Da Kine Star-Bulletin staff and wire services

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Wie is bowled over by Condoleezza Rice

NEW YORK » Teenage golfer Michelle Wie couldn't believe she played golf with one of her role models, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

"I was like, 'Oh my God, it's the secretary of state.' They put me in charge of driving her around" in a golf cart, Wie told Time magazine for its issue on newsstands yesterday.

"I was like, if I crash, the secretary of state goes down with me," the 16-year-old Punahou School junior said.

When asked what she thought of radio host Rush Limbaugh calling her a "triumph of marketing," Wie, the No. 2 ranked woman golfer, said, "Huh? Who's that?"

When told he hosts a radio talk show, she said, "I don't listen to the radio much."

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Be an 'Apprentice'

Auditions will be held in Honolulu Saturday for the sixth season of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice."

Those willing to believe they have what it takes to compete for the chance to join the Trump empire should be in line at 9 a.m. at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Wristbands for interviews will be distributed between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Bring a completed application, which can be downloaded at www.nbc.com.

Producers of the NBC show are visiting 17 cities in search of next season's apprentices. The sixth season will film in Southern California this summer, to air in the fall.

Candidates must be at least 21 and -- according the producers -- "be able to take risks, bounce back after failing, succeed in a cutthroat environment, go against the tide, remain focused, think creatively and be a leader."

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Movies opening Friday:

"ATL": Antwone Fisher (the source of Denzel Washington's film a couple of years back) provided the script based on a true story about a quartet of working-class Atlanta teens who love both hip-hop and roller skating. OutKast's Big Boi is among the co-stars. (PG-13)

"Basic Instinct 2": Sharon Stone reprises her career-making role of Catherine Tramell. This time, the best-selling crime novelist relocates from San Francisco to London, where once again she finds herself on the wrong side of the law. She's brought in by a Scotland Yard detective following the mysterious death of a sports star. Professional boundaries are obliterated when she uncovers his own basic instincts. (R)

"Ice Age: The Meltdown": In this sequel to 2002's animated hit, the ice age is ending, and while the animals are delighting in the melting paradise, there is a major drawback: A glacial dam is about to break, threatening their valley home. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary return to voice, respectively, the wooly mammoth Manny, the smooth-talking sloth Sid and saber-toothed tiger Diego. And, of course, Skrat is back, trying to capture that elusive acorn.

New to the story is Manny's possible mate, Ellie (Queen Latifah), a woolly mammoth raised by a pack of possums, including Eddie and Crash (Seann William Scott and Josh Peck). (PG)

"Slither": Residents of a small town are terrorized by an alien plague in the form of bloodthirsty slugs, whose bite transforms people into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters. (R)