WALTZING ANNA

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Mini Review:
If you can't decide wether you are up for a mildly raunchy "adult" comedy or a Hallmark Channel feel-good movie about older folks, this could be the film for you. There will probably be plenty of room in the theater, because this film has enough to turn off either potential audience. It's preachy enough to turn off the younger set and a little too vulger for me to recommend to my mom. Performaces, all round , were fine. The concept was cute, a young, selfish doctor has to pay penance for his earlier misdeeds in a corrupt old folk's home. He sees the light, the bad guys get caught and he gets the girl. I don't think I gave too much away from the cliched plot. After they cut out a few minutesand edit some dialogue, and will be perfect early evening fare for those who retire to bed hours before David or Jay come on.
-Music Guy

Patients Aren't Just Patients… They're Family

New York, NY- May 22, 2006- Waltzing Anna, the story of an unscrupulous doctor's change of heart, is set to be released in select cities nationwide on August 11th, 2006. The film stars Robert Capelli Jr. (Mail Order Bride) as Dr. Charlie Keegan, a partner in a New York City medical practice that thrives on the bureaucracy of the insurance system and naiveté of its elderly patients.

"After watching my grandfather get older and deal with the red tape of the medical system, whether it be patient care or insurance issues, I knew I wanted to tackle the subject in a lighthearted manner and still remain true to the very important topics that concern everyone today," says Capelli who also wrote and produced the film.

Charlie's lawyer, played by Artie Lange (Howard Stern, Mad TV), is unable to prevent the medical board from reprimanding him. For six months, he is forced to work in an upstate nursing home- Shady Pines. Charlie wanted to do his time and get out. Instead, his new patients and an unexpected romance with the compassionate nurse Jill, played by Emmanuelle Chriqui (In the Mix), transform him into a sympathetic man who fights for the care and protection of the people he once neglected.

With memorable performances by Pat Hingle (Batman, Splendor in the Grass, Norma Rae) and Betsy Palmer (Friday the 13th) as the lovable Mo and Anna, Waltzing Anna is sure to capture the hearts of moviegoers across the country. Rounding out the casts are Grant Shaud (Murphy Brown), Paige Turco, Casey Siemaszko and several more familiar faces.

The film is produced by Baxter Films in association with Evolving Productions, Ursa FilmWorks and K Sera Sera. Exact cities and theaters to be announced.

Waltzing Anna
Directed by: Bx Giongrete & Doug Bollinger
Produced by: Mark Settembre, Samara Yeshaiek & Robert Capelli Jr.
Co-Produced by: Thomas E. Van Dell
Written by: Doug Bollinger, Robert Capelli Jr. & Guy Shockley
Executive Produced by: Lorenzo Fiorentini
Distributed by: Kindred Media Group
MPAA Rating: PG-13

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