Have you ever felt ambivalent about a person, disliking him or her one minute and then admiring him or her the next? That’s how I felt about the lady born Joan Alexandra Molinsky. Who is she, you ...
In Tune with June Did you know that our charming Mayor Mark Smith does a wicked tarantella? Whenever I’m lucky enough to see him, I generally look forward to one of his thoroughly embracing bear-hugs. However, last...
In Tune With June! Recently, I watched a 2009 film on cable TV. “It’s Complicated” stars Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin. It was a blast – thoroughly enjoyable and, watching it at home, wasn’t complicate...
In Tune With June! Now that the merrys and the happys are over, I found myself looking for a movie that in itself would be merry and happy. Fortunately, one film appealed for an additional reason. My stepdaughter Lis...
In Tune With June! Considering the time we are living in, we are now all aware of the Madoff-type billionaire and also the Occupy Wall Street folks. So along comes a movie full of swindles, shoplifting, lies, decepti...
In Tune With June! What a predicament! It’s not a serious one. If you had to pick between looking at the lean movie star Brad Pitt (lucky Angelina Jolie) or the ruggedly handsome George Clooney, would you be able to ...
In Tune With June When I learned that there was a movie about a frazzled working mom struggling to juggle family and career, I thought about my mom, so unusual for her time so many years ago. She would say that a wo...
As soon as the “Summer Sounds by the Bay” concerts end (that’s Wednesday nights at 16th Street Park), you know that the summer is over. Boo hoo! On July 27, the Bayonne Senior Orchestra was booked ...
Tony Bennett, yes, the singer, is a polite man. I’ll tell you why. In my before-Bayonne life, I lived in River Edge, right around the corner from the Benedettos, the singer’s mother and sister. Eve...
Whenever I learn that a new Woody Allen film is coming out, I look forward to seeing it. I have rarely been disappointed, although I’ve reached a point where I found myself hoping that the writer/d...
On Fridays I look forward to reading the movie section of two newspapers, “The New York Times” and “The Bergen Record.” I’m interested in seeing what new movies have opened. Frequently the films ...
My favorite form of musical entertainment is cabaret. It’s so intimate. At a cabaret one sits close enough to the performer to see at times the sweat on his brow or the runs in her hose. At any rat...
Despite the title of this column, June is very far from being completely in Tune! And I blame it on this lovely newspaper. When I was leaving my house one day last month I noticed that it had been ...