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Indiana Jones CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 the unstable Humphrey Bogart of “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” as to the unflappable Bogart of “Casablanca.” “Indiana Jones is a very, very engaging hero,” Allen, the female lead in “Raiders,” told The Associated Press. “He’s the hero who puts on the German uniform, when he knocks out the soldier and goes to put on the suit, it doesn’t fit. When he goes to hit somebody, he hurts his hand. He’s not one of these heroes who’s per •jyjfect or over-muscled. He’s every man, in a sense. That’s very ap pealing to an audience.” The character originally was named Indiana Smith (Spielberg suggested changing it, while “Indiana” was the name of Lucas’ dog, a joke that found its way into “Last Crusade”). Tom Selleck had been set to play the lead until his TV series “Magnum, P.I.” left him unavail able; before Ford was cast, others considered to play Indiana in cluded Tim Matheson and Peter Coyote. Screen tests featured in the DVD set include Selleck as Indiana, with Sean Young in the role that went to Allen. The filmmakers originally planned to pack it in after the third “Indiana Jones” flick, but Spielberg, Lucas and Ford now plan to shoot a fourth next year, with the Film expected to hit the aters in 2005. “Nobody thought we were go ing to do another one. We felt we’d done with that,” Ford said. “Every' once in a while, an idea would come up and would be floated by sometimes, but it didn’t spark enough interest from all three of us, George, Steven and I. When an idea did surface and George had time to devote attention to it, we began working on this.... It was all about the story.” Spielberg, Ford and Lucas have kept details under wraps, includ ing whether Connery or other past co-stars might return. John Rhys-Davies, who played Indy’s faithful friend Sallah in “Raiders” and “Last Crusade,” said he would love to reprise the role but has not heard if he will be invited back. The whole project hinges on the three principals, Rhys-Davies said. “This film will only be made with the consent of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford,” Rhys-Davies said. “None of these guys are in it for the money, anymore. If they’re doing it at all, it’s got to be better and more remarkable than any one of the ‘Indiana Jones’ films before. And that’s a pretty tall or der.” Spielberg’s wife, Capshaw, no doubt has some inside informa tion, but she stayed mum about casting during a question-and-an swer session last weekend with Allen and Doody to promote the DVD release. In DVD interviews, Spielberg notes that while “Temple of Doom” is his least favorite of the “Indiana Jones” films, the movie did introduce him to Capshaw. Aparo CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 and produced right down to the cover art, the CD is definitively an Aparo creation, embodying the same emotional pop sound that made his previous releases fa vorites among singer-songwriter fans. “For Stars and Moon” was re leased earlier this month, but Aparo’s Columbia appearance ^has been dubbed the CD release ™^arty. Teitur, another solo artist, will open Thursday’s show. “Poetry & Aeroplanes,” Teitur’s debut Universal Records release, is a collection of simply constructed yet expressive acoustic-based songs. Originally from Denmark’s Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, Teitur’s music ev idences such influences as James Taylor and Tracey Chapman. As Aparo says on his site, “I was in pursuit of music, just mu sic and everything else found me.” The fruits of that pursuit, the artistic opportunities that have opened up for Aparo, have kept his music in the limelight, whether on the radio or amid those coffeehouses seemingly made for singer-songwriter types. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com Wellwater CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 electronic bloops of “Rebirth” and later adds real drums over the mix. “Dresden Overture” uses more electronic drums in addition to phasers and droning synthesizers. The song seems like a vehicle for McBain’s guitar solos, but some wacky electric piano scuttles onto “he scene every now and then. While the electronic pieces sound slightly out-of-place, the al bum works well as a unit, with good, catchy songs spaced evenly I throughout instead of simply stuck at the beginning of the album. Wellwater Conspiracy has a nostalgic sound, but its ’60s-influ enced tunes are more authentic than many of the mainstream “retro” acts. The band also is more technically proficient than sever al of these acts as well. As musi cians, there isn’t much these guys can’t do. Luckily, this side project poured its effort not into making epic jam-prog-rock clunkers but into making music that everyone can enjoy. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com ‘Radio’ profiles S.C. sports fan BY DAVID GERMAIN Til K ASSOCIATED IMIKSS Tolerance for the gushy sen timent of the high-school sports flick “Radio” depends on whether you’ve been booing or rooting on the sidelines for its star, Cuba Gooding Jr. If you’re fed up to the shoul der pads with Gooding’s bad movie choices since winning an Academy Award for “Jerry Maguire,” you’ll likely have lib tie patience for this safe, unimag inative story of a mentally dis abled man who finds acceptance as booster for local sports teams. If you’ve remained a loyal Gooding fan counting on a come back, you’ll come away feeling that while the home team may not have delivered a victory: it at least made a valiant effort. “Radio” is a by-the-numbers tale of inspiration that resonates with the cheery sentiment and trifling depth of a well-written Hallmark card. Director Mike Tollin and producing partner Brian Robbins — sports-genre specialists whose past collabo rations include “Varsity Blues” I and “Hardball” — carefully con coct the ingredients for maxi mum pull on the heart strings. The gooey results are lifted above mawkishness by sincere performances from Gooding and co-star Ed Harris as his mentor ing coach. Though “Radio” is “inspired by a true story,” Gooding and Harris’ characters are too pure and high-minded to exist in the real world. Yet the small-town sense of community and compas sion they evoke is so goodheart ed, the movie manages an ami able, if fleeting, rise in spirits. Gooding plays the mentally challenged James Robert Kennedy — nicknamed for his collection of vintage radios — who in real life has been a fix ture on the sidelines for high school sports teams in Anderson, S.C., since the early 1960s. Once a shy loner pushing a shopping cart around town, Radio evolves into a combina tion mascot, cheerleader and gofer who becomes one of the town’s most beloved citizens for his loyalty and good will. De Nirodiagnosed with prostate cancer, expected to recover THE ASSOCIATED I’HESS LOS AljpELES — Actor Robert De Niro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but is expected to recover fully, a spokesman said Monday. Doctors for De Niro, 60, a two time Academy Award winner, caught the cancer at an early stage during a regular health checkup within the past week, De Niro publicist Stan Rosenfield said. De Niro is in otherwise excel lent physical condition and doc tors expect a full recovery, * * Rosenfield said. The publicist said De Niro did not want to dis close if he would be undergoing surgery or some other treat ment. “He’s a private person and doesn’t care-to have his treat ment out for public consump tion,” Rosenfield said. De Niro, who was nominated six times for Academy Awards, received the best-actor Oscar ^or the 1980 film “Raging Bull’' and the supporting-actor honor for 1974’s “The Godfather, Part JI.” Directions: Just across the UU|fl|afe|jttftgcnra£dMiUti!fr' Q Vote for Cocky once each day at www.capitalonebowl.com! Beat Ohio State's "Brutus the Buckeye" Jt&tek (he's in the lead)! Many thanks to the Clean Carolina participants! Remember to "Keep Carolina Clean" Help paint the Gamecock on Greene Sheet today 11:00 am - 2:30 pm. v Wear Garnet & Black each Friday to show support for your Fighting Gamecocks! \ \ I SR I \ ^ | www.teacher Rate your professors and check classes out before registering for the spring semester. 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