*Gospel music uplifts and inspires helping to brighten the dim lights of trouble and despair. “Precious Lord, lead me on, let me stand. I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.” Lyrics from the classic ...
What has been a very good year for the live performance of gospel music on film is about to get better. First came the release of “Amazing Grace,” the record of a legendary 1972 Aretha Franklin gospel ...
As filmmaking, George T. Nierenberg’s “Say Amen, Somebody” is perfectly capable, if pedestrian. Not that filmmaking is what this 1982 gospel-music documentary cares about. What the movie cares about ...