“Riverbend” invites a reappraisal of a genre-defying career that gave us “American Ninja” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.” Sam Firstenberg, the Israeli-raised director behind cult B-movie staples ...

(JTA) — Sam Firstenberg, the Israeli-raised director behind cult B-movie staples like “American Ninja” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,” is getting an unexpected career revival — thanks to one of ...

Israeli director Sam Firstenberg, center, with cinematographer Ken Lamkin, left, and an unidentified colleague on the set of “Riverbend,” a 1989 action drama that has recently been restored. (Courtesy ...

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