Uncle
Nino, Starring Joe Mantegna Opens Nationwide Friday
Press
Contact: Kylie Cafiero, (202) 547-2900 kcafiero@osia.org
 WASHINGTON, D.C. - February
10, 2005
Uncle
Nino, starring Joan of Arcadia's Joe Mantegna and Golden
Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Anne Archer
opens Frinday. In December 2004, Uncle Nino broke the
record for the longest test- marketing screening of
a film in motion picture history after packing in audiences
in Grand Rapids, Michigan for over an entire year.
A
work of deep sentiment that avoids sentimentality,
Uncle Nino is a film about the all-too-often lost art
of living. A fable-like storygrounded in realism, Uncle
Nino is a feel-good, Capra-esque tale, whose magical
lead character teaches others how to slow down and
enjoy life's simple pleasures: good food and drink,
music, and most important, La Famiglia!
A December 28th
cover story in USA Today declared "Uncle Nino... is
finally getting its due!" Time Magazine has written
about thefilm and now Uncle Nino is finally opening
nationwide.
Uncle Nino star Joe Mantegna was honored
by the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) in 2002 and served
as the Master of Ceremonies at its 2003 national gala
in Washington, DC. Plans are underway to have Mr. Mantegna
participate in the SIF's gala this year on May 26 in
Washington.
Uncle Nino opens this Friday, February 11th
in:
Atlanta,
Boston, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Los Angeles/Orange
County, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, New York, Orlando,
Philadelphia, Providence, Salt Lake City and Tampa/St.
Petersburg
On
Friday, February 25th in:
Albany,
Buffalo, Cincinatti, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit,
Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Phoenix,
San Francisco and St. Louis
Go
to the website and click on "theaters" to see where
it's playing near you. Visit again and again in coming
days and weeks for updates: www.uncleninothemovie.com.
OSIA
has more than 600,000 members and supporters and
a network of more than 700 chapters coast to coast.
OSIA works at the community, national and international
levels to promote the heritage and culture of an
estimated 26 million Italian Americans, the nation's
fifth largest ethnic group, according to the U.S.
Census Bureau. See www.osia.org.
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