THE RIVALRY: RED V. BLUE will be screening at 7 and 9 pm on January 24th and 31st, as well as on February 7th and 14th at Village 8 Cinemas on Bardstown Road! RED V. BLUE will also be playing in Elizabethtown, Georgetown and Ashland.
Check our screenings page for more info on the new Louisville dates announced, or for info on RVB showtimes in other parts of the state.
We are happy to announce that the next screening of “The Rivalry: Red V. Blue” will be in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on Friday, January 17th at 7 pm at the Historic State Theater. Tickets are only $5 and they can be purchased at the door or via the Historic State Theater website. The Historic State Theater is located on 209 West Dixie Avenue in Elizabethtown, KY. Call (270) 234-8258 with any questions.
It’s been an awesome few days in Kentucky unveiling “The Rivalry: Red V. Blue” to audiences across the state. Both Kentucky and Louisville fans have responded positively to the film and we can’t wait to share it with more of you!
For the December 27th premiere at the Lexington Opera House, Lexington mayor Jim Gray was in attendance along with Rob Bromley, Miss Kentucky, Governor John Y. Brown, and Tom Leach, among others. WKYT News covered the event on the local news. Watch here.
For the December 29th premiere at the Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville mayor Greg Fischer attended along with Tony Vanetti, Terry Howard, Al Benniger, Jim Tharp, Ken Kurlas and the barbers (Robert Boone and the Wagners). WHAS and WLKY covered the event on the local news. Watch here.
For the December 30th premiere a the SIPP Theater, Paintsville mayor Bob Porter attended along with UK fan Doug Young and U of L fan Rick Roberts. WYMT covered the event on the local news. Watch here.
More photos to come and more screenings to be announced very, very soon. As far as DVDs and blurays, we are planning on releasing them this spring in time for March Madness. Finally, our new web store is almost complete and you will be order to preorder DVDs and blurays there, as well as order some of our unique merchandise.
P.S. the morning of the 27th director Rory Owen Delaney was a guest on the Great Day Live morning show on WHAS11 in Louisville where he was seen desperately holding on to the back of the couch during his interview with Terry Meiners. Those couch cushions are really, really small 🙂
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Last night we let our followers on twitter in on the big news: we finally announced our premiere dates. That’s right. “The Rivalry: Red V. Blue,” the first film to document college basketball’s ultimate rivalry, is hitting theaters right in time for the holidays and the big game!
On Friday, December 27th, “The Rivalry: Red V. Blue” will be playing at the Lexington Opera House in Lexington, KY. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The screening will begin at 7:30 pm. This event is by invitation only, however, there will be a TON of tickets given away through facebook, twitter, instagram, as well as on radio and TV stations, so stay tuned for more details.
On Sunday, December 29th, “The Rivalry: Red V. Blue” will be screening back-to-back at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY. The first screening at 7 pm is by invitation only, but there will be plenty of opportunities to win free tickets, so stay tuned. The second screening at 9 pm is open to the general public. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or via our ebay store. There are 160 tickets available for this screening.
On Monday, December 30th, “The Rivalry: Red V. Blue” will be screening at the historic SIPP Theater in Paintsville, KY. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the screening begins at 7 pm. This event is open to the general public. Tickets are $10 and there are 350 seats available.
Following each screening, there will be a brief question and answer period with the filmmakers. More screenings to be announced in the coming days!
It’s officially time to get on the Red V. Blue bandwagon, folks. There are only 2 days left to make Kentucky film history, and we need your help if we are going to get to our goal of $40,000! To back The Rivalry: Red V. Blue head to our kickstarter page and click the green “Back This Project” button! To pay via PayPal, email mbdfilms@gmail.com.
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To help make Kentucky film history (and finish the first documentary about the epic UK-Louisville hoops rivalry), please back us on kickstarter! Your kickstarter donations are paying for licensing the university logos and archival footage, in addition to covering various post-production finishing expenses. So far we have raised more than $25,000, but we only have two days left to raise $15,000, so we can hit our goal of $40,000. If we don’t hit the goal and only raise $38,000 or $39,000, we don’t keep a penny and all your awesome pledges will be returned!
So tell your brother, sister, mother, aunt, uncle, grandpa, grandma, nephew, niece, cousin, blood brother, librarian, postal worker, gym teacher, coach and local police officer about this one-of-a-kind movie that celebrates one of Kentucky’s greatest annual traditions: the UK-UofL basketball game!
