

2026 DINNER & A MOVIE SERIES

Next Dinner Sunday, March 29: The Brother From Another Planet
Dinner: 5pm – Film: 7pm
February tickets now on sale!
= FILMS & DATES =
MARCH 29
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
APRIL 19
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Admission & Prices
Individual Dinner & A Movie $75.00 (includes Dinner, Movie, Gratuity & Tax)*
Film Only $9.00
*Online tickets purchases subject to service charge. Drinks available for purchase. Gratuity added for Individual dinners and series tickets. All Dinner sales are final – no refunds
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: Harlem-Inspired Home Cooking
*Macaroni & Cheese, Tabasco
*Jerk Chicken with Fire Shrimp, Braised Collard Greens, Potato Salad
*Green Salad with Roasted Winter Squash
*Purple Sweet Potato Pie with Chocolate Drizzle
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.

