Paul Davids Movies

Featuring insights from prominent religious scholars, Jesus in India investigates the notion that Christ spent his young adult life amidst Hindus and Buddhists on the Silk Road. The lovingly-shot documentary ventures to a variety of holy sites in India, searching for the truth about Jesus's "missing years." ~ Carly Wray, Rovi

Two worlds come together with The Artist and the Shaman, a true story of an artist (Paul Davids) searching for spiritual meaning with the help of a Native American Shaman after the death of his father, Professor Jules Davids forces him to come to terms with his own artistic merit. Set in the sacred land of the Sedona Valley, the film explores this unique father and son relationship while delving into reincarnation and the source of creativity through age-old tribal healing methods. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Kup and Grimlock lead an Autobot expedition to prevent the Decepticons from mining energy crystals. These crystals have emanated from the body of a gigantic humanoid creature named Chaos, with whom Kup tangled years earlier. In rescuing his comrades, Kup also hopes to avenge those of his own race who met death at Chaos' hands. First telecast in the U.S. on September 16, 1986, "Chaos" was written by Paul Davids. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The good news is that the Decepticons are dying of a plague brought about by Cosmic Rust. The bad news is that the rust is also adversely affecting the Autobots. The only cure is an element called Corrostop, which only Perceptor seems to be able to locate. The climax of this "all-star" Transformers episode takes place in and around the Statue of Liberty. Also known as "Rust in Peace," "Cosmic Rust" was written by Paul Davids and was originally telecast in America on December 26, 1985.
~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Director Robert Dornhelm casts Bud Cort for alter-ego purposes in She Dances Alone. Cort plays a documentary director, seeking to produce a film on the life of controversial ballet star Vaslav Nijinsky. He finds his goal of objectivity blocked by Nijinsky's elderly real-life daughter Kyra, who is as stocky as her father was sylph-like. Kyra's uncompromising insistence on total control over the project literally shapes (and frequently distorts) the film before our eyes. Adding to the Pirandellian atmosphere of the Australian-produced She Dances Alone is Max Von Sydow, also playing "himself." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A Hispanic-American family in Albuquerque, New Mexico struggles to maintain tradition while adapting to the times in this earnest family drama. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Originally made for cable television, Roswell is an entertaining mix of purported actual events and science fiction. The narrative unfolds primarily in flashbacks as retired Army officer Jesse Marcel (Kyle MacLachlan) attends a reunion of the 509th Bomber Group and tries to come to closure on events that had taken place 30 years earlier. Back in 1947, Major Marcel had been part of a military team that investigated a crash site on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. The debris recovered from the site had exhibited some remarkable properties such as being able to repair itself instantly after being cut, suggesting that it might have been of extraterrestrial origin. The military brass had ordered Marcel to go along with their phony story that the material was ordinary metal foil from a weather balloon, and he had reluctantly complied. By the time of the 1977 reunion, Marcel is suffering from a terminal illness, and he feels compelled to try to find out what had really happened at Roswell all those years ago. MacLachlan gives an effective performance, particularly when he portrays Marcel as an older man trying to understand his past. Evocative location shooting in the American Southwest adds cinematic impact. ~ Rovi