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The story by Albrecht Stahmer details the filmmaking team’s diverse backgrounds and sheds more light on the origin of the original idea for the documentary. Read all about it below.
“I am more than just a serious basketball fan. I am a life-long addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because I was born in Kentucky,” claimed Louisville native Hunter S. Thompson.
He may have been talking about his allegiance to his beloved Kentucky Wildcats, but he no doubt came across Louisville Cardinals fans of like mind in his hometown. March Madness television ratings consistently paint Louisville as the nation’s capital of college basketball fandom.
While the Hatfields and McCoys may be relegated to the history books, the Cats and Cards rivalry continues to inflame, especially here in Louisville — ground zero of red versus blue. Louisville fans may make up the majority, but Kentucky fans are a boisterous minority.
The story has been covered extensively locally and even nationally, but it’s never been told on the big screen.
That will soon change when the documentary film “The Rivalry: Red v, Blue” premiers in December.
If you’ve spent any amount of time in Kentucky, you get it: You’re either a fan of the Cats or of the Cards, but never of both.
State motto be damned, divided we cheer.
To read the rest of the Insider Louisville story, click here.
To say thank you, we released a new video “Kentucky Pride,” featuring one of our favorite UK fans, Doug Young.
Doug Young owns the Finishing Touch frame shop in Paintsville, KY. In this clip he explains what Kentucky basketball means to him and so many others in the state.
But Doug’s message of the importance of tradition is as applicable to Louisville fans as it is to Kentucky fans. Just as Doug is a lifelong Wildcats supporter because UK was his dad’s team, there are thousands of Louisville Cardinal fans with similar stories whose love for the Cards grew out of their love for a family member or good friend.
“Red V. Blue” isn’t just a basketball documentary. It’s a movie about the rich traditions of Kentucky and their meaning to generations of Kentuckians.
Today producer Adam Lefkoe was a guest on the Leach Report with the Voice of the Wildcats, Tom Leach.
This weekend we will be featured in the Lexington Herald and the Appalachian News-Express.
Additionally, director Rory Owen Delaney was interviewed by Surreelfilm. The interview will air Sunday at 1 pm EST on Crescent Hill Radio in Louisville and will be simulcast on crescenthillradio.com!
To back us on kickstarter, click here and hit the green “back this project” button!
Thank you for your support so far. We have come a long way and owe it all to you!
Kentucky Pride from Rory Owen Delaney on Vimeo.
After a week, we have already raised over 16% of our kickstarter goal thanks to your generosity and support!
With your continued encouragement, this first-of-its-kind documentary about college basketball’s hottest rivalry will become a reality.
This Independence Day if everyone remembers to tell their family and friends about The Rivalry: Red V. Blue, we have a great chance at reaching our goal of $40,000 and getting this movie done before Christmas.
So don’t forget to check out our kickstarter campaign and please remember to back this project! TYSM Red V. Blue nation; we hope you have a Happy 4th of July!
4th of July Red V. Blue Nation Kickstarter Thank You! from Rory Owen Delaney on Vimeo.
In this WHAS 11 segment, Wade Smith explains how The Rivalry: Red V. Blue kickstarter campaign works. Basically, unless the entire fundraising goal is met ($40,000) by the end of the 40 day crowdfunding campaign, every penny that was donated will be returned to our generous supporters.
Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing crowdfunding platform. If we do not meet or exceed our fundraising goal of $40,000 by the end of our campaign, we don’t keep a dollar. So far, we have raised $6,665, which is over 16% of our goal in a week. That’s a great start; thank you so much for your generosity!
Now we need to maintain the momentum and power to 25% of our $40,000 kickstarter goal in order to get The Rivalry: Red V. Blue completed before Christmas. Don’t forget to share this one-of-a-kind documentary with your family and friends; and please remember to back this project!
Earlier that day, Wade made an appearance on WHAS 11’s morning show Great Day Live with the dueling barbers, promoting The Rivalry: Red V. Blue. Last week, Wade also appeared on Cn2, promoting the kickstarter campaign and the film. So far the response from the media and our supporters has been overwhelmingly positive.
Everyone is relieved that the story of college basketball’s most bitter rivalry is finally being told and thrilled that they can become a part of Kentucky film history!