Now & Later

Now & Later are the nicknames the guy, Bill, & gal, Angela, give themselves in the movie of the same name. He is a banker is on the run after he jumps bail. A coworker helps him find a hideout for his three day wait until his ride out of the country will leave L.A., in a rooftop one-room shelter that his undocumented host lives in. She agrees to keep him at her place until he can leave. She volunteers in multiple "jobs" helping poor and unlucky people in her community including as a nurse which she has some training for. As the two get to know each other, they develop a common love interest, but they also are in conflict over their ideologies - political and personal lifestyles. It's the simple conflicts that make most stories interesting. She is completely open to her "Now" lifestyle of being unclothed in her home and tells "Later" that he can share her bed if he would like. He is quite conservative sexually and starts off choosing to sleep on the floor instead. She keeps showing him where he is missing out by not living in the now, while he explains the justification for his later actions.There are a number of physical lovemaking scenes with full nudity, all very natural and tastefully done and a beautiful example of how a real couple might act in this kind of situation. This is not porn, but a very graphic engagement in the early stages of a deep love relationship. It is tender, realisticly loving as the conflicts come out, until by the end, they have developed deep feelings for each other. This movie is so unique to American audiences that we are unlikely to see much like it in any other movie. The more I contemplated this after I watched it, the more I appreciated this as a fine adult work of art and soon decided to purchase my own Blu-Ray disc of it. Many reviewer make a big deal that it is pushing some political agenda or moral values, that the acting was poorly done, while other reviewers gave it 5 stars, and like myself, thought the acting was superb as the gal is supposed to be from Nicaragua when she was actually born in New Jersey. While her character has an accent, I found her quite understandable. There is a deleted scene on the DVD showing them having sex in all its uninhabited glory. I was delighted that this movie took the freedom to show full bodies in all their beautiful lovemaking parts without shame or unrealistic covers hiding the actor's sexual parts, while not exploiting them in some gratuitous display. One of the conflicts this movie explores is the huge gap in movie rating between graphic violence and graphic love making. How can we prohibit showing a penis, not to mention an erection, or a couple making love, while allowing young viewers to see blood and guts flying in violence? People need to see many more examples of making love then solving conflicts with continuous graphic violence. "Make love, not war" Enjoy this movie![2902 characters]within a second of pressing post I received this:EPAllie 5 hrs agoOops! Your content, I Love Watching Romantic Movies, was removed because it violated our community guidelines.Click the following link to see the complete list of EP Community Guidelines:http://www.experienceproject.com/community-guidelinesPlease use good judgment in the future when posting content. Repeatedly posting inappropriate content may lead to account suspension or removal.Thanks for cooperating and for helping us keep EP a fun, supportive and comfortable environment for all our members. Experience Project is a community of positive support, where members connect with people who understand them without being judged or embarrassed. 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She is completely open to her "Now" lifestyle of being unclothed in her home and tells "Later" that he can share her bed if he would like. He is quite conservative sexually and starts off choosing to sleep on the couch instead.There are a number of physical lovemaking scenes with full nudity, all very natural and tastefully done and a beautiful example of how a real couple might act in this kind of situation. This is not porn, but a very graphic engagement in the early stages of a deep love relationship. It is tender, realistically loving as the conflicts come out, until by the end, they have developed deep feelings for each other.The more I contemplated this after I watched it, the more I appreciated this as a fine adult work of art and soon decided to purchase my own Blu-Ray disc of it. There is a deleted scene on the DVD showing them having sex in all its uninhabited glory. I was delighted that this movie took the freedom to show full bodies in all their beautiful lovemaking parts without shame or unrealistic covers hiding the actor's sexual parts, while not exploiting them in some gratuitous display. One of the conflicts this movie explores is the huge gap in movie rating between graphic violence and graphic love making. How can we prohibit showing a penis, not to mention an erection, or a couple making love, while allowing young viewers to see blood and guts flying in violence? The Blu-ray adds a 2nd deleted scene.Make Love, not violance. Enjoy.

