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1 Director Noora Niasari Stephen A. Russell , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 16-22 September 2023; 'Director Noora Niasari’s debut feature film Shayda – Australia’s official nomination for the international Oscar – is driven by dark childhood memories. By Stephen A. Russell.' (Introduction)
1 Directors Danny and Michael Philippou Stephen A. Russell , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 29 July - 4 August 2023; 'Twins Danny and Michael Philippou turned down Hollywood so they could make their debut horror feature, Talk to Me, in Adelaide – then Hollywood came knocking. By Stephen A. Russell.'
1 Filmmaker Rolf de Heer Stephen A. Russell , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 8-14 April 2023; 'The secret behind Rolf de Heer’s remarkable filmography is pursuing a good life rather than a career. By Stephen A. Russell.' (Introduction)
1 Jay Carmichael Marlo Stephen A. Russell , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 20-26 August 2022;
— Review of Marlo Jay Carmichael , 2022 single work novel

'When it comes to queer history, it’s easy to assume that gaps in the story equate to absence. But it isn’t so. While patriarchal societies have tried their darnedest to erase the presence of the disparate but overlapping LGBTQIA+ communities, we have always sought out one another in the secret pockets that offer safe harbour.'(Introduction)   
1 Steve Toltz : Here Goes Nothing Stephen A. Russell , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7-13 May 2022;
— Review of Here Goes Nothing Steve Toltz , 2022 single work novel
1 Film Director Glendyn Ivin Stephen A. Russell , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 12-18 December 2020;

/Since his first short film won the Palme d’Or in 2003, Glendyn Ivin has established himself as one of Australia’s most exciting film and television directors. The forthcoming Penguin Bloom, starring Naomi Watts, brings some light to his dark meditations. By Stephen A. Russell.' (Introduction)
1 Queer Film Festival Rebuilds Plans after Shutdown Stephen A. Russell , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 30 March 2020;

Melbourne Queer Film Festival's 30th-anniversary program was suspended from Monday 16 March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The festival later screened some of its content as a reduced, online-only festival package.
1 Melbourne Comic Writer to Give Iron Man a Reboot Stephen A. Russell , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 19-20 July 2014; (p. 34)
1 Tame or Otherwise, the Bard's Women Shine Stephen A. Russell , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 November 2013; (p. 16)
— Review of Whores and Weeping Women Carla Kissane , 2003 single work musical theatre
1 When Masculinity Is Cast Adrift Stephen A. Russell , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 July 2013; (p. 18)
— Review of Savages Patricia Cornelius , 2012 single work drama
1 Playwright's Career Taks a Comic Turn Stephen A. Russell , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 June 2013; (p. 21) The Sunday Age , 23 March 2013; (p. 7) 'DC Comics has appointed Tom Taylor as a scribe on Earth 2, meaning Australia has its own dynamic duo at the helm of one of the US publishing giant's biggest titles.'
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