Volkmar Richter

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About Volkmar Richter

Volkmar Richter is a former producer for CBC Radio, first in Toronto, then in Vancouver. He is a life-long movie fan ever since he was taken to his first as a boy in a small town in Austria. It was an American swashbuckler that he's been watching out for ever since.

146 Articles

Stars and more stars in Amsterdam and some more highlighted festival picks

Notably films about war in Ukraine, Muslim discord, peach farmers and a wily donkey

Reviews, Entertainment | October 6th 2022

MOVIES: That gay rom-com, a Holloween favorite alive again and a rarity: a new western

Also a few picks at the Vancouver International Film Festival, one about climate-change radicals

Reviews, Entertainment | September 29th 2022

MOVIES: Marilyn re-imagined, Harry Styles takes the screen and here's Canada's Oscar bid

Also: a touching immigrant tale and the flying bankrobber

Reviews, Entertainment | September 22nd 2022

MOVIES with women warriors in Africa, silent teens in Wales and the prequel to a Texas horror

Also a kaleidescopic appreciation of Davie Bowie

Reviews, Entertainment | September 15th 2022

Let the film festivals begin

For weeks we've been getting news about what and who are coming to the Toronto International Film Festival. Spielberg to Oprah. Special recognition to Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Buffy Sainte-Marie and others. Celebrities and big titles. Now that TIFF is underway, we'll see many reviews. Meanwhile, the Vancouver International Film Festival announced its line up this week.

Reviews, Entertainment | September 8th 2022