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What Would Jesus Buy?

2007, Movie, PG, 0 mins

WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?
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Rob VanAlkemade's documentary about performance artist/political activist Bill Talen — aka Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping — is steeped in what may be the ultimate postmodern irony: Talen's impromptu, defiant piece of performance art with political undertones has actually taken on a spiritual dimension. A longtime resident of New York's fabled Times Square area, Minnesota-born playwright and performer Talen created the Reverend Billy in the late 199... read more leave a comment
What Would Jesus Buy? movie trailer - Directed by Rob VanAlkemade. Theatrical Release Date: 11/16/2007 Genre: Documentary Rating: PG
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Posted: 3/17/2008
From producer Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and director Rob VanAlkemade, What Would Jesus Buy? examines the commercialization of Christmas in America while following Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt.) The film also delves into issues such as the role sweatshops play in America s mass consumerism and Big-Box Culture. From the humble beginnings of preaching at his portable pulpit on New York City subways, to having a congregation of thousands - Bill Talen (aka Rev. Billy) has become the leader of not just a church, but a national movement. Rev. Billy s epic journey takes us to chilling exorcisms at Wal-Mart headquarters, to retail interventions at the Mall of America, and all the way to the Promised Land on Christmas Day. The Stop Shopping mission reminds us that even though we may be hypnotized and con
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Posted: 11/3/2007
What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir as they go on a cross-county mission to save the Holidays from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt! The Shopocalypse is upon us?Who will be $aved?
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Length: 01:32:00
Posted: 7/13/2008
What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir as they go on a cross-county mission to save the Holidays from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt! The Shopocalypse is upon us?Who will be $aved?
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Length: 01:32:00
Posted: 7/13/2008
Year: 2007
Rated PG

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