Shiny-toothed rapper Lil Wayne seems suitably cuh-raaazy in this preview of Katie Couric's Grammy interview with him (they go bowling!), but you've gotta love how he calls her "Miss Katie."

Actually, it's more like two.
 
The supporting-actress race is shaping up to be a smackdown between Penelope Cruz (the frontrunner from last summer for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona") and Viola Davis (for "Doubt"). Cruz has the Weinstein company in its corner, as well as a previous Oscar nod for "Volver" and the whole gorgeous-beauty-in-a-Woody-Allen-movie factor. Davis is in a movie that seems to be more adored by the Academy (four acting nominations!). Plus, she holds her own against Meryl Streep. But, eh, she's only in the movie for one really long scene. Miramax is trying to hush those doubts -- no doubt! -- by posting a seven-minute clip that showcases almost all of Davis's performance.  Watch it here.

Oh no, Penelope! How are you going to fight back?
 
For the sake of equal airtime, we'll post the 44 second scene where you kiss Scarlett Johansson:

Alien on the heels of Reese Witherspoon's character. Monsters vs. Aliens ™ & © 2008 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C. All Rights Reserved.

This year's Super Bowl match-up has at least a few football fanatics disappointed.  But if the on-field sparring fails to capture your interest, there'll still be millions worth of ads to amuse. For starters, the first 3D ad in Super Bowl history will air courtesy of a DreamWorks-SoBe Lifewater pairup -- it's a trailer for DreamWorks Animation's new film, "Monsters vs. Aliens," made in-your-face by SoBe's distribution of 125 million pairs of 3D glasses. (Yes, Eisenhower era -- we missed you, too).  If "M vs. A" sounds like a grindhouse-y iteration of a Sigourney Weaver movie, it's not; the voice talent behind the upcoming film is stacked with funnymen -- Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Colbert, Rainn Wilson, Will Arnett and Paul Rudd, to name some of them.

And if you still aren't thrilled by what you see -- if Bruce Springsteen's halftime show fails to generate a memorable sing-along or nipslip -- rewatch these classics:

A bleak rallying cry against conformity and Big Brother culture in 1984-- and, with Ridley Scott at the helm, the talk of the nation for weeks.  Ironically, 15 years later, no company has perhaps a more blindly devoted following than Apple.  Anyway, the main point here is that Ms. Sledgehammer could use some support.

Mr. Britney Spears in this classic...

...and the ex-missus in the Pepsi generation commercial.

"Veggie Love," an ad for PETA, has been making the rounds online after being banned from the '09 broadcast for its racy implications.  Just a bunch of girls, showing some enthusiasm for produce.  In their underwear.  Conspicuously covered in baby oil.  Gonna say NSFW on this.

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NEWSWEEK International Editor Fareed Zakaria and "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle chat about the Indian protests surrounding the Oscar-nominated film -- here's an excerpt:

ZAKARIA: Do you think part of the resonance and appeal of the movie stems from people's fascination with India, and Mumbai in particular?

BOYLE: I think so. That's one of the reasons I wanted to make the film. I didn't want to make the film because of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." I have to say, though, I've rethought [the importance of India to the film's appeal]. Although that is an element in it, for the public it's the universality of the story. People want to root for Jamal. It doesn't matter where he comes from.

 

Great Q&A and really interesting subject -- check it out.

• Despite Piven's Best Efforts, 'Speed-the-Plow' Will Break Even. The Broadway revival of the David Mamet play has recouped its $2.25 million in start-up costs -- something that looked unlikely with star Jeremy Piven's sudden sushi departure.  William H. Macy as a last-minute replacement has garnered better reviews, however, and the show will run in the black through its originally slated end date of Feb. 22. [Variety]

• Three Tickets to the Isle of Lilliput, Please.  How fun does this movie sound: Jack Black is travel writer Lemuel Gulliver, Emily Blunt is the island's princess and Jason Segel is Horatio, the Lilliputian sympathizer to Gulliver's plight.  So it's shaping up, anyway -- Black is committed, Segel is in negotiations and Blunt has just been offered.  Fingers crossed!  [The Hollywood Reporter]

• Surprise! While Everybody's Watching TV This Weekend, the Movies Will Be Meh.  Most years, studios will tactically game Super Bowl weekend by stacking the female-geared releases, but this year, only the abysmally reviewed "New in Town" fits the rom-com mold.  Analysts are predicting that Liam Neeson's con-man thriller "Taken" will take the box office, with a PG-13 rating luring more females than it would normally -- but most can't hide their feelings that this is a pretty meh weekend for movies.  So stay home! [The Hollywood Reporter]