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    Joaquin Phoenix Thanks Late Brother River in Emotional Speech at TIFF

    Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin โ€” she was 29 at the time โ€” sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!

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    Joaquin Phoenix Thanks Late Brother River in Emotional Speech at TIFF

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