Richard Shepard
@saltyshep.bsky.social
Filmmaker. Movies like THE MATADOR, THE PERFECTION, DOM HEMINGWAY, THE LINGUINI INCIDENT docs I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE, FILM GEEK on tv: 12 eps of GIRLS, pilots of UGLY BETTY & CRIMINAL MINDS & ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST
So good in so many incredible films. From ANNIE HALL to REDS to LOOKING FOR MR GOODBAR to MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY to THE GODFATHER but if u want my fav Diane Keaton perf it's her astonishing work in Alan Parker's heartbreaker SHOOT THE MOON. Seek it out. RIP DK
October 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
So good in so many incredible films. From ANNIE HALL to REDS to LOOKING FOR MR GOODBAR to MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY to THE GODFATHER but if u want my fav Diane Keaton perf it's her astonishing work in Alan Parker's heartbreaker SHOOT THE MOON. Seek it out. RIP DK
My friend Jane Levy is so great in A LITTLE PRAYER opening today in NY/LA. Check it out if you can, it's regional filmmaking at its best, made with love with an exceptional cast
August 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
My friend Jane Levy is so great in A LITTLE PRAYER opening today in NY/LA. Check it out if you can, it's regional filmmaking at its best, made with love with an exceptional cast
5 year journey to tell this story. Finally made it to HBOMAX Check it out if you can.
July 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
5 year journey to tell this story. Finally made it to HBOMAX Check it out if you can.
Was, am, and always will be a film geek.
July 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Was, am, and always will be a film geek.
2nd part of my super fun/deep/obsessive talk with Bret Easton Ellis about the incredible film year of 1982, as well as my personal doc FILM GEEK now streaming on HBOMAX.
July 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
2nd part of my super fun/deep/obsessive talk with Bret Easton Ellis about the incredible film year of 1982, as well as my personal doc FILM GEEK now streaming on HBOMAX.
This was an EXTREMELY fun podcast to do. Bret & I go deep on films of 1982, & talk about my doc FILM GEEK (finally streaming on HBOMAX). Though raised in different parts of the country, we share a near identical cinematic obsessiveness & it was a blast to connect on that deep level
July 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This was an EXTREMELY fun podcast to do. Bret & I go deep on films of 1982, & talk about my doc FILM GEEK (finally streaming on HBOMAX). Though raised in different parts of the country, we share a near identical cinematic obsessiveness & it was a blast to connect on that deep level
Brian De Palma's DRESSED TO KILL-- one of my favorite movies I saw as teenager (& saw being filmed!) is one of 200 movies featured in my personal doc FILM GEEK -which after runs at American Cinematheque in LA & Film Forum in NY is now streaming on HBOMAX. Perfect July 4th long weekend viewing!
July 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Brian De Palma's DRESSED TO KILL-- one of my favorite movies I saw as teenager (& saw being filmed!) is one of 200 movies featured in my personal doc FILM GEEK -which after runs at American Cinematheque in LA & Film Forum in NY is now streaming on HBOMAX. Perfect July 4th long weekend viewing!
Finally-- FINALLY!!!-- my personal doc FILM GEEK is streaming on HBO MAX (or whatever it's called these days) It's about movies, NYC, dads, obsession and split diopters, and the film uses & repurposes clips from over 200 movies to tell my story-- Please watch & share.
July 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Finally-- FINALLY!!!-- my personal doc FILM GEEK is streaming on HBO MAX (or whatever it's called these days) It's about movies, NYC, dads, obsession and split diopters, and the film uses & repurposes clips from over 200 movies to tell my story-- Please watch & share.
Since I'm always late and nobody asked:
June 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Since I'm always late and nobody asked:
Amazing to have our Emmy Nominated 2009 HBO doc I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE play at Film Forum in NYC as part of their Cazale Fest. And always great to be celebrating with my amazing friend and producer Stacey Reiss-- FYI it's screening again Sat/Sun afternoons and I'll be there!!
June 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Amazing to have our Emmy Nominated 2009 HBO doc I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE play at Film Forum in NYC as part of their Cazale Fest. And always great to be celebrating with my amazing friend and producer Stacey Reiss-- FYI it's screening again Sat/Sun afternoons and I'll be there!!
Beat the heat, and join me at Film Forum tonight, Saturday & Sunday for a FREE screening of our Emmy nominated doc on John Cazale. I'll be intro-ing tonight/sat and doing a Q/A on Sunday.
June 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Beat the heat, and join me at Film Forum tonight, Saturday & Sunday for a FREE screening of our Emmy nominated doc on John Cazale. I'll be intro-ing tonight/sat and doing a Q/A on Sunday.
In one week (starting June 13th) my Emmy nominated John Cazale doc will screen (FOR FREE!!) at the amazing FILM FORUM in NYC I'll be doing a q/a on sunday 6/15, and introducing on Friday 6/13 and Saturday 6/14. Reserve tickets now and please join me (and see ALL THESE FILMS!!)
June 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In one week (starting June 13th) my Emmy nominated John Cazale doc will screen (FOR FREE!!) at the amazing FILM FORUM in NYC I'll be doing a q/a on sunday 6/15, and introducing on Friday 6/13 and Saturday 6/14. Reserve tickets now and please join me (and see ALL THESE FILMS!!)
FILM GEEK my personal doc has its broadcast premiere TONIGHT! 8pm EST/PST on TCM.
