Now that's the way to see a movie: SouthFlorida.com

Your cell phone is turned off and the previews for upcoming kids' movies are already flashing across the screen as you dig into your deep dish of pasta. No you're not eating take-out on TV trays in your living room. You're at a movie theater. Forget the overly-buttered popcorn. At the inviting Silver Screen Cinema Cafe, you and your brood can sit back and munch on pasta or prime rib while catching a first-run flick just a few weeks after its release. Pictures such as Pink Panther, Firewall, Hoodwinked and Curious George played this spring.

There's nothing stuffy about this kid-friendly theater. You won't have to worry about your kids bothering the other diners, er, moviegoers. Most of them are families with kids, too, if you go to a family movie.

Reminiscent of the dinner theaters of Old Florida, Silver Screen provides a full menu with everything from spinach-and-artichoke dip and New York strip steak to hot dogs and banana splits for less than it costs for tickets and popcorn at most of today's gargantuan multiplexes. And you can reserve a table so you don't ever have to take those neck-breaking front seats again.

Sure, your kids will spend most of the movie playing with their food, but with lots of finger foods -- chicken tenders, anyone? -- and tot-friendly desserts on the menu, food play is encouraged. And there are specialty coffee drinks, wines and beers available for you kids at heart.

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