2026 DINNER & A MOVIE SERIES

Join us on a cinematic and culinary adventure as Rialto Cinemas owner Ky Boyd and chef and author Michele Anna Jordan combine their expertise to take diners on six unique cinematic celebrations in 2026.

The Brother From Another Planet

Directed by John Sayles
Rated R, 108 minutes
Dinner: To Be Announced
Menu subject to change based on seasonal availability of ingredients.
Synopsis: Welcome to a world of crude beauty… of danger and excitement… of wonders, legend, and imagination… Welcome to Harlem, Brother.A mute space alien crash-lands on Ellis Island. He blends in with New Yorkers, holds one-sided conversations, and fixes arcade machines. When two “men in black” start tracking him, his new life in New York becomes a chase to avoid capture and return to his planet.

Cinema Paradiso

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Rated PG, 174 minutes
Dinner: To Be Announced
Menu subject to change based on seasonal availability of ingredients.
Synopsis: Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl (Agnese Nano) and takes over as the Paradiso’s projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking.

The Band’s Visit

Directed by Eran Kolirin
Rated PG-13, 87 minutes
Dinner: To Be Announced
Menu subject to change based on seasonal availability of ingredients.
Synopsis: The eight Egyptian musicians who comprise the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrive by mistake in a small town in Israel’s Negev Desert. Their booking set for a different city, and with no transportation out of the town or any hotels to stay at, the band settles at a restaurant owned by Dina (Ronit Elkabetz), who offers them lodging. Overcoming ethnic barriers, the Egyptians find diversion and companionship with the Israelis through a pervading undercurrent of shared melancholy.

Mississippi Masala

Directed by Mira Nair
Rated R, 118 minutes
Dinner: To Be Announced
Menu subject to change based on seasonal availability of ingredients.
Synopsis: After Mina’s (Sarita Choudhury) Indian family is ousted from their home in Uganda by dictator Idi Amin, they relocate to Mississippi to start a new life. Mina falls for Demetrius (Denzel Washington), a young carpet cleaner, despite the protestations of their families over their racial difference. The families and their surrounding communities begin to feud, putting even more pressure on the couple’s romance. Having to choose between family and love, Mina and Demetrius run away together.

Antonia’s Line

Directed by Marleen Gorris
Rated R, 102 minutes
Dinner: To Be Announced
Menu subject to change based on seasonal availability of ingredients.
Synopsis: After World War II, Antonia (Willeke van Ammelrooy) and her daughter, Danielle (Els Dottermans), go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia’s late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger (Mil Seghers), would-be suitor Bas (Jan Decleir) and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.

Together (2000)

Directed by Lukas Moodysson
Rated R, 106 minutes
Dinner: To Be Announced
Menu subject to change based on seasonal availability of ingredients.
Synopsis: Goran runs a Stockholm commune in the 1970s. The easygoing Goran does his best to keep the peace between the politically contentious people around him, many of whom are drunk or stoned on a regular basis. When Goran’s sister Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) flees from her abusive husband, her arrival at the commune significantly changes its dynamics. Elisabeth’s two children bring change, agitating for TV and meat and driving away the commune’s purists as tensions spread.