Volkmar Richter
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.
MOVIES: Pixar's first foray into TV, a gorgeous film from Italy and more
Like The Monkey, the big film of the week, and Morningside, a love letter to my old neighborhood
MOVIES: Offering Two Big Choices: CAPTAIN AMERICA OR PADDINGTON
Or a small Korean-Canadian film and a batch of Oscar shorts
MOVIES: A harrowing look at the Middle East is also a top Academy Award hopeful
Also there's absurd comedy in Winnipeg, loud music from Led Zeppelin and Love Hurting badly
MOVIES: with a family in crisis, under a totalitarian government
Also trends in modern love affairs and a history and celebration of Blue Rodeo
MOVIES: New works from Mike Leigh and Steven Soderbergh, plus others that startle or delight
The others take you curling, hummingbird watching, sensing colors or to a very dark place
MOVIES: Reality, history and true-to-life stories dominate this week
And watch for a droll and funny Canadian film that's getting praise
MOVIES: Leading with The Brutalist, an Oscar possibility, and heading on to Iran and New York
Also updating Goethe in Toronto and watching a pop star turn into a monkey in the UK
MOVIES: three good ones while we watch for the Golden Globes
The three are from Italy, Korea and Montreal. This is from Harbin.
MOVIES FOR CHRISTMAS Bring a Classic Vampire, a Teenage Girl Boxing and Bob Dylan
You'll have to wait for The Brutalist, Babygirl and Better Man
MOVIES: Fit for the season: a Lion King prequel and a return by Wallace & Gromit
Also: new films from directors Clint Eastwood, Andrea Arnold and Tyler Perry