Say Amen, Somebody, a documentary about the men and women who pioneered African American gospel music, was widely praised upon its release in 1982; the late Roger Ebert called it "One of the most ...
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 ...
Plus, Pastor Mike Jr. banks his seventh straight career-opening Gospel Airplay leader with "Amen." By Jim Asker Newly crowned American Idol winner Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old gym teacher from ...