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Al be back! You damn right, Al be back! You think I enjoy writing up movie reviews or planning to launch a Liberal News Network? Yeah, I've done a lot of talk about launching such a network but actually getting it done is an entirely different matter. Frankly, I just don't have the energy for such a project. After spending most of my adult life in public office, I don't have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. However, I really hate the hassle of raising money for a political campaign. I sort of got spoiled when I had...

Daily Box Office Totals: July 1, 2003 1. CHARLIES ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE $4,081,025 2. TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (EVENING SHOWS ONLY) $4,035,405 3. FINDING NEMO $2,474,315.004.THE HULK $2,130,9155. 28 DAYS LATER $1,106,517

"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," opens in theaters on July 2. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In football terms, the first two "Terminator" movies, written and directed by James Cameron (news), were akin to a brilliant, wide-open offense, mixing a strong ground game with a flamboyant aerial attack and bewildering trick plays.   "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," directed by Jonathan Mostow, resembles offenses at many Midwestern schools, where coaches grind it out three yards at a time, resolutely but mechanically pulverizing the opposition as the team lumbers toward the goal line. Where "The Terminator" and "T2" wowed...