April 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
FILM GEEK my personal doc has its broadcast premiere TONIGHT! 8pm EST/PST on TCM.
This Sunday 4/27 at 8pm on @tcmtv.bsky.social my personal doc FILM GEEK premieres. It's the story about a boy (me) , his (complicated/mysterious) dad, NYC, & the movies. Please watch/share. FYI my last doc was the Emmy nominated I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE
April 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This Sunday 4/27 at 8pm on @tcmtv.bsky.social my personal doc FILM GEEK premieres. It's the story about a boy (me) , his (complicated/mysterious) dad, NYC, & the movies. Please watch/share. FYI my last doc was the Emmy nominated I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE
VERY EXCITED to announce that my personal documentary FILM GEEK that premiered at the American Cinemathque in LA and at Film Forum in NY will finally be on TCM next Sunday 4/27 8pm EST. Please spread the word. And watch!
April 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
VERY EXCITED to announce that my personal documentary FILM GEEK that premiered at the American Cinemathque in LA and at Film Forum in NY will finally be on TCM next Sunday 4/27 8pm EST. Please spread the word. And watch!
I mean Mike Figgis' LEAVING LAS VEGAS should certainly be on this list.
March 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I mean Mike Figgis' LEAVING LAS VEGAS should certainly be on this list.
ADOLESCENCE on Netflix is extraordinary. It's jaw-dropping filmmaking of the highest order. If the acting & writing weren't so damn powerful, you'd think that the brilliant one-take episodes were a stunning gimmick, but it all works in delirious concert. Blown the fuck away.
March 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ADOLESCENCE on Netflix is extraordinary. It's jaw-dropping filmmaking of the highest order. If the acting & writing weren't so damn powerful, you'd think that the brilliant one-take episodes were a stunning gimmick, but it all works in delirious concert. Blown the fuck away.
Steven Soderbergh's BLACK BAG is just great. A fast, funny, extremely smart spy thriller that had me from the opening font. David Koepp's script is tight and surprising, with a great cast and a sleek style throughout. If this is your (black) bag, go see it in a theatre.
March 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Steven Soderbergh's BLACK BAG is just great. A fast, funny, extremely smart spy thriller that had me from the opening font. David Koepp's script is tight and surprising, with a great cast and a sleek style throughout. If this is your (black) bag, go see it in a theatre.
Finally caught up with Albert Serra's mysterious PACIFICTION (from 2022). It's a thing of beauty-- funny, moody, sad & stunning. Set in Tahiti, It's nearly three hours long, and it moves at a pace all its own. Steamy, languid & beautiful, it's got a Graham Greene/David Lynch vibe thats hard to shake
February 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Finally caught up with Albert Serra's mysterious PACIFICTION (from 2022). It's a thing of beauty-- funny, moody, sad & stunning. Set in Tahiti, It's nearly three hours long, and it moves at a pace all its own. Steamy, languid & beautiful, it's got a Graham Greene/David Lynch vibe thats hard to shake
Finally caught up with Aaron Schimberg's A DIFFERENT MAN which I could not recommend more highly. It's weird, funny & fully unique. If this was 1998 & you lived in NYC you would have seen it at the Angelika & lived for this film. Today it sort of slips through the cracks-- but don't let it!
February 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Finally caught up with Aaron Schimberg's A DIFFERENT MAN which I could not recommend more highly. It's weird, funny & fully unique. If this was 1998 & you lived in NYC you would have seen it at the Angelika & lived for this film. Today it sort of slips through the cracks-- but don't let it!
Really loved Chris Wilcha's FLIPSIDE that I caught on Criterion channel. It's a unique doc, that starts off one way-- but veers to many unforeseen delights. It's full of nostalgia, and what could have beens, & joy & art & Uncle Floyd & the dreams we refuse to give up on
February 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Really loved Chris Wilcha's FLIPSIDE that I caught on Criterion channel. It's a unique doc, that starts off one way-- but veers to many unforeseen delights. It's full of nostalgia, and what could have beens, & joy & art & Uncle Floyd & the dreams we refuse to give up on
Devastating news as Ezra Edelman is one of our great filmmakers (his OJ: MADE IN AMERICA documentary is a masterpiece) and I would have loved to see his Prince doc. Hate when filmmakers devote years of their lives/careers to something only to see it disappear because of corporate fear or greed.
February 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Devastating news as Ezra Edelman is one of our great filmmakers (his OJ: MADE IN AMERICA documentary is a masterpiece) and I would have loved to see his Prince doc. Hate when filmmakers devote years of their lives/careers to something only to see it disappear because of corporate fear or greed.
Hey, thanks Amos! Really appreciate it!!! (Steaming on Criterion Channel and on iTunes etc!)
January 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hey, thanks Amos! Really appreciate it!!! (Steaming on Criterion Channel and on iTunes etc!)
Been off social for a while, as the tragedies in LA unfold & our community comes together. But David Lynch's passing has brought me back. How lucky was I that I got to see his work as it was released. Bending my mind w/ each film, inspiring, confounding & mesmerizing. My fav photo of him, btw
January 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Been off social for a while, as the tragedies in LA unfold & our community comes together. But David Lynch's passing has brought me back. How lucky was I that I got to see his work as it was released. Bending my mind w/ each film, inspiring, confounding & mesmerizing. My fav photo of him, btw