Image mask won't rotate

my image mask won't rotate when i grab the handle. it worked fine the other night but not anymore. is there any other way to rotate it. i'm sure if i create a new project and jump througha bunch of hoops it will start working again but i need to simply rotate this image mask without spending all my time. any ideas?
thanks

Tom,
Not sure if this is what you need but here's a snapshot. Everything else on the image mask works except for the rotate.

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