Riverdale have refined her performance of a popular bitch with secret vulnerability to a fine, relishable point. Her Drea, though looking fully adult (Mendes is 28), tears up a scene - and everyone around her as Rosehill's queen bee, an overachiever over-compensating for middle-class roots (her single mother, off-screen, is a nurse). That is, until her sex tape, intended for boyfriend Max, gets leaked, and she becomes an overnight social pariah; these kinds of things, she states a bit too baldly, never hurt the guy's reputation. At a summer tennis camp in ritzy Palm Beach, she meets transfer student Eleanor, still fuming from a rumor started years ago by fellow camper Carissa (Ava Capri).

Robinson, the film's director (following Netflix's 2019 romcom Someone Great), has said that her initial inspiration was Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, but instead of two men exchanging murder assignments, these two murderously bitter high school girls swap revenge targets, "like a fucked-up task rabbit". Drea searches for dirt in Carissa's school garden, where she's banished as punishment for slapping Max for leaking the video - and begins to fall for Carissa's best friend Russ (Ms Marvel's Rish Shah), the unassuming (but still hot) nerd a la Penn Badgley in John Tucker Must Die. Glowed-up Eleanor infiltrates Max's social circle to obtain evidence that he's not the "ally" he claims to be with his hilariously titled Cis-Hetero Men Championing Female Identifying Students League - and falls for his sister Gabbi ( Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between 's Talia Ryder), who sees through her act.

The revenge plots quickly escalate to the indefensible, such as repeating the original sin of leaking personal messages. After a well-delivered twist about two-thirds of the way through, things spiral into a cascade of sociopathic behavior (and justifications for said behavior). At 118 minutes, Do Revenge is too bloated to carry that much oneupmanship. It is refreshing, as Mendes and Hawke have said, to have two lead female characters completely uninterested in likability, to use a deeply loaded term, but you do need someone to root for in a two-hour movie; campy narcissism can only engage for so long. And even at its too-long runtime, there seem to be scenes missing - Eleanor and Gabbi seem to already know each other when they first meet at school, Drea and Russ establish a connection in less than two scenes, and feminist Gabbi's relationship with her brother remains murky.

Still, Do Revenge offers enough refreshing zaps to actually leave a mark. Robinson's slick direction, vibrant production design from Hillary Gurtler and deliciously gaudy outfits from costume designer Alana Morshead land it in the upper echelon of visual quality for Netflix movies. And though I don't necessarily see lines such as "your new vibe is high status cunt" sticking as well as, say, "get in loser, we're going shopping," Do Revenge still delivers zingers as one of the better recent entries in a beloved genre.

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o Revenge, a sharp Netflix dark comedy starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke as vengeance-obsessed high schoolers, is a virtual parade of teen movie nostalgia - a shopping mall of homages, if you will. The students at posh Rosehill Academy in Miami wear ludicrously elaborate outfits, a la Clueless.

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It's fitting that Maya Hawke's second album 'Moss' is being released as wide-eyed youngsters return to their classrooms, blank exercise books ready for another year of learning. "A lot of the songs [on this record] are me writing the songs I wish I'd written when I was 15," the musician and actor told NME earlier this year, days after describing her new work as a "back-to-school record" on Fallon.

Like days of dusting off textbooks after long, listless summers, 'Moss' feels tinged with curious excitement and the vulnerability of starting a new chapter. It comes as perhaps little surprise given her work in hit TV show Stranger Things and recent teen flick that Hawke, daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, is looking back at her formative years. But 'Moss' is familiar and fresh, not just a retread of the same qualities that made her 2020 debut 'Blush' so beguiling, nor a pastiche with playground clichés.

" I want a gym routine, self-obsessed, hardly dressed teen dream," Hawke sings on the fingerpicked 'Hiatus': " Who cares about sunscreen and loves to make me Wilhelm scream." It's wistful and longing, but this return to high school days isn't one that's purely rose-tinted. Across 13 tracks, the 24-year-old explores relationships with others, her parents, herself and the world at large, each accompanied by its own distinct, complex palette of emotion.

