June 09, 2005 News » The Fly-By

KEEPING IT REEL 

by Chris Davis
Close to 600 illegal copies of newly released films such as Madagascar, The Longest Yard, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith were recently confiscated by the Shelby County Sheriff¹s Department. Investigators believe the movies, which were being sold out of an SUV and a bookstore in South Memphis, were copies from master reels.

News of the bust came as a terrible shock to dozens of crackheads who have camped out for months, each hoping to be the first indigent to see the final installment of the Star Wars saga. ‹ Chris Davis Plante: How It Looks

The Fly-By archives »

Comments (0)

Subscribe to this thread:
By Email
With RSS

Add a comment

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest Stories

More by Chris Davis

Top Viewed Stories

  • Mitch Landrieu Speaks

    New Orleans' spunky mayor, the honoree at next week's "Summons to Memphis" luncheon here, discourses on Katrina, developing a city's vision, and the Grizzlies' chances.
    • by Jackson Baker
    • May 23, 2013

  • Modern-Day Slavery

    The dirty business of sex trafficking in the Mid-South.
    • by Louis Goggans
    • May 23, 2013
  • More »

Site Search

From the Archives

Most Commented On

SPECIAL ISSUES

Best of Memphis 2012

Best of Memphis 2012

click here to see more »

Hotties 2013

Hotties 2013

click here to see more »

© 1996-2013

Contemporary Media
460 Tennessee Street, 2nd Floor | Memphis, TN 38103
Visit our other sites: Memphis Magazine | Memphis Parent | Memphis Business Quarterly
Powered by Foundation