Cynthia de Paula Movies

Waldo Warren (Rick Gianasi) has been hired by the Caribbean nation of San Caribe to protect the president of their country while he visits the U.N. There is at least one assassination plot that he has to be protected from, and Waldo's job is to foil the plot and uncover the culprit. He's in for a real horse race, as one of the would-be assassins is the president's daughter, and at one point there are two attempts on the president's life going on at the same time. His efforts to cope with this take him into an underworld of voodoo-like neo-African rituals, cyborgs, and various extremely weird indiviuals. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

An evil businessman named Z (Bill Peterson) turns his army of robots against the Manhattan populace, and kidnaps their well-intentioned inventor, a scientist (Mark Umile). The scientist's sister (Mary Fahey) seeks help from martial-arts expert Matt Riker (Rick Gianasi). ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

Three hundred years ago, evil Eva, a satanic witch was preparing to sacrifice a virgin so she and her zombie coven might enjoy eternal life. Unfortunately, she was caught and burned at the stake. This horror movie chronicles what happens afterward. Centuries pass and the film jumps to the mid-1980s where Eva has returned as a punk biker chick cruising Manhattan in search of human souls to suck out while she continues looking for a virgin to sacrifice so she can finish her ritual. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

All the disgusting possibilities presented by the age-old science fiction plot of aliens coming to Earth to seek human mates are explored in rude detail in this direct-to-video sleazefest. The story involves an investigation into a series of bizarre and violent rapes of young women throughout New York City -- all of which turn out to be the work of a rampaging alien who is able to change into human form at will. A police detective and a young doctor join forces to round up clues, which range from the bizarre accounts of the traumatized victims (all virgins, it turns out) to an unknown residue left on the victims' bodies. They eventually stumble on a network of catacombs beneath the streets of Manhattan, through which the zombified victims return to the alien's lair to take a mutual dip in the world's most nauseating Jacuzzi. This cheap, misogynist exploiter features hideous performances from virtually every member of the cast -- as well as loads of naked female flesh, disembowelments, exploding heads and alien goo -- and seems quite proud of its own tackiness. The alien scumbag even has its way with an elderly bag lady! Released as part of Wizard Video's "Too Gory for the Silver Screen" line, which also included such huggable classics as Headless Eyes. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

A handful of teenagers grow up fast when they end up behind bars in this low-budget action drama. Marina (Teresa Farley) was carrying a cache of heroin for her no-good boyfriend when she was arrested during a drug raid. Lori (Carey Zuris) killed the boy she was dating when he tried to force her to participate in a gang-bang. Runaway Paige (Natalie O'Connell) had only been in New York City for a few hours when she was busted for prostitution after being hired to act in a porn film. These three young women are shipped off to the New York Female Juvenile Reformatory, where heavily accented warden Miss Madison (Marita) and her guards struggle to keep their young charges in line. While Marina, Lori and Paige are victims of circumstance, many of their fellow inmates are hardened criminals despite their youth, and drugs, in-fighting and sexual assault are just part of an ordinary day. Also starring Jennifer Delora and Rick Gianasi, Bad Girls Dormitory was written and directed by Tim Kincaid, who had previously directed a number of celebrated gay porn films under the name Joe Gage. Keep an eye peeled during the first shower scene and you'll discover this is the world's only juvenile detention facility that gets its towels from Holiday Inn. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide