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Amazing Grace (out Aug 29) is a documentary put together from actual footage taken when singer Aretha Franklin recorded her best-selling album, Amazing Grace, in a Los Angeles church in January 1972. It holds a powerful allure given the magnitude of the moment. The music is stunning but so too are the reactions from those lucky enough to be in the audience. Grade: A-.