'South Elroy', bright and laden with bursts of electric guitar and little beeps, is drained but lustful, knowing but willing to cast aside common sense to return to a lover who " took all the colour out of my eyes". The recent dreamy single 'Thérèse', inspired by a painting at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, tackles societal ideas of gender and femininity, while 'Driver' longs for the return of the nuclear family unit she once knew. "I imagine my mum and dad / Loosely necking in the back of a taxi cab," she sings softly over melancholy melodies. " I'd give everything I'll ever have to see them happy / Kissing just like that."

The latter song highlights the whole point of returning to Hawke's teen years almost a decade later - that she can use the 20/20 vision of hindsight to capture that time maturely, rather than melodramatically. By the song's end, she has come to some form of acceptance: " Thinking of you makes me happy / Happy that my father, he got free / That even though it hurt me / He can be whoever the hell he wants to be."

Just as lyrically 'Moss' presents Hawke in wiser form than if she had really written these songs at age 15, sonically it also elevates her from the incarnation of her that created 'Blush'. That record was sparse and stripped back, its focus on a minimal foundation of acoustic instruments. This time around, she's taken a more expansive approach, adding in subtle but important touches of synths, electric guitars and strings that signal moments of tension in the songs, or simply flesh them out to lusher, more beautiful versions.

Maya Hawke might not be preparing to go back to school, as the character at the heart of this record would be but, if she were, 'Moss' would guarantee her top grades.

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It's fitting that Maya Hawke's second album 'Moss' is being released as wide-eyed youngsters return to their classrooms, blank exercise books ready for another year of learning. "A lot of the songs [on this record] are me writing the songs I wish I'd written when I was 15," the musician and actor told NME earlier this year, days after describing her new work as a "back-to-school record" on Fallon.

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Maya Hawke's success in Stranger Things and recent teen dramedy Do Revenge have solidified her as a promising new presence in Hollywood, or at least on Netflix. But she's found another foothold in understated indie folk. Hawke's second album, Moss, the follow-up to her 2020 debut , sets endearing and melancholic self-reflection against warm, drumless instrumentation. She narrates each song in a white-smoke soprano, viewing herself and others through eyes both critical and kindly.

Hawke and co-producer Benjamin Lazar Davis created the album's intimate, insulated sound with help from Christian Lee Hutson and Jonathan Low, whose respective past credits include Phoebe Bridgers' and Taylor Swift's . "We made sure that every sound we used on the record we used three times," Hawke said in a recent interview. The recurring musical characters foster a sense of familiarity that's comforting, if a bit monochromatic. The campfire-acoustic ethos doesn't inspire much risk-taking, but the minimalist palette makes a calming backdrop for Hawke's insights and brings her closer to forming an established identity as a musician. There's less uncertainty in her direction now; she doesn't, for example, attempt to emulate glam-rock swagger, as on Blush's "Animal Enough." Instead, Moss sticks to a diaristic indie-folk lane, a style that aligns well with Hawke's intimate storytelling.

Throughout Moss, Hawke's earnest, sincere lyricism interlocks the public and private, overlapping reality and fiction to reflect how she has had to negotiate both spaces in life. "All I really want is an actor of my own," she sings on the gentle "Hiatus," punctuating a bittersweet love story with references to Sam Shepard and the Wilhelm scream. In the wrenching "Driver," she shares a wide-eyed plea to see her parents kiss in the back of a taxi (in real life, Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke separated when Maya was 5). "Oh, I can watch it in the movies," she acknowledges, but "I don't want to see it that crafted and clear." On the charming "Sweet Tooth," she sings, "Saw a movie everybody hated in an empty theater in Duluth/Swear I really loved it, love is such a better thing to do." It's the kind of profound, obvious statement that adulthood often forces us to forget, and it rolls out as gently as a pen she's dropped.

