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5/20/2005 - It's great to  be back behind the editing keys once again.  Today I report on the progress of some old friends in the business who are revitalizing the Motorcity's name in the Entertainment Industry. Detroit, "Motown" Michigan is no longer just a music town - it's quickly becoming a major movie town.    - editor

Third Generation Motown, Called Movietown
By Bob Dennis

As the "Great Depression" hit Detroit, finishing touches were being put on a flashy new 37 story skyscraper called The David Stott building.  Today, on the 25th floor of this same landscape, a think tank plans the recapture of the entertainment industry spotlight for the Motorcity.

Harold Bowles, son of Motown's 1960's musical director, Bean's Bowles, directs the crew at "In The Black Productions and Films" using the original success formula that Berry Gordy and crew used decades ago to put Detroit on the map in the music industry.  This time the crew uses the same formula but applies it to a different entertainment product - the feature film.  Mr. Bowles describes it as a transformation from "Motown to Movietown."

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