Dissemination of a film considered anti-choice:
Guzzo persist and sign
The American movie Unplanned will be presented in five Guzzo movie theaters starting Friday. To the disgruntled who announced their intention to demonstrate against the projection of the controversial feature film, the owner of the independent chain of cinemas,
Vincent Guzzo, replies that he sees there free publicity.
Starting on Friday, the film Unplanned will be screened in some thirty cinemas in Canada, including the Mega-Plex Marché Central, Lacordaire, Sphèretech and Taschereau, as well as the Des Sources cinema, all five of which belong to Vincent Guzzo. There could also be projections in Deux-Montagnes.
Vincent Guzzo, replies that he sees there free publicity.
Starting on Friday, the film Unplanned will be screened in some thirty cinemas in Canada, including the Mega-Plex Marché Central, Lacordaire, Sphèretech and Taschereau, as well as the Des Sources cinema, all five of which belong to Vincent Guzzo. There could also be projections in Deux-Montagnes.
Considered by several commentators as a propaganda film of "antichoix" groups, Unplanned will be screened in Quebec in its original English version. "Since we made the decision to present it late, we did not have the six to eight week delay to make a dubbed version in French. But we will see, if the numbers are good, we will perhaps make a copy in French, "says the owner of Cinemas Guzzo, Vincent Guzzo.
Produced by American Christian studio Pure Flix, this fictionalized biography of "anti-choice" leader Abby Johnson was not to be screened in Canada until a Canadian distributor, Pastor BJ McKelvie, decided to broadcast it.
Since the announcement of its distribution in Canada, people across the country have announced that they will demonstrate in front of the movie theaters.
"To those who tell me that they will protest, I answer that I hope they will be there. And I will call the media to advertise the film. The protesters will have done their duty to make the film known. "
- Vincent Guzzo
Father of five children, the businessman saw the film and admits that it has "wacky moments". "At one point, you see an eight-week-old fetus who really looks like a baby. This is completely exaggerated: we know that there is no chance that an eight-week-old fetus will look like this. "
However, Unplanned is for him "far from what the world insinuates". He even sees "a depth in this film".
"There is controversy ... In 2019, with all the contraceptives we have, is it really right to say that abortion is an alternative? ", Adds Vincent Guzzo.
Cineplex reacts
The Landmark channel, which does not have a theater in Quebec, had already told
La Presse that it would present the film "from British Columbia to Ontario".
Same thing for Cineplex, who will be showing in 14 theaters across the country for a week. Yesterday,
its president explained his decision by communiqué.
"The decision to go ahead with the screening of this particular movie was complicated, and we did not take it lightly. But as the leader of Canada's largest screening room company, I believe this is the right decision for us, for you and for our country, "said Ellis Jacob, President of Cineplex in this release.
"Many of us will have to put aside their personal convictions and remember that we do not want to live in a country that censors the content,
opinions and views of everyone," he concludes.
At the moment, only cinemasGuzzoQuebec have shown a strong interest in presenting this film.According to theUnplanned, the film will be shown on 5 screensGuzzo Montreal from this Friday, July 12.
Mega-Plex Marché Central : 901 Boul Crémazie O, Montreal QC H4N 3M5
Méga-Plex Lacordaire : 5940 des Grandes Prairies Blvd, Montreal QC
Méga-Plex Sphèretech : 3500 Boul de la Cote-Vertu, Saint-Laurent QC H4R 1P8
Méga-Plex Tachereau : 3514 Boul Taschereau, Greenfield Park QC J4V 2H7
Cinéma Guzzo des sources : 3237 des Sources, Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC H9B 1Z6
To check (There could also be a projection in Deux-Montagnes): 2701 Boul. Des Promenades, Deux Montagne (Québec), J7R 6L2
Unsurprisingly, the group's president, Vincenzo Guzzo, was quickly summoned to the media court to explain himself.
Produced by American Christian studio Pure Flix, this fictionalized biography of "anti-choice" leader Abby Johnson was not to be screened in Canada until a Canadian distributor, Pastor BJ McKelvie, decided to broadcast it.
Since the announcement of its distribution in Canada, people across the country have announced that they will demonstrate in front of the movie theaters.
"To those who tell me that they will protest, I answer that I hope they will be there. And I will call the media to advertise the film. The protesters will have done their duty to make the film known. "
- Vincent Guzzo
Father of five children, the businessman saw the film and admits that it has "wacky moments". "At one point, you see an eight-week-old fetus who really looks like a baby. This is completely exaggerated: we know that there is no chance that an eight-week-old fetus will look like this. "
However, Unplanned is for him "far from what the world insinuates". He even sees "a depth in this film".
"There is controversy ... In 2019, with all the contraceptives we have, is it really right to say that abortion is an alternative? ", Adds Vincent Guzzo.
Cineplex reacts
The Landmark channel, which does not have a theater in Quebec, had already told
La Presse that it would present the film "from British Columbia to Ontario".
Same thing for Cineplex, who will be showing in 14 theaters across the country for a week. Yesterday,
its president explained his decision by communiqué.
"The decision to go ahead with the screening of this particular movie was complicated, and we did not take it lightly. But as the leader of Canada's largest screening room company, I believe this is the right decision for us, for you and for our country, "said Ellis Jacob, President of Cineplex in this release.
"Many of us will have to put aside their personal convictions and remember that we do not want to live in a country that censors the content,
opinions and views of everyone," he concludes.
At the moment, only cinemasGuzzoQuebec have shown a strong interest in presenting this film.According to theUnplanned, the film will be shown on 5 screensGuzzo Montreal from this Friday, July 12.
Mega-Plex Marché Central : 901 Boul Crémazie O, Montreal QC H4N 3M5
Méga-Plex Lacordaire : 5940 des Grandes Prairies Blvd, Montreal QC
Méga-Plex Sphèretech : 3500 Boul de la Cote-Vertu, Saint-Laurent QC H4R 1P8
Méga-Plex Tachereau : 3514 Boul Taschereau, Greenfield Park QC J4V 2H7
Cinéma Guzzo des sources : 3237 des Sources, Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC H9B 1Z6
To check (There could also be a projection in Deux-Montagnes): 2701 Boul. Des Promenades, Deux Montagne (Québec), J7R 6L2
Unsurprisingly, the group's president, Vincenzo Guzzo, was quickly summoned to the media court to explain himself.
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