This industry-child introspection reveals a degree of maturity that comes through in even the simplest of premises, like the understated standout "Luna Moth." With the help of her reliable acoustic guitar, Hawke describes how she has accidentally killed the titular creature. She apologizes; she had only come to the bathroom to cry. "I don't need anyone to hurt me/I can do that myself," she sings, and her airy, matter-of-fact delivery gives the impression that she's finally voiced this thought out loud. Against a gently arpeggiating guitar that conjures the image of a dewy morning, Hawke opens "Backup Plan" by listing ordinary items: "Your pencils/Your dress socks/Your charger/Your bike lock." It's a seemingly innocuous series until she ties them with a ribbon: "I wanna be anything you've lost that you might be looking for." The words encapsulate the feeling of offering yourself to someone (or, perhaps more importantly, to yourself), only to hope they aren't careless with you.

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With singer-songwriter Maya Hawke showed the world she's someone who can do it all. Hopping between creative disciplines as an already well-known figure is the cause for much trepidation with consumers, but Hawke proved her talent as an artist, as well as having one of the most interesting-sounding voices in the genre. While 'Blush' had its roots set more into an indie-rock sphere, brand new sophomore album 'MOSS' strips this back, almost to the bone. Comprising of thirteen minimalist tracks, 'MOSS' feels like a mature step forward for Hawke as an artist, with her firmly finding her sonic home with her brand of soft, indie-folk balladry.

Single 'Thérèse' caused its own discourse on the internet as a result of its beautiful (yet explicit) music video, but the track itself is one of the best 'acoustic' moments of the year. Inspired by the Balthus painting of the same name, the song keeps the production sparse and haunting at times, with Hawke seeing herself as a Thérèse-type figure, an antithesis of the painting's controversy - just simply a girl being a girl. The repeated line 'It's tactless, it's a test' encapsulates this idea perfectly. 'Restless Moon' has Hawke as stripped back as possible, a soft acoustic moment with an occasional strings moment buried in the background. Having Christian Lee Hutson and Jonathan Low lend a hand to parts of the record seems obvious in hindsight, with 'MOSS' clearly giving nods to 'Punisher' (Phoebe Bridgers) and 'folklore' (Taylor Swift), both records the two have worked on previously.

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Closer 'Mermaid Bar' feels the most 'MOSS' track on the album, a concoction of all the ideas and emotions explored throughout the tracklist. With a simple, picked-acoustic foundation, 'Mermaid Bar' discusses suicide, though the aura of the track does feel a more charming and upbeat moment on the record.

'MOSS' is an intimate, minimalist record, and a stunning follow up to the debut. Though some influences are worn on her sleeve at times, it doesn't take away from the gorgeous songwriting, and unique timbre Hawke's voice holds. Maya Hawke plays with vulnerability and honesty throughout 'MOSS', creating a compelling, delicate and melancholic listen.
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Words: James Mellen

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Hawke and her mother  have both been very outspoken on the topic of women's reproductive rights following the recent rulings in the US. In praise and response to Thurman's recent essay on the subject, written for the Washington Post, Hawke explains how she "would not exist" and how her mother's life "would've been totally derailed if she hadn't had access to safe and legal healthcare – fundamental healthcare,". Thurman had an abortion in her teens which see describes as the "hardest decision of her life" but a choice that allowed her to “grow up and become the mother she is today.” Hawke also discusses how the abortion ban effects those in poverty saying the wealthy "will always be able to get an abortion" while "So many people, because of this ruling ... will not only not be able to pursue their dreams, but actually lose their lives and be unsafe."

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Maya Hawke has discussed her mother Uma Thurman's decision to get an abortion during her late teens, stating that if she had chosen not to, she "would not exist."

Stranger Things star Maya, 23, spoke about the topic in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs Wade, the precedent which made legal access to abortion a constitutional right.

Appearing on Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show, the actress joined a long list of celebrities, including Olivia Rodrigo, Lily Allen, Billie Eilish and Meghan Markle, to oppose the ruling, which now sees individual states being handed back the power to decide whether or not to permit abortion.

