#How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Sam Firstenberg, Director of ‘Ninja 3: The Domination’

“#How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Sam Firstenberg, Director of ‘Ninja 3: The Domination’” This week, the gang at How Did This Get Made? covered Ninja 3: The Domination (1984), the final entry in Cannon Films’ so-called “Ninja Trilogy”  The director of Ninja 3, Sam Firstenberg, is an interesting guy with many stories about…

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#Watch: Creating the Unconventional Music of ‘Becky’, the Indie Thriller Starring Kevin James as a Villain

“#Watch: Creating the Unconventional Music of ‘Becky’, the Indie Thriller Starring Kevin James as a Villain” Becky, the new indie thriller from directors Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott (Bushwick, Cooties), earned lots of attention for casting the frequently goofy Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Kevin Can Wait) as a straight-faced, menacing neo-Nazi villain who’s willing to…

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#‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Adds ‘Extraction’ Filmmaker Sam Hargrave as Second Unit Director

“#‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Adds ‘Extraction’ Filmmaker Sam Hargrave as Second Unit Director” When 2020 began, Sam Hargrave was best known as a stunt performer and second unit director for several Marvel Studios movies. Now, he’s the director of Netflix’s most-watched original movie ever, the Chris Hemsworth-starring action thriller Extraction. But while he waits for…

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