Steven Spielberg admits to a soft spot for A Guy Named Joe, a 1943 weepie starring Spencer Tracy as an ace pilot who dies in action and returns as a spirit with a mission: to comfort the girl he left behind (Irene Dunne) and inspire a young hotshot (Van Johnson) to take his place in the air and in Dunne's heart. The film was a huge favorite with World War II audiences, and no wonder. Bereavement was a fact of life, and the film propagandized, sentimentally but effectively, about eternal love and…

Paul McCartney, Elton John, Billie and Basement Jaxx are among artists in the U.K. who have joined Metallica in the war against Napster, claiming that online music piracy is killing off the music industry. Their campaign, which they've dubbed Respect The Value of Music, hopes to educate buyers and stress the importance of accessing music from the normal retail outlets. A spokesperson for the British Academy of Composer and Songwriters told reporters, "We believe the public has become used to the…