This film is an obscure gem and I love discovering obscure gems. If you were to ask the next 50 people you encounter if they know this movie, I'll bet that not a single one of them will answer in the affirmative. Few people know of it and it is a shame because this is hidden treasure. Ms. Solanis truly deserves an Academy Award for Best Actress, and I bet even Meryl Streep would agree. Solanis plays an illegal alien who agrees to help a white-collar fugitive. He has absconded while out on bail on allegations of unlawful market manipulation. He was supposed to surrender to do eight years in Federal prison. She is a beautiful Bohemian free-spirit. She lives on the top floor of a seemingly abandoned building in a downtown urban area (I think it was L.A.). The mood throughout the film is dark and murky, and most of the scenes are in dark locales.They spend a lot of time on the roof of her building at night, looking down at the festering city below. He comes from wealth and privilege, she comes from Nicaragua and extreme hardship. She is radiant and gorgeous, and he is wounded and condemned. She feels compassion for him, even though he represents much of what she despises about the US. Her kindness is unbounded, and she attempts to renew in him a sense of purpose and future. Her sexual favors are just part of a series of efforts to make the fugitive feel whole again. The fugitive character is kind of repressed and vanillafied, but I think that was by design. He's the standard investment-banker-sleaze stereotype from a Connecticut McMansion, and she's an authentic and robust jewel straight from heaven. But she does not judge him harshly or condescend. She understands his path. This is a movie which is ultimately most about compassion. Her compassion pays off--by the end of the movie the fugitive is a much better person. Her positive energy has upgraded his moral core. He even looks better.No--I don't admire this film because it has some borderline X-rated sex scenes, although some are indeed appealing. I admire this film because Ms. Solanis has created an amazingly appealing character--a woman who is sexually liberated and creative, politically engaged, highly feminine, eternally loyal, open-minded, beautiful and authentic in every way. She is enigmatic to the point of being fully mystical. The fugitive she was helping will be enamored for the rest of his life as he thinks back on his time with her and realizes he no longer has her. Prison would have been easier to deal with. This is a woman you fall in love with and NEVER recover from. Even though this film was obviously produced on a low budget, the efforts of Shari Solanis are so genuine and unique that this is one you will not forget.I am truly surprised that Shari Solanis did not receive more accolades for this role. Perhaps that will come in the future, and I believe this film's cult status will slowly morph into classic status despite its racy sexual scenes. What distinguishes this movie from any other sexually provocative movie is the extensive extremely intelligent dialogue. It's far more of an European art house film than an adult erotic film, although some people may seek it out for the latter characteristics. Solanis's character is very critical of the policies of the United States government, and she articulates her reasons why in a reasonably compelling manner. Ill-advised U.S. Reagan-era interventions in her native Nicaragua resulted in the murder of her parents. I disagree with many of her political views, but I understand many of her perspectives, and one gets the impression she would still be accepting of anyone who views things differently. She thinks Americans are sexually repressed and overly materialistic. She encourages the fugitive to view life through a different prism.Solanis's character believes in embracing the NOW--living in the moment. The fugitive she is helping affectionately refers to her as Professor Now. The fugitive is someone who has always focused on acquiring more wealth for the future. (Thus the name for the film: Now and Later.) They discuss this theme quit a bit, and it is a very satisfying philosophical exchange. They each have a compelling point in their perspective, and they mutually respect one another.I saw this movie a few years ago and it stuck with me. I couldn't recall the film's name, and there are no major stars in this, and so I had a hard time figuring out what it was called. I scrolled back through hundreds of films in my Netflix history and finally found it. I immediately bought it and watched it again last night. I am glad I did. It is even better than I recalled.

I have met a few brave women who knew their limitations but were very relaxed and confident in themselves. Such is this story. Introduced by a friend, HE comes to her passing through town on his way to nowhere. She invites him to stay while he is in town. She has a multi-function two room apartment. Simply a Room and a sorta Bathroom. After the introduction HE seems restrained and up tight, and SHE is as light as a feather. Throughout his stay he gets much lighter and relaxed with himself and starts to learn who he is. And yes, there is a lot of sex in this movie. Not pornographic by any stretch of the imagination, but nothing is left to the imagination - NONE. I really loved the movie, and the acting, if there was any, was very sincere.