"Both of my parents' lives would've been totally derailed if she hadn't had access to safe and legal healthcare - fundamental healthcare," Maya explained.

Maya also addressed the "beautiful essay" written by Kill Bill star Uma, now 52, in September last year for The Washington Post, in which she condemned the ban of abortions past the six-week ban in Texas.

In the essay, the Hollywood actress explained she was "accidentally impregnated by a much older man" in her late teen.

She penned that deciding to undergo an abortion was her "darkest secret" and the "hardest decision of her life". But had she not had gone ahead with the procedure, she wouldn't have the opportunity to "grow up and become the mother she is today."

Uma also pointed out the wider issues at the forefront of US government decision-making, calling the Supreme Court "a staging ground for a human rights crisis for American women" and going on to express her sadness at the polarising effect this has had. "I am grief-stricken, as well, that the law pits citizen against citizen, creating new vigilantes who will prey on these disadvantaged women".

And in her talk show appearance, Maya echoed that those women in less privileged positions would be significantly affected by the Roe v. Wade ruling compared to wealthy people who "will always be able to get an abortion".

Maya continued: "So many people, because of this ruling this week, will not only not be able to pursue their dreams, but actually lose their lives and be unsafe."

In a whisper, Maya then concluded her impassioned speech with: "And I just wanted to say that, like, f*** the Supreme Court."

Turning to ask host Jimmy Fallon if she was allowed to swear live on air and given the go-ahead, Maya proclaimed loud and clear: "Oh, f*** the Supreme Court! Yeah, rock on!"

This change in US legislation means at least 26 states are "certain or likely" to ban abortion, according to an analysis from the Guttmacher Institute, and will lead to the closure of over 200 clinics.

The practical consequence of this is that many women experiencing unwanted pregnancies in these states will have to travel to states where abortion remains legal to have the medical procedure in a safe, legal way.

In such a difficult time for women and their reproductive rights, we would like to close with Uma's parting words from her essay. "To all of you who are made vulnerable and subjected to shame because you have a uterus - I say: I see you," she wrote. "Have courage. You are beautiful," she wrote.

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Maya Hawke says she "wouldn't exist" if her mother Uma Thurman didn't get abortion in her late teens

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Maya Hawke has discussed her mother Uma Thurman's decision to get an abortion during her late teens, stating that if she had chosen not to, she "would not exist." Stranger Things star Maya, 23, spoke about the topic in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs Wade, the precedent which made legal access to abortion a constitutional right.

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Hawke's wider Filmography and projects currently in production

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in this article from 2020 Maya Hawke expresses in a blunt and unashamed manner that older generations have "fucked us [gen z] over".
in the piece she talks about the pressures of appearance and lifestyle places upon woman in the industry "on all sorts of things that have nothing to do with your ability to act.”.; as well as the effect of older generations on the planet and its politics

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Maya Hawke spoke with Nylon and discussed how her parents' generation messed things up for Gen Z kids.

Maya said we should be out partying and having fun, but instead, we're fearing for our health and dealing with a bad president.

Ever feel like you've been emotionally robbed of an experience? Lusted over the glamour of an era you can only see in old television and movies? Angry at the generation before for making the world a million times harder for us 20somethings to thrive in? Hard. Same. We've all been there, and guess what? So has Maya Hawke, your fave Stranger Things actress.

In an interview with , Maya first lamented on the struggles of being a woman in Hollywood and revealed that her mother, Uma Thurman, gave her some tough advice before she kicked off her acting career.

"Because this industry is so much tougher on women, my mom had reservations about me not becoming an actor but becoming a public figure," Maya said. "The emphasis that the business puts on your appearance, the emphasis the business puts on your age-on all sorts of things that have nothing to do with your ability to act."

Then Maya made a hard pivot and started talking about how different things used to be in the generation her parents ( Uma and Ethan Hawke) rose to fame in. According to Maya, life was simpler back then and her parents didn't have to deal with a fraction of the problems that young adults do now.

Maya Hawke and Uma Thurman.

"I was talking to my friend the other day about this and we're just so annoyed at our parents' generation. They had it so easy. They were all just high and driving around in cool, gas-guzzling cars. Destroying our environment and voting for the wrong people and having no wars and no plagues and no pandemics," she said. "We're in our 20s, we're supposed to be having fun and doing drugs and partying. But instead...we're going to SoulCycle and trying to outlive our planet. We have a horrible president, and it's just really irritating. They really fucked us." 😬

Now, if you'll please excuse me, I'll be adding this to my long list of reasons why Maya Hawke is the coolest, most slept on actress in the game rn. Kay, bye!

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Maya Hawke Is Annoyed by Her Parents' Generation and Thinks They've Completely "F*cked Us" Over

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Maya Hawke spoke with Nylon and discussed how her parents' generation messed things up for Gen Z kids. Maya said we should be out partying and having fun, but instead, we're fearing for our health and dealing with a bad president. Ever feel like you've been emotionally robbed of an experience?

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"Because it's a complicated career, and one public-facing so often, and she's a sensitive person," the Pulp Fiction star explained, adding: "I think any protective parent would be anxious for their child to go into their public area."

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"Because it's a complicated career, and one public-facing so often, and she's a sensitive person," the Pulp Fiction star explained, adding: "I think any protective parent would be anxious for their child to go into their public area."

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My articles from less reputable sources focus on rumour and speculative information about her childhood and family life based upon what is really the bare minimum, instead of discussing any aspect of Hawke's performance in the new feature.

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Have you watched yet? The new movie, which landed on Netflix earlier this month, has generated a lot of buzz online thanks to its intriguing plot - but the cast has also got fans talking.
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Starring in the film is Riverdale actress Camilla Mendes and star Maya Hawke, with a hilarious cameo from Sophie Turner. And it seems Maya has followed in her very famous parents' footsteps by pursuing a career in acting.
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For those who weren't already aware, her mother and father are none other than Hollywood heavyweights Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Find out more about the 24-year-old's sweet bond with her parents below...

Given her parent's hugely successful careers in blockbusters such as Kill Bill in Uma's case and Dead Poet's Society in Ethan's case, it's perhaps unsurprising that Maya caught the acting bug. However, in an interview with Access Hollywood earlier this year, Uma opened up about why she was initially nervous about her eldest child embarking on a Hollywood career.
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Uma Thurman is Maya's mother
"Because it's a complicated career, and one public-facing so often, and she's a sensitive person," the Pulp Fiction star explained, adding: "I think any protective parent would be anxious for their child to go into their public area."

Uma continued: "But she's, in the end, such a brilliant actress, obviously there's nothing else she would have done." Ethan has also spoken publicly about their daughter working in the same field. The Moon Knight actor told Yahoo: "It's kind of fun for Maya and I both to be working in such a mainstream milieu that I haven't spent a lot of time in."

Maya with her dad, Ethan Hawke
Uma herself has spoken out about having such well-known parents and the impact it has had on her career. In 2019, she told the Wall Street Journal: "I'm always running decisions by them. They both have similar levels of success but really different experiences within the business."

"I think that's the biggest advantage [I have], that I have information about the pitfalls and the good things. Hopefully it'll keep me from making some mistakes that young actors can make."

Maya stars in Netflix's new film Do Revenge
It seems the actress has an overall close bond with her parents. The Stranger Things actress has shared a number of family pictures on her Instagram page, including an old photo from her childhood. The snap sees Maya and her younger brother walking behind their famous dad as Maya quipped in the caption: "Come at me, bro."

Uma and Ethan met on the set of the 1997 film Gattaca and married a year later. In 1998, they welcomed their daughter Maya and in 2002 they welcomed a son named Levon. In 2003, the couple separated and their divorced was finalised in 2005.
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Do Revenge's Maya Hawke: Inside her sweet relationship with her famous parents Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke

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Have you watched yet? The new movie, which landed on Netflix earlier this month, has generated a lot of buzz online thanks to its intriguing plot - but the cast has also